Cannes Chief Thierry Frémaux Reveals What Gave Him Pause During The 75th Anniversary Selection, The Chances Of A Flyby For ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ & Whether He Enjoys Prediction Pieces
deadline.comWhen we sit down with Thierry Frémaux he is in pensive mood. As is his wont.Perhaps more than ever, the longtime Cannes Film Festival artistic director says he and his team of selectors were given pause for thought this year.
In the age of Twitter and TikTok, do audiences still want to connect with the demanding art of auteur filmmakers?This was just one of the subjects of our chat following Thursday morning’s Cannes lineup reveal in Paris.On the whole, the event’s 75th anniversary selection doesn’t disappoint.
The Competition features four previous Palme d’Or winners: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Cristian Mungiu, Ruben Ostlund and the Dardenne brothers.
There are fresh faces and heavyweights. Stars set to tread the carpet include Tom Cruise for Top Gun: Maverick, Kristen Stewart and Lea Seydoux for David Cronenberg’s Crimes Of The Future and Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton for George Miller’s Three Thousand Years Of Longing.
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