It is unusually quiet here in Cannes, although everyone is expecting it to get rowdy and noisy later tonight, when a “high octane midnight screening” event of the original ‘The Fast and the Furious’ is slated to take place. But for me, this first day on the ground has been all about a soulful Mexican film, ‘Ashes’ by Diego Luna. Yes, that Diego Luna!
Read MoreFrom feft, Gael Garciá Bernal, Diego Luna, Alice Diop, Faouzi Bensaïdi and Gustavo Santaolalla
DFI announces Qumra Masters from 2026, including Gael García Bernal returning, along with Diego Luna
But also included in the stellar group are Alice Diop, Faouzi Bensaïdi and Gustavo Santaolalla.
Read MoreA still from Annemarie Jacir’s ‘Palestine 36’ courtesy of Philistine Films
Chloe Zhao's 'Hamnet', two Linklater titles and a Screen Talk with the elusive Daniel Day-Lewis at this year's BFI London Film Fest
The festival will open with Rian Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ and close with Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights of Hero’. In between, masterpieces of cinema will rule over Old Foggy for nearly two weeks.
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