The 2024 Cannes Film Festival lineup was finally revealed on Thursday, April 11.
Last night I received a shortlist of the 25 films Cannes was eyeing for competition. So far, 19 have been announced. Cannes boss Thierry Fremaux is saying that up to three more films might get added in the next few days and weeks.
The films on the shortlist that still haven’t shown up yet in the lineup are Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths,” Lou Ye’s “Two or Three Things,” Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Most Precious of Cargoes,” Walter Salles’ “Ainda estou aqui,” Jessica Palud’s “Maria,” Kirill Serebrennikov’s “Disappearance” and Aude Léa Rapin’s “Planete B.”
As for Audrey Diwan’s “Emmanuelle,” I stated last night that it wouldn’t show up in lineup. It was, sadly, rejected by the Cannes selection committee. Now, its aim is Venice.
Yes, Kirill Serebrennikov submitted TWO films, and they were both on the Cannes shortlist for competition. The one that didn’t make it, “Disappearance,” was rushed, fresh off post-production, and sent over to Cannes. They decided to choose the other title, “Limonov,” starring Ben Whishaw.
The notable names in competition include Francis Ford Coppola, Yorgos Lanthimos, David Cronenberg, Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, Jacques Audiard, Paul Schrader, Paolo Sorrentino and Jia Zhangke.
The major surprises, which I reported on yesterday, are Magnus von Horn’s “The Girl With the Needle.” This one was a shocker when I saw it on the shortlist. His last film was the 2020 Cannes label, “Sweat,” but he’s now been upgraded for Palme d’Or contention.
Also, Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light” from India. The last Indian film selected for the Palme d'Or race was Mrinal Sen's "Kharij in 1983. Kapadia is best known for "A Night of Knowing Nothing" which premiered in the Director’s Fortnight section back in 2021.
However, the biggest shock must be Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance,” which is a genre film, along the lines of “Titane” that, according to Fremaux, is “very bloody.” It stars Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley! Fargeat’s last film was the horror-thriller, “Revenge.” What was a film meant to be in the Midnight section has now been upgragded for Palme d’Or contention.
Competition
“Megalopolis” (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
“The Apprentice” (dir. Ali Abbasi)
“Motel Destino” (dir. Karim Aïnouz)
“Bird” (dir. Andrea Arnold)
“Emilia Perez” (dir. Jacques Audiard)
“Anora” (dir. Sean Baker)
“The Shrouds” (dir. David Cronenberg)
“The Substance” (dir. Coralie Fargeat)
“Grand Tour” (dir. Miguel Gomes)
“Marcello Mio” (dir. Christophe Honoré)
“Caught by the Tides” (dir. Jia Zhangke)
“All We Imagine as Light” (dir. Payal Kapadia)
“Kinds of Kindness” (dir. Yorgos Lanthimos)
“Beating Hearts” (dir. Gilles Lellouche)
“Wild Diamond” (dir. Agathe Riedinger)
“Oh, Canada” (dir. Paul Schrader)
“Limonov” (dir. Kirill Serebrennikov)
“Parthenope” (dir. Paolo Sorrentino)
“The Girl with the Needle” (dir. Magnus von Horn)
Un Certain Regard
“The Shameless” (dir. Konstantin Bojanov)
“Norah” (dir. Tawfik Alzaidi)
“Le Royaume” (dir. Julien Colonna)
“Vingt Dieux” (dir. Louise Courvoisier)
“Le Proces du Chien” (dir. Laetitia Dosch)
“The Village Next to Paradise” (dir. Mo Harawe)
“Black Dog” (dir. Guan Hu)
“September Says” (dir. Ariane Labed)
“The Damned” (dir. Roberto Minervini)
“L’Histoire de Souleymane” (dir. Boris Lojkine)
“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” (dir. Rungano Nyoni)
“My Sunshine” (dir. Hiroshi Okuyama)
“Viet and Nam” (dir. Minh Quý Trương)
“Santosh” (dir. Sandhya Suri)
Special Screenings
“La Belle de Gaza” (dir. Yolande Zauberman)
“Apprendre” (dir. Claire Simon)
“The Invasion” (dir. Sergei Loznitsa)
“Ernest Cole, Lost and Found” (dir. Raoul Peck)
“Le Fil” (dir. Daniel Auteuil)
Cannes Premiere
“Miséricorde” (dir. Alain Guiraudie)
“C’est Pas Moi” (dir. Leos Carax)
“Everybody Loves Touda” (dir. Nabil Ayouch)
“The Marching Band” (dir. Emmanuel Courcol)
“Rendez-Vous Avec Pol Pot” (dir. Rithy Panh)
“Le Roman de Jim” (dirs. Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu)
Midnight
“Twilight of the Warrior” (dir. Cheang Pou-soi)
“I, the Executioner” (dir. Ryoo Seung-wan)
“The Surfer” (dir. Lorcan Finnegan)
“The Balconettes” (dir. Noemie Merlant)
Out of Competition
“Furiosa” (George Miller)
”Horizon” (Kevin Costner)
”Rumors” (Guy Maddin)
”The Second Act” (Quentin Dupieux)
”She’s Got No Name” (Peter Ho-sun Chan)