The choice to feature Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis as ‘Thelma & Louise’ on the official poster of the upcoming 79th edition of the Festival de Cannes seems baffling. Until you dig deeper…
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Asghar Farhadi directing Isabelle Huppert on the set of ‘Parallel Tales’ which will world premiere in Cannes
Cannes Official Selection announcement: No US studios, less women helmers in Competition and loads of political statements
Festival director Thierry Frémaux and festival president Iris Knobloch announced the majority of the titles earlier today, from the Pathe Palace in Paris and there are some surprises, mostly from the films left out, so far.
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Laetitia Ky in a still from Erige Sehiri’s ‘Promised Sky’
Cannes Line-Up announcement 2025: Wondrous women filmmakers, returning favorites and a Spike Lee joint
You have to love Spike Lee for crashing Thierry Frémaux’s insiders party at the line-up press conference… via social media of course!
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Emma Stone and Joe Alwyn in ‘Kinds of Kindness’, photo by Atsushi Nishijima, courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
This year's Festival de Cannes line up is announced
And it features the latest works from Yorgos Lanthimos, Karim Aïnouz, Ali Abbasi, David Cronenberg, Paolo Sorrentino and Francis Ford Coppola, to name a few — phew!
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