Cannes lineup predictions?

[Tayzlor]

I'm not quite sure when the official in-competition lineup is announced, but, I'm curious what you fellow Cannes watchers predict to debut there.

Aside from watching a great movie, no more joy is derived from simply following the festival, where movies are debuted by the most famous directors in the world.

You can only speculate as to what will arrive there, but, whatever the lineup may be it's pretty much assured not to be better than last year's where movies by Jarmusch, Haneke, Cronenberg, Van Sant, Hou, and von Trier were debuted, along with The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada.

I'm still waiting for Hidden to arrive on DVD, after hearing about it at the '05 festival.

Speculation? (of course there are the movies that no one has heard of and could anticipate to arrive and impact so any speculation is from major directors)


Inland Empire
Volver
Rescue Dawn

[arto_j]

I think Michael Winterbottom's The Road to Guantanamo might play there. From what I've heard so far it's one of the must-sees of the year.

And slightly off to the other end of the spectrum, Clerks II is supposedly opening there out of competition.

Kaurismäki, who had huge success with The Man Without a Past there few years back has a new film as well, and I wouldn't be surprised if it played in Cannes.

[Tayzlor]

Originally posted by arto_j
I think Michael Winterbottom's The Road to Guantanamo might play there. From what I've heard so far it's one of the must-sees of the year.

But since it played at Berlin, the Cannes committee probably wouldn't put it in the official competition.

[HedwigX]

I call Da Vinci Code, cos you know... it's already been announced lol. I dunno, maybe it will be like 2004's competition where there were movies like Shrek 2 and the remake of The Ladykillers showing as well as the general award-winning type movies.

[arto_j]

Originally posted by Tayzlor
But since it played at Berlin, the Cannes committee probably wouldn't put it in the official competition.

Ahh yes, I didn't realize it played in Berlin.

Oh, and De Palma's The Black Dahlia might be in competition.

[Tayzlor]

Cannes Info (http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/cannes/news/va/20060321/114296254300.html)

So far for competition...

Marie-Antoinette - Sofia Coppola
Lights in the Dusk - Aki Kaurismäki
Volver - Pedro Almodóvar

?
Shortbus - John Cameron Mitchell
Pan's Labyrinth - Guillermo del Toro
The Climate - Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Inland Empire - David Lynch
Babel - Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Caiman - Nanni Moretti
Selon Charlie - Nicole Garcia
The Wind That Shakes the Barley - Ken Loach

??
Fast Food Nation - Richard Linklater
The Fountain - Darren Aronofsky

[arto_j]

I was just about to post that myself...:)

Lineup's actually looking pretty good so far. I'm hearing The Fountain should also be something of a lock to play there, according to word by Aronofsky and Weisz.

Can't wait to see Lights in the Dusk...Supposedly it's the darkest and most melacholic, depressing one in the trilogy. Sounds terrific. :)

[DaMovieMan]

Originally posted by Tayzlor
Cannes Info (http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/cannes/news/va/20060321/114296254300.html)


Inland Empire - David Lynch
Babel - Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Fountain - Darren Aronofsky

if the Cannes has these movies it's already better than last years


:D

I'm hearing The Fountain should also be something of a lock to play there, according to word by Aronofsky and Weisz.

I am VERY happy to hear this...finally this movie will be seen and ultimately released :):)


DMM

[Tayzlor]

Originally posted by arto_j

Can't wait to see Lights in the Dusk...Supposedly it's the darkest and most melacholic, depressing one in the trilogy. Sounds terrific. :)

Haven't seen anything from Kaurismäki. I've only read the praises and the comparison with Jarmusch, a kind of Finnish Jarmusch is what was said, with an even dryer sense of humor. I'm assuming "The Man without a Past" is his big movie? I have a copy from Netflix laying nearby.


This lineup=spectacular

It has nothing on last year, but it still has all the tentpoles and major debuts you'd expect from Cannes.


I'm hoping the early inclusion, the certified lock that Sofia Coppola's movie is getting is a sign of its quality. The teaser looked a bunch of hipster garbage and having Kirsten Dunst star in your movie isn't something to mention with a smile on. But, hey, she made "Lost in Translation" and she's a Coppola, so we'll see.

[Hannibal21]

The inclusion of 'Marie Antoinette' is suddenly starting to give me a slight motivation to see it, and it's also a plus that two Coppolas are involved in this (Sofia directing and Max Fischer as Louis XVI), but the presence of Kirsten Dunce's is more than enough to make me want to skip this film entirely.

I'll wait until it comes out and then decide by judging on the reviews.

[arto_j]

Originally posted by Tayzlor
Haven't seen anything from Kaurismäki. I've only read the praises and the comparison with Jarmusch, a kind of Finnish Jarmusch is what was said, with an even dryer sense of humor. I'm assuming "The Man without a Past" is his big movie? I have a copy from Netflix laying nearby.



Jarmusch would probably be the closest comparison that I can come up with at least. The Man Without a Past was the big international success that really put him on the map, but he kinda developed his niche years ago with stuff like La Vie Bohéme and The Match Factory Girl. I recommend checking it all out if you can get your hands on 'em.