{"id":23203,"date":"2026-07-03T12:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/cannes-film-festival-announces-lineup-of-films-for-2021\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:58:16","slug":"cannes-film-festival-announces-lineup-of-films-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/?p=23203","title":{"rendered":"Cannes Film Festival announces lineup of films for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its Official Selection lineup for the 2021 event which will run from July 6-17 on the Riviera. After having to cancel the 2020 festival because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Cannes is determined to win back its place as the world\u2019s No. 1 cinema event with an impressive lineup that includes big Hollywood names.<\/p>\n<p>Festival President, Pierre Lescure and General Delegate, Thierry Fr\u00e9maux made the presentation of 61 titles on Thursday in Paris, 24 of which are in Competition (four of those are directed by women). Many of the names are familiar including Jacques Audiard, Fran\u00e7ois Ozon, Asghar Farhadi and Nanni Moretti.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cannes2021?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Cannes2021<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OfficialSelection?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#OfficialSelection<\/a>\u2019s announcement is over, thank you for following us! While waiting for the Opening Ceremony on July 6, find the Festival news and press kit on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IosEnqkXv7\">https:\/\/t.co\/IosEnqkXv7<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ViLwE5PvBS\">pic.twitter.com\/ViLwE5PvBS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Festival_Cannes\/status\/1400402749024579586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Among the US filmmakers, there is Wes Anderson and<em> The French Dispatch<\/em> as expected, along with Sean Penn whose drama <em>Flag Day<\/em> stars Dylan Penn, Katheryn Winnick, Josh Brolin and Eddie Marsan. There\u2019s also an as-yet unrevealed US studio movie to be screened on the beach while a new section, Cannes Premi\u00e8res, has been created and will feature new works from Andrea Arnold, Hong Sang-soo and Arnaud Desplechin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Annette<\/em>, dir: Leos Carax (opening night film)<\/p>\n<p><em>Flag Day<\/em>, dir: Sean Penn<\/p>\n<p><em>Tout S\u2019est Bien Pass\u00e9<\/em>, dir: Fran\u00e7ois Ozon<\/p>\n<p><em>A Hero<\/em>, dir: Asghar Farhadi<\/p>\n<p><em>Tre Piani<\/em>, dir: Nanni Moretti<\/p>\n<p><em>Titane<\/em>, dir: Julia Ducournau<\/p>\n<p><em>The French Dispatch<\/em>, dir: Wes Anderson<\/p>\n<p><em>Red Rocket<\/em>, dir: Sean Baker<\/p>\n<p><em>Petrov\u2019s Flu<\/em>, dir: Kirill Serebrennikov<\/p>\n<p><em>France<\/em>, dir: Bruno Dumont<\/p>\n<p><em>Nitram<\/em>, dir: Justin Kurzel<\/p>\n<p><em>Memoria<\/em>, dir: Apichatpong Weerasethakul<\/p>\n<p><em>Les Olympiades<\/em>, dir: Jacques Audiard<\/p>\n<p><em>Benedetta<\/em>, dir: Paul Verhoeven<\/p>\n<p><em>La Fracture<\/em>, dir: Catherine Corsini<\/p>\n<p><em>The<\/em> <em>Restless<\/em>, dir: Joachim Lafosse<\/p>\n<p><em>Lingui<\/em>, dir: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun<\/p>\n<p><em>The Worst Person In The World<\/em>, dir: Joachim Trier<\/p>\n<p>Bergman Island, dir: Mia Hansen-Love<\/p>\n<p><em>Drive My Car<\/em>, dir: Ryusuke Hamaguchi<\/p>\n<p><em>Ahed\u2019s Knee<\/em>, dir: Nadav Lapid<\/p>\n<p><em>Casablanca Beats,<\/em> dir: Nabil Ayouch<\/p>\n<p><em>Compartment No. 6,<\/em> dir: Juho Kuosmanen<\/p>\n<p><em>The Story Of My Wife<\/em>, dir: Ildiko Enyedi<\/p>\n<p><strong>OUT OF COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>De Son Vivant<\/em>, dir: Emmanuelle Bercot<\/p>\n<p><em>Stillwater<\/em>, dir: Tom McCarthy<\/p>\n<p><em>The Velvet Underground<\/em>, dir: Todd Haynes<\/p>\n<p><em>Bac Nord<\/em>, dir: C\u00e9dric Jiminez<\/p>\n<p><em>Aline<\/em>, dir: Val\u00e9rie Lemercier<\/p>\n<p><em>Emergency Declaration<\/em>, dir: Han Jae-Rim<\/p>\n<p><strong>CANNES PREMIERE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Hold Me Tight<\/em>, Mathieu Amalric (France)<\/p>\n<p><em>Cow<\/em>, Andrea Arnold (U.K.)<\/p>\n<p><em>Love Songs for Tough Guys<\/em>, Samuel Benchetrit (France)<\/p>\n<p><em>Deception<\/em>, Arnaud Desplechin (France)<\/p>\n<p><em>Jane Par Charlotte<\/em>, Charlotte Gainsbourg (France)<\/p>\n<p><em>In Front of Your Face<\/em>, Hong Sang-soo (Korea)<\/p>\n<p><em>Mothering Sunday<\/em>, Eva Husson (France)<\/p>\n<p><em>Evolution<\/em>, Korn\u00e9l Mundruczo (Hungary)<\/p>\n<p><em>Val<\/em>, Ting Poo, Leo Scott (USA)<\/p>\n<p><em>JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass,<\/em> Oliver Stone (USA)<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPECIAL SCREENINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Mariner of the Mountains<\/em>, Karim Ainouz (Brazil)<\/p>\n<p><em>Black Notebooks<\/em>, Shlomi Elkabetz (Israel)<\/p>\n<p><em>Babi Yar<\/em>. <em>Context<\/em>, Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine)<\/p>\n<p><em>H6<\/em>, Y\u00e9 Y\u00e9 (France)<\/p>\n<p><em>The Year of the Everlasting Storm<\/em>, Jafar Panahi (Iran), Anthony Chen (Singapore), Malik Vitthal (USA), Laura Poitras (USA), Dominga Sotomayor (Chile), David Lowery (USA), and Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After having to cancel the 2020 festival because of the coronavirus pandemic, Cannes is determined to win back its place as the world\u2019s No. 1 cinema 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