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Cannes Sets Up Strong, Starry & Slimmed-Down 75th Edition

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The 75th Cannes Film Festival, which runs May 17-28, was already due to be a starry affair with the likes of Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick and Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis screening out of competition.

Today it got even hotter with a strong Official Selection that should make for glamorous red carpets, but one that will likewise treat serious subject matter.While Cannes is a moment to celebrate film, it will also this year serve as a period of reflection and inquiry about the state of the art form, General Delegate Thierry Frémaux noted at this morning’s lineup reveal.

The crisis in Ukraine will also be top of mind. The Cannes Market had already set a day dedicated to support the beleaguered film industry there, and the fest today included two titles from Ukrainian filmmakers: veteran auteur Sergei Loznitsa’s The Natural History Of Destruction in a special screening and first-timer Maksim Nakonechnyi’s Butterfly Vision in Un Certain Regard.

Meanwhile, Russian filmmaker, Kirill Serebrennikov, who has left the country and denounced the war, is in competition with Tchaikovsky’s Wife.Although the Official Selection is comprised of a slimmed-down 49 titles, versus 80 in 2021, there’s something for just about everyone — and from myriad corners of the globe, including a strong presence from Korea.

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