Natalie Portman, Johnny Depp, Juliette Binoche… Who will walk the red carpet at the 76th Cannes Film Festival?

Five weeks before the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, new president Iris Knobloch and chief delegate Thierry Frémaux announced on April 13 the official selection for this 76th festival, including the opening night hosted by Chiara Mastroianni. Place: May 16. In the program intended for a large number of moviegoers, which will be held until May 23, there are 19 selected films, Hollywood flair and a historic number of directors. All under the watchful eye of a jury chaired by Ruben Östlund, a Swedish director on both coasts ( No filterin 2022 and The square2017).

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Like every year, big names of French and international cinema are expected. Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel star The passion of Dodin Bouffant By Tran Anh Hung, you have to climb the stairs. As well as Cate Blanchett, who stars The new guy by Warwick Thornton, as well as Jude Law, present in Karim Ainouz’s biography of Henry VIII. fire brand. Virginia Ephira (number: there’s nothing to lose by Delphina Delogette), Adele Exarchopoulos (no animal kingdom, by Thomas Cayley), Guillaume Canet (No Sour by Just Philippot) and Vincent Lacoste (for time to love by Kate Quillevere) will also be there.

Six directors on the coast run

Still far from parity, the festival still sets records in the women’s categories. Six principals were selected through competition, nearly a third of the selection. Two of them (Kauter Ben Hani and Ramata-Tulaye Si) will make their first steps on the Croisette, while the others (Justin Trier, Alice Rohrwacher, Catherine Breillat and Jessica Hausner) have presented films in the official selection.

Opening Film (out of competition) Jeanne du Barry also directed and performed by a woman, Maïwenn. A choice that, however, could cause a stir, as it would ensure the return of Johnny Depp, who is accused of domestic violence by his ex-wife, Amber Heard.

Hollywood touch

Iris Knoblock and Thierry Fremaux have also announced the appearance of several heavyweights of American cinema.

On the occasion of the fifth part of Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones and the Fate Collector, which will be shown on the Croisette on May 18), Harrison Ford will ascend the steps and receive a special tribute. Other cast members such as Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen and Antonio Banderas are likely to attend.

Another high-profile director, Martin Scorsese, has been named to return with Flower Moon Assassins37 years after the director’s award Hours later. His latest film, currently out of contention with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, could join the race for the Palme d’Or; Doubt is not yet planned for the distribution of the film in cinemas in France.

Wes Anderson will also be traveling as he presents the competition. Asteroid City, with Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody and Tom Hanks. Finally, Todd Haynes, already hailed by the jury in 2014 the songwas named May-December on screen with Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore.

Pedro Almodovar and The idol

The multi-award-winning but never-failing Spanish director competes for the first time with a short film. Steng Way of life. A queer western co-produced by Saint Laurent, we know very little about the bill’s acting duo, Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal.

After the success of the series Euphoriadirector Sam Levinson will present his new series for HBO, The idol, co-written with pop star The Weeknd. A sultry show starring Lily-Rose Depp, as expected, controversial with its very raw scenes.

In the video, The idolthe teaser

If Croisette regulars like Ken Loach, Wes Anderson, Wim Wenders are still invited to this edition, they’ll be alongside plenty of newcomers like Kim Chang Hoon, who presents: Hopeless (the first Mongolian film presented in the competition) or Ramata-Tulaye Si, a young Senegalese director for his film Banel and Adama. Thus, Thierry Fremaux has honored his promise to “mix young filmmakers and veterans.”