Cannes 62nd International Film Festival 2009

[tiffany]

I thought I'd do the honours and open a thread for the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, because it looks like it'll be a good one

The COMPETITION (list courtesy of: http://www.justpressplay.net/movies/movie-news/5188-mmm-cannes-2009-too-good-to-be-true.html )

OPENER
"Up," U.S., Pete Docter, Bob Peterson

CLOSER
"Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky," France, Jan Kounen

IN COMPETITION
"Bright Star," Australia-U.K.-France, Jane Campion
"Spring Fever," China-France, Lou Ye
"Antichrist," Denmark-Sweden-France-Italy, Lars von Trier
"Enter the Void," France, Gaspar Noe
"Face," France-Taiwan-Netherlands-Belgium, Tsai Ming-liang
"Les Herbes folles," France-Italy, Alain Resnais
"In the Beginning," France, Xavier Giannoli
"A Prophet," France, Jacques Audiard
"The White Ribbon," Germany-Austria-France, Michael Haneke
"Vengeance," Hong Kong-France-U.S., Johnnie To
"The Time That Remains," Israel-France-Belgium-Italy, Elia Suleiman
"Vincere," Italy-France, Marco Bellocchio
"Kinatay," Philippines, Brillante Mendoza
"Thirst," South Korea-U.S., Park Chan-wook
"Broken Embraces," Spain, Pedro Almodovar
"Map of the Sounds of Tokyo," Spain, Isabel Coixet
"Fish Tank," U.K.-Netherlands, Andrea Arnold
"Looking for Eric," U.K.-France-Belgium-Italy, Ken Loach
"Inglourious Basterds," U.S., Quentin Tarantino
"Taking Woodstock," U.S., Ang Lee

OUT OF COMPETITION
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," Canada-France, Terry Gilliam
"The Army of Crime," France, Robert Guediguian
"Agora," Spain, Alejandro Amenabar


MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
"A Town Called Panic," Belgium, Stephane Aubier, Vincent Patar
"Ne te retourne pas," France-Belgium-Luxembourg-Italy, Marina de Van
"Drag Me to Hell," U.S., Sam Raimi

SPECIAL SCREENINGS
"Petition," China, Zhao Liang
"L'epine dans le coeur," France, Michel Gondry
"Min ye," France-Mali, Souleyumane Cisse
"Jaffa," Israel-France-Germany, Keren Yedaya
"Manila," Philippines, Adolfo Alix Jr., Raya Martin
"My Neighbor, My Killer," U.S., Anne Aghion

UN CERTAIN REGARD
"Samson & Delilah," Australia, Warwick Thornton
"Adrift," Brazil, Heitor Dhalia
"The Wind Journeys," Colombia, Ciro Guerra
"Demain des l'aube," France, Denis Dercourt
"Irene," France, Alain Cavalier
"Air Doll," Japan, Hirokazu Kore-eda
"Independance," Philippines-France-Germany, Raya Martin
"Le Pere de mes enfants," France-Germany, Mia Hansen-Love
"Dogtooth," Greece, Yorgos Lanthimos
"Nobody Knows About the Persian Cats," Iran, Bahman Ghobadi
"Eyes Wide Open," Israel, Haim Tabakman
"Mother," South Korea, Bong Joon-ho
"The Silent Army," Netherlands, Jean van de Velde
"To Die Like a Man," Portugal, Joao Pedro Rodrigues
"Police, Adjective," Romania, Corneliu Porumboiu
"Tales from the Golden Age," Romania, Hanno Hofer, Razvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru
"Tale in the Darkness," Russia, Nikolay Khomeriki
"Tzar," Russia-France, Pavel Lounguine
"Nymph," Thailand, Pen-ek Ratanaruang
"Precious," U.S., Lee Daniels

FEATURE FILM JURY
Isabelle Huppert (president), actress, France
Asia Argento, actress, director, screenwriter, Italy
Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director, screenwriter, actor, Turkey
Lee Chang-dong, director, author, screenwriter, South Korea
James Gray, director, screenwriter, U.S.
Hanif Kureishi, author, screenwriter, U.K.
Shu Qi, actress, Taiwan
Robin Wright Penn, actress, U.S.

LA CINEFONDATION AND SHORT FILM JURY
John Boorman (president), director, author, producer, U.K.
Bertrand Bonello, director, France
Ferid Boughedir, director, Tunisia
Leonor Silveira, actress, Portugal
Zhang Ziyi, actress, China

 

[tiffany]

^ edit, Sharmila TAGORE is also a member of the jury (sorry I can't edit the previous post to put that in)

The pics!

Jury presentation, May 13 2009
pictures from Getty Images

 

[tiffany]

Some really lovely pics from redcarpet-fashionawards


Isabelle Huppert in Louis Vuitton

Shu Qi in Bottega Veneta

Asia Argento, Sharmila Tagore

 

[Kellz]

Isabelle Huppert looks lovely. Does the Film jury change every year?

 

[tiffany]

More pics from Corbis photography

 

[tiffany]

Isabelle Huppert looks lovely. Does the Film jury change every year?

Yes, the jury is different each year (apparently Huppert is only the fourth woman ever to head the jury) And I agree she looks lovely

 

[moussemaker]

Official poster:

source flickr.com

 

[LolaSvelt]

I would happily see all of the films that are screening at Cannes this year. They all sound so promising.

 

[Ice_lady]

I think the official poster of the Cannes Festival is quite interesting.

 

[Trista]

I love Sharmila's sari! For those of you who don't know, she was a Bollywood star herself, and her son is Saif Ali Khan, who is dating Kareena Kapoor.

 

[sethii]

Isabelle is radiant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9cIe_I8MIM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD917UyxAiQ

 

[alicia753]

Thanks

 

[kobro22]

Robin Wright (formerly Penn) looks fantastic in the white pant suit.

 

[Thefrenchy]

62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival - "UP" - Arrivals
May 13, 2009 - Palais des Festivals

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Elizabeth Banks

Asia Argento

Samuel Le Bihan and Elsa Zylberstein

Jury president Isabelle Huppert

Robin Wright Penn

SOURCE: ALL FROM WIREIMAGE

 

[Thefrenchy]

Shu Qi

Tilda Swinton

Just because it's too cute The woman is director Agnes Varda

SOURCE: ALL FROM WIREIMAGE

 

[eternitygoddess]

YES!

Cannes has some of THE best red-carpet fashion.

It's like a two week (?) fashion orgy!

 

[Thefrenchy]

Does the Film jury change every year?

Yes

 

[tiffany]

YES!

Cannes has some of THE best red-carpet fashion.

It's like a two week (?) fashion orgy!

I know, I'm so excited

Isabelle and Shi Qi look radiant, love both their looks at the premiere. Asia looks really lovely as well - thought I'm not sure about the bottom of her dress. And that last picture with Tilda is so cute Can't wait to see more

 

[christina126]

Whoa Elizabeth Banks looks amazing!

 

[LolaSvelt]

Tilda!

I like how it's a very 'female' year for the jury! Five women (one who is head of the jury)!