Le festival propose un choix toujours aussi éclectique de films entre Cannes court, le rendez-vous du film court à Cannes, les expositions, la Sélection officielle, la Leçon de cinéma et Cannes Classics qui met à l'honneur les péplums, , le cinéma indien et Jean Cocteau.
Entre Gatsby le Magnifique de Baz Luhrmann qui ouvre le Festival et Zulu de Jérôme Salle qui le clôturera, Cannes déploiera ses charmes, ses mystères et ses traditions : une cinquantaine de films en Sélection officielle, des dizaines d’invités chaque jour, des centaines de projections et des milliers d’amoureux du cinéma.
This year, the Festival's jury is eclectic, international and always glamorous. Presided over by actor/director Steven Spielberg, it welcomes to its ranks Ang Lee, Nicole Kidman, Christoph Waltz, Vidya Balan, Naomi Kawase, Cristian Mungiu, Lynne Ramsay et Daniel Auteuil.
They will choose between 20 films in competition.
As always, Cannes has installed a little innovation here and there. This year, Cannes Classics will honor peplums,Yasujirô Ozu, Indian cinema and Jean Cocteau; and a lot more events will be organized during the festival.
Between Baz Luhrmann's Gatsby le Magnifique at the opening of the festival and Zulu by Jérôme Salle closing, Cannes will deploy its charm, its mysteries and traditions: about fifty films in the Official Selection, dozens of guests every day, hundreds of screenings, and thousands of film-buffs.