Gillian Anderson and Cara Delevingne to hit Cannes as auteur heavyweights dominate festival lineup

The 79th edition of the film festival will see work by Pedro Almodóvar, Hirokazu Kore-eda and László Nemes considered for the coveted Palme d’Or Gillian Anderson, Rami Malek, Cara Delevingne and John Travolta are expected to walk the red carpet at Cannes this year, as the world’s most influential film festival unveiled an auteur-heavy lineup for its 79th edition. Competing for the coveted Palme d’Or will be new films by heavyweights Pedro Almodóvar, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Paweł Pawlikowski, Lászl...

By Philip Oltermann European culture editor

Na Hong-jin's sci-fi film 'Hope' heads to Cannes main competition

Director Na Hong-jin's new film, "Hope," will compete for the top honor at this year's Cannes Film Festival. The sci-fi film was named one of the 21 titles invited to the competition section of the 79th edition of the festival, organizers said Thursday, marking the first Korean film in four years to vie for the Palme d'Or. The last Korean entry in the same category was Park Chan-wook's "Decision to Leave" in 2022. The selection means every feature work by the Na has now been invited to Cannes, s

By The Korea Herald

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu’s latest film selected in Cannes festival competition

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