-“L’été dernier” by Catherine Breillat
Ten years after her last film, “Abus de faiblesse”, and serious health problems, the controversial French director returns with the story of a family mother who lives a love story with her son-in-law.
-“The Passion of Dodin Bouffant” by Tran Anh Hung
This director of Vietnamese origin was Camera d’Or at Cannes in 1993 with “The smell of green papaya.” His new film, set at the end of the 19th century, narrates the relationship between Eugenie, a renowned cook, and Dodin, the gourmet for whom he has worked for the last 20 years.
-“Rapito” by Marco Bellocchio
Honorary Palme d’Or in 2021, the Italian director, author of “Traitor”, has the possibility at 83 years of age to win the highest award with “Rapito”, based on the true story of Edgardo Mortora, a 6-year-old Jewish boy kidnapped and forcibly converted to Catholicism by the Church in the 19th century.
-“May/December” by Todd Haynes
The American repeats in Cannes with one of his fetish actresses, Julianne Moore, who stars alongside Natalie Portman in a drama about a couple with a significant age difference.
-“Firebrand” by Karim Ainouz
The Brazilian filmmaker won the Un Certain Regard award in 2019 with “The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão”, and this time he will present a period film with Jude Law in the cast.
-“The Old Oak” by Ken Loach
At 86, the veteran British director seemed to have said goodbye to cinema, or at least he said so last year. But he returns to the official competition with a social and realistic drama, very much in his style, set in the North East of England, about the meeting between the owner of a pub and a Syrian refugee.
-“Banel et Adama” by Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Young Senegalese director, Ramata-Toulaye Sy enters the competition directly with her first film, about a young couple who face the disapproval of their village.
-“Perfect days” by Win Wenders
The veteran German author, winner of the Palme d’Or with “Paris, Texas” in 1984, returns with a 3D film set in public toilets in Japan.
-“Jeunesse” by Wang Bing
The great Chinese documentarian is doubly present at Cannes, with “Jeunesse” in contention for the Palme d’Or, and with “Man in black” at the Special Sessions.