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19-04-2007, 12:21
Cannes lines up American feast
Fest picks several titles by U.S. auteurs
By ALISON JAMESPARIS — Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights" will open the Cannes Film Festival, whose lineup was unveiled Thursday.
The 20-strong competition selection includes a number of pics by U.S. auteurs, among them the Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men," David Fincher's "Zodiac," James Gray's "We Own the Night" and Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof."
Other pics selected include Michael Moore's "Sicko," Abel Ferrara's "Go Go Tales" and Gus Van Sant's "Paranoid Park."
France is repped by Catherine Breillat's "Une Vieille Maitresse," Christophe Honore's "Les Chansons d'amour," American director Julian Schnabel's French-language "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" and the animated film "Persepolis."
Other European titles include Emir Kusturica's "Promise Me This," Fatih Akin's "Auf der anderen seite" and Aleksandr Sokurov's "Alexandra."
Thanks to the heavy U.S. presence, the festival promises to be a star-studded event for its 60th edition, with out-of-competish screenings of Hollywood pics such as Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Thirteen" and Michael Winterbottom's "A Mighty Heart."
Denys Arcand's "L'Age des Tenebres" will close the event.
Fest picks several titles by U.S. auteurs
By ALISON JAMESPARIS — Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights" will open the Cannes Film Festival, whose lineup was unveiled Thursday.
The 20-strong competition selection includes a number of pics by U.S. auteurs, among them the Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men," David Fincher's "Zodiac," James Gray's "We Own the Night" and Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof."
Other pics selected include Michael Moore's "Sicko," Abel Ferrara's "Go Go Tales" and Gus Van Sant's "Paranoid Park."
France is repped by Catherine Breillat's "Une Vieille Maitresse," Christophe Honore's "Les Chansons d'amour," American director Julian Schnabel's French-language "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" and the animated film "Persepolis."
Other European titles include Emir Kusturica's "Promise Me This," Fatih Akin's "Auf der anderen seite" and Aleksandr Sokurov's "Alexandra."
Thanks to the heavy U.S. presence, the festival promises to be a star-studded event for its 60th edition, with out-of-competish screenings of Hollywood pics such as Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Thirteen" and Michael Winterbottom's "A Mighty Heart."
Denys Arcand's "L'Age des Tenebres" will close the event.