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22 Friday Lifestyle | Features Friday, June 4, 2021

rich crop of past Palme d’Or winners stars “The Velvet Underground” by Todd Aand arthouse favorites are set to return Haynes. Oliver Stone will present an update to to the in July as his classic film about the Kennedy organizers announced a bumper selection for assassination, having reportedly got hold of its competition yesterday. Among the 24 direc- some new documents, titled “JFK Revisited: tors whose films are heading to the Cote Through the Looking Glass”. Charlotte d’Azur for July 6-17 are for his Gainsbourg will present a film about her moth- new film “Flag Day”, Italy’s Nanni Moretti (win- er Jane Birkin, while Oscar winner Tom ner in 2001) with “Tre Piani” and France’s McCarthy (“Spotlight”) will premiere his new (winner in 2015) with “Les action film with , “Stillwater”. Oympiades”. They join three big auteurs that Cannes film festival general delegate Thierry Fremaux (left) and French director of the Cannes film fes- The organizers have also teased the possi- had already been announced: tival Pierre Lescure attend a press conference, in , yesterday, to announce the Official Selection of bility of a major blockbuster appearing during (“The French Dispatch”), Paul Verhoeven the 74th Cannes Film Festival to be held from July 6 until July 17, 2021. — AFP photos the fortnight, though confirmed that it will not (“Benedetta”) and Leos Carax (“Annette”). be the much-delayed new James Bond film, One silver lining from all the disruption of , who was set to preside in 2020 quirky bauble, “The French Dispatch”, at last “No Time To Die”. The press conference also the past year has been a backlog of cinemat- before the festival was cancelled by the pan- year’s festival. Filmed in Angouleme in south- spoke about the health measures that organiz- ic gold that gave organizers some 2,000 films demic. The opening film was already known: west France, it was clearly worth waiting for a ers promise will make the festival safe for the to wade through as they made their selection “Annette” is the first in a decade from French proper Gallic launch, and could bring a multi- mass of film professionals and press-some for the 74th edition of the world’s leading film arthouse darling Carax, and his first in English, tude of stars to the red carpet, with Anderson 18,000 have already applied for accreditation, shindig. Another past Palme winner returning starring and as a regulars such as and they say. That is far below the usual atten- to the Croisette is ’s Apichatpong celebrity couple awaiting a mysterious child. joined by new additions including Timothee dance, because the normally packed movie Weerasethakul with his first English-language Verhoeven, meanwhile, promises a touch of Chalamet, and France’s own marketplace is being held separately and film “Memoria”, starring . Iran’s scandal on the Croisette with his entry, Lea Seydoux. online this year. France’s COVID statistics are two-time Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi will “Benedetta”, about a lesbian nun in a 17th also currently headed in a reassuring direction also return with “A Hero”, while Russia’s century Italian convent-solid ground for the Hopefuls and it is due to lift remaining restrictions in renowned director Kirill Serebrennikov-who Dutch filmmaker who has often married art Also appearing during the fortnight are time for the event, but organizers say visitors has lately faced significant pressure from and salaciousness with movies like “Basic some special screenings, appearing outside will need proof of vaccination or negative tests authorities-will be in competition with Instinct”, “” and “Elle”. the main competition. They include a docu- every two days during the event. — AFP “Petrov’s Flu”. It has been a particularly long wait for mentary about the troubled US filmstar Val They will face a jury headed by US director Anderson, who was due to present his latest Kilmer (“Val”) and a new film about 1960s rock

ere are the 24 films competing from July • “La Fracture” by Catherine Corsini, France entity to be guest of H5 to 17 for the prestigious prize awarded • “The Worst Person in the World” by • “Drive My Car” by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, by a jury headed by US director Spike Joachim Trier, Norway Japan Lee. • “Compartment No 6” by Juho Kuosmanen, • “Bergman Island” by Mia Hansen-Love, honor at Cannes • “Annette” by Leos Carax, France Finland France • “The French Dispatch” by Wes Anderson, • “ Beats” by Nabil Ayouch, • “The Story of My Wife” by Ildiko Enyedi, US France-Morocco Hungary S actor-director Jodie Foster will be • “Benedetta” by Paul Verhoeven, • “Ahed’s Knee” by Nadav Lapid, Zionist • “Flag Day” by Sean Penn, US — AFP Uguest of honor at the Cannes Film Festival in July where she will be given • “A Hero” by Asghar Farhadi, Iran an honorary Palme d’Or, the organizers said • “Tout s’est Bien Passe” (Everything Went Wednesday. “Cannes is a festival to which I Well) by Francois Ozon, France owe so much, it has completely changed my life,” said Foster in the statement. The two- • “Tre Piani” (Three Floors) by Nanni time Oscar winner first walked the red carpet Moretti, Italy on the Cote d’Azur aged just 13 when she • “Titane” (Titan) by Julia Ducournau, appeared in the Palme-winning “ Driver” France in 1976. Seven of her films have played at • “Red Rocket” by Sean Baker, US • the festival, including two that she directed: “Petrov’s Flu” by Kirill Serebrennikov, “The Beaver” in 2011 and “” Russia • in 2016. “Par un Demi Clair Matin” (France) by “Although I had directed before, my first Bruno Dumont, France • time on the Croisette was a defining “Nitram” by , Australia moment for me,” she said. “Showcasing • “Memoria” by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, one of my films here has always been a Thailand dream... Cannes is a festival by auteur film- • “Lingui” by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Chad makers who honor artists.” Festival presi- • This combination of pictures created yesterday shows four of the 24 film directors which will “Les Olympiades” (Paris 13th District) by dent Pierre Lescure said: “Her aura is Jacques Audiard, France compete at the Cannes Film Festival, (from Top left to bottom right) Sean Penn for his new film unparalleled: she embodies modernity, the • “Les Intranquilles” (The Restless) by “Flag Day”, Italy’s Nanni Moretti with “Tri Piani”, Russia’s Kirill Serebrennikov with “Petrov’s Flu”, radiant intelligence of independence and Joachim Lafosse, Belgium and France’s Jacques Audiard with “Les Oympiades”. — AFP the need for freedom.” —AFP