Cate Blanchett, Catherine Deneuve, Uma Thurman, Adele Exarchopoulos… the stars expected at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

The curtain rises on 77^e Cannes Film Festival release. This Thursday, April 11, Thierry Fremont and Iris Knoblock, its chief delegate and its president, presented the selection of the event from the UGC of Normandy on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, which will take place from May 14 to 25. The program includes regular contestants, up-and-coming talent, as well as major French and Hollywood stars.

The first ascent of the stairs promises to create an event with Quentin Dupierre’s film, Act Two, which brings together in its cast Vincent Lyndon, Léa Seydoux, Louis Garrel and Raphael Quenard, the César of male revelation, the rising and pervasive values ​​of French cinema. The French side will follow Daniel Otto for his film Topic:presented in special sessions, or even for Benjamin Laverne With a kiss by Emmanuel Kurkol (Cannes Premiere Selection). Noemi Merlant returns to the midnight screening as a director to present her second film, Women on the balconyafter the first notable feature film (A little, my love), presented in a special screening in 2021, a feminist comedy set in Marseille, in which the actress-director stars alongside Suheila Yacoub; Two other actresses are set to direct, along with Ariane Labed September sayings and Laetitia Dosch. The latter will reveal The trial of the dog With François Damiens, Bouley Lanner and Jean Pascal Zadie. She will also be at Cannes as an actress Jim’s novel With the Larrieu brothers, Kareem Leclou and Sarah Girodeau. Anticipated by movie buffs, Leos Carax will come and present It’s not me“an autobiographical aesthetic essay,” says Thierry Fremaux.

Honore vs. Lelouch

Among the two most anticipated ascents of these 77 steps^e release, we’ll definitely be counting Christophe Honoré’s film for his film Marcello Mio in which Chiara Mastroianni plays her father, Marcello Mastroianni, opposite her mother, Catherine Deneuve, ex-partner Benjamin Biola, and her boyfriend, Melville Pupo. Facing the director Love songs, in the official competition: Gilles Lelouch. The actor and director had already seduced the Croisette with his film Large bathroom, was shown at the closing of the festival six years ago. He is competing this year phew love, a romantic and edgy comedy adapted from Neville Thompson’s novel. The playing field. In the 1980s, two teenagers grow up in the inner city and want to get out. Starring Adele Exarchopoulos, Francois Civil, Alain Chabat, Benoit Polvord, Vincent Lacoste, Jean-Pascal Zadie and even Mallory Vanek. Still in the official selection, Jacques Audiard will present his musical Emilia Perez, centered on Mexican cartels, starring Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez, and starring David Cronenberg The Shrouds: With Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger.

Hollywood Boulevard

With its international reputation, the Cannes Film Festival celebrates films from all over the world and, despite the prolonged screenwriters’ strike in the United States, which has frozen many shoots in 2023, the Croisette will once again host big names from the Hollywood industry. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola A metropolisAdam Driver, Cate Blanchett, Forest Whitaker and Michelle Pfeiffer in the cast. Kevin Costner will present the first work in the world premiere and out of competitionHorizon, an American saga. he directed this project in several episodes dedicated to the conquest of the American West and starred alongside Sienna Miller. the father of Star WarsGeorge Lucas will receive an honorary palm for his career. Inseparable, Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos are expected to present on the Croisette Types of kindness. The duo after reformation Poor creaturesa film that won the American actress an Oscar for Best Actress in March of last year.

One of the other most anticipated tandems of this 77th edition will be formed by Richard Gere and Uma Thurman. The two actors will come to defend Oh, Canada!Paul Schrader’s film also starsEuphoria and: Salt burn Jacob Elordi. Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley are also set to shine on the red carpet for French director Coralie Fargie’s genre-bending take on The material. Finally, Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander also have a remarkable climb up the ladder Rumors, a film by Canadian Guy Medin. As for George Miller, he will reveal Furiosa: The Mad Max saga With Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth or Alila Brown.

New faces

Among all these recognized stars, the festival promises to highlight new talents as well. French director Agathe Riedinger, described by Thierry Fremaux as “the great southern niece of the Dardenne brothers”, will present her first film. A diamond in the rough. In an uncertain attitude choice, director Julien Colonna will present his first film The Kingdom and director Louise Courvoise will show Twenty gods. Cinema lovers are notified that the grandson of the Swedish director, Halfdan Ulman Tondel, is starting his directing career. Armandwhich was worn by Renate Reinsve, the 2021 Cannes Actress Award for her role in Julie (in 12 chapters), by Joachim Trier. Young filmmakers who will appear under the sharp eye of Greta Gerwig, president of the jury this 77.^e an issue rich in cinema and glamour.