A couple months ago I ran a short list of the projected films to play the Festival de Cannes 2009. Today the full list is available, and it’s a lot like that list of possibilites. That is, incredible. Many of the world’s best filmmakers have a new film to show off this year (too bad Lynch and Cronenberg don’t) and as a result 2009 may end up being a stellar year to rival 2007. Usually we have to wait a lot longer between great years like that.
There are a few notable omissions, like the new flm by Todd Solondz, but by and large the ‘In Competition’ lineup is incredible. Von Trier, Campion, Noe, Tarantino, To, Haneke, Resnais, Almodovar and far more. Park Chan-wook and Tsai Ming-liang? Awesome. Gilliam is out of competition, and Raimi is in the midnight block, but they’re still on the list.
Without further ado (taken from IFC) here’s the full lineup of films in and out of contention.
In Competition
Bright Star, Australia-U.K.-France, Jane Campion
Spring Fever, China-France, Lou Ye
Antichrist, Denmark-Sweden-France-Italy, Lars von Trier
Enter the Void, France, Gaspar Noé
Face, France-Taiwan-Netherlands-Belgium, Tsai Ming-liang
Les herbes folles, France-Italy, Alain Resnais
In the Beginning, France, Xavier Giannoli
A Prophet, France, Jacques Audiard
The White Ribbon, Germany-Austria-France, Michael Haneke
Vengeance, Hong Kong-France-U.S., Johnnie To
The Time That Remains, Israel-France-Belgium-Italy, Elia Suleiman
Vincere, Italy-France, Marco Bellocchio
Kinatay, Philippines, Brillante Mendoza
Thirst, South Korea-U.S., Park Chan-wook
Broken Embraces, Spain, Pedro Almodóvar
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo, Spain, Isabel Coixet
Fish Tank, U.K.-Netherlands, Andrea Arnold
Looking for Eric, U.K.-France-Belgium-Italy, Ken Loach
Inglourious Basterds, U.S., Quentin Tarantino
Taking Woodstock, U.S., Ang Lee
Out of Competition
Up, U.S., Pete Docter, Bob Peterson (Opening Film)
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, France, Jan Kounen (Closing Film)
Agora, Alejandro Amenábar
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Terry Gilliam
L’armée du crime (The Army of Crime), Robert Guédiguian
Un Certain Regard
Mother, Bong Joon-Ho
Irene, Alain Cavalier
Precious, Lee Daniels
Demain, dès l’aube, Denis Dercourt
À Deriva (Adrift), Heitor Dhalia
Kasi az gorbehaye irani khabar nadareh (Nobody Knows About The Persian Cats), Bahman Ghobadi
Los Viajes del Viento (The Journey of the Wind), Ciro Guerra
Le Père de mes enfants (The Father of My Children), Mia Hansen-Løve
Amintiri din Epoca de Au (Tales From The Golden Age), Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru
Skazka pro temnotu (Tale in the Darkness), Nikolay Khomeriki
Kuki Ningyo (Air Doll), Hirokazu Kore-eda
Kynodontas (Dogtooth), Yorgos Lanthimos
Tzar, Pavel Lungin
Independencia (Independence), Raya Martin
Politist, adjectiv, Corneliu Porumboiu
Nang Mai (Nymph), Pen-ek Ratanaruang
Morrer Como Homem (To Die Like a Man), João Pedro Rodrigues
Eyes Wide Open, Haim Tabakman
Samson and Delilah, Warwick Thornton
The Silent Army, Jean Van de Velde
Midnight Screenings
Panique au village (A Town Called Panic), Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
Drag Me to Hell, Sam Raimi
Ne te retourne pas (Don’t Come Back), Marina de Van
Special Screenings
My Neighbor, My Killer, Anne Aghion
Manila, Adolfo Alix, Jr., Raya Martin
Min Ye, Souleymane Cisse
L’épine dans le coeur, Michel Gondry
Petition, Zhao Liang
Kalat Hayam (Jaffa), Keren Yedaya