While the official lineup of films at the Cannes Film Festival taking place in May won’t be made public until mid-April, there are already some early rumblings of what projects we should expect to see on that list and there are plenty of reasons to get excited.
That group of potential entries as compiled by Deadline includes directorial debuts with Kristen Stewart‘s “The Chronology Of Water” (still a chance it might not be completed in time), and Scarlett Johansson‘s “Eleanor The Great.” READ MORE: Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Potentially Eyeing Cannes Film Festival Screening Notable and high-profile films that are expected to screen at Cannes, pending official confirmation: Jim Jarmusch‘s latest effort “Father, Mother, Sister, Brother,” Spike Lee‘s “Highest 2 Lowest” (a remake of the Akira Kurosawa kidnap drama that stars Lee’s longtime muse Denzel Washington), Wes Anderson‘s father-daughter spy flick “The Phoenician Sceheme,” Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” Richard Linklater‘s “Nouvelle Vague” (a film about the production of Jean-Luc Godard‘s “Breathless“), Alice Winocour’s “Couture” with Angelina Jolie, Fatih Akin’s “Amrum” that has Diane Kruger starring, Raoul Peck’s documentary “Orwell,” Ari Aster‘s “Eddington” which boasts a very impressive cast (Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, and Austin Butler), The Dardenne Brothers’ “Young Mothers,” Kirill Serebrennikov’s “The Disappearance of Joseph Mengele,” Lazlo Nemes’ “Orphan,” Bi Gan’s “Resurrection,” Nadav Lapid’s “Yes,” Akinola Davies’ “My Father’s Shadow,” Harry Lighton’s “Pillion,” Mascha Schilinski‘s “The Doctor Says I’ll Be Alright, But I’m Feelin’ Blue,” Saeed Roustaee’s “Woman And Child,” Egyptian filmmaker Abu Bakr.
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