Cannes Film Festival: Francis Ford Coppola returns to official selection, forty-five years after his last Palme d’Or

The official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, which will be held from May 14 to 25, is known. 77 for this^e edition, Francis Ford Coppola presents his latest film, MegapolisForty-five years later, his second Palme d’Or Apocalypse Now (1979), announced Thursday, April 11, the General Delegate of the event, Thierry Fremaux, during a press conference. The cinema giant, at the age of 85, won the first Palme d’Or Secret conversation in 1974. “We are delighted that he is doing us the honor of presenting this film.”Thierry Fremaux commented to the press.

the subject Megapolis – a film with a budget of 100 million dollars (about 93 million euros) – remains unclear at the moment, about the destruction of a megapolis that looks like New York and the reconstruction that takes place between the architect and the mayor of the city. The American press is recalling the film “Will” and is already comparing it Citizen Kane Orson Welles (1941), considered one of the greatest films in the history of cinema.

Thierry Frémaux only submitted nineteen films to the competition out of the usual expected twenty. Feature films will undoubtedly be announced later.

Honorary Palme d’Or for George Lucas

Francis Ford Coppola isn’t the only Palme d’Or winner to return to the competition. Jacques Audiard, Palme d’Or 2015 DeepanDiscover with La Croisette Emilia PerezA cross between a thriller and a musical set against the backdrop of the drug trade in Mexico, starring Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana.

Heavyweight David Cronenberg also enters the fray a garmentA funeral film by Diane Kruger and Vincent Cassel.

Paul Schrader reunites with his co-star Richard Gere (regarding American Gigolo) for that Oh, Canada. Apprenticewho talks about Donald Trump, drooling with Ali Abbasi behind the camera (border). Exiled Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov, another Cannes regular, will present his Limonov. The Ballad of Eddie Taken from the book of the Frenchman Emmanuel Carrere. After winning her second Oscar, Emma Stone will compete Faces of goodnessBy Yorgos Lanthimos. Marcello Mioby Christophe Honoré, through Marcello Mastroianni’s (died 1996) daughter Chiara, in a film in which he will star alongside his mother, Catherine Deneuve.

Several big names in cinema have already been announced. Thus, Kevin Costner returns to the Western horizon. American Saga, won his ticket without competition. and George Lucas, 79, Saga’s father Star Warswill receive an honorary golden palm branch.

Camille Cotin, Mistress of Ceremonies

Also beyond the competition, FuriosaA new part of the franchise Mad Maxby George Miller, will grace the red carpet with its stars Anna Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth. The opening, still without competition, goes with Quentin Dupieux, a specialist in the absurd the second actStarring Léa Seydoux.

British film director Andrea Arnold (red road, Fishing basket, American honey) will receive the Golden Carousel at the Quinzaine des Filmmakers, which will award “courage” and “Non-performance in staging and production”.

Camille Cotin will be the Mistress of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and Greta Gerwig, Director BarbieThe chairman of the jury will be one of the biggest blockbusters of the last year. Quebec director Xavier Dolan (I killed my mother, Imaginary lovers, mother) will head the Un Certain Regard Prize Jury.

This is 77^e The publication is eagerly awaited after the impact of the 2023 Palme d’Or branch, Anatomy of a FallBy Justin Triet. “The unanimous feedback we’ve had is that 2023 was a very good year.”In an interview with the American magazine, the general delegate of the Cannes festival, Thierry Fremaux, confirmed it. variety.

Here are the nineteen films vying for the Palme d’Or:

• ApprenticeBy Ali Abbas
• Motel DestinoBy Karim Ainuz
• birdBy Andrea Arnold
• Emilia PerezBy Jacques Audiard
• AnoraBy Sean Baker
• Megapolisby Francis Ford Coppola
• a garmentby David Cronenberg
• SubstanceCoral by Farjit
• Grand TourBy Miguel Gomez
• Marcello MioChristophe Honore
• Caught by piratesBy Jia Zhang-ke
• Everything we imagine as lightBy Payal Kapadia
• Faces of goodnessBy Yorgos Lanthimos
• love fuBy Gilles Lelouch
• A diamond in the roughby Agathe Riedinger
• Oh, CanadaBy Paul Schrader
• Limonov. The Ballad of EddieBy Kirill Serebrenikov
• ParthenopeBy Paolo Sorrentino
• A girl with a needleBy Magnus von Horn