Cannes 2018: Lars Von Trier's 'The House That Jack Built' and Terry Gilliam's long-awaited 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote' join Festival lineup
Last week, the Cannes Film Festival announced the first wave of titles for the 71st edition of the prestigious cinephile gathering. And despite a lineup highlighted by internationally acclaimed auteurs such as Spike Lee, David Robert Mitchell, Jean-Luc Godard, and Asghar Farhadi, prominent voices in the film world found this year's roster to be fairly disappointing. Overshadowed by an intense conflict with streaming giant Netflix, the lineup was more noticeable for the surprising omissions than for the films that actually made the cut. I immediately speculated that such a thin list of films signaled a gold mine for the fall festivals, but even at the time, Cannes director Thierry Fremaux promised more announcements to come in the following days. Although some high-profile movies are still opting to skip Cannes, it looks like Fremaux and the festival programmers will be bringing a few more big names to the Croisette in just a few weeks.
This morning, Cannes revealed that three additional films have been added to the competition lineup- Knife + Heart (d. Yann Gonzalez), Ayka (d. Sergey Dvortsevoy), and The Wild Pear Tree (d. Nuri Bilge Ceylan). The latter is an especially big addition for Cannes, as Ceylan won the Palme d'Or for Winter Sleep in 2014.
In the Un Certain Regard section, Alejandro Fadel's Meurs, Monstre, Meurs, Joao Salaviza and Nader Messora's The Dead and the Others, and Sergey Loznitsa's Donbass round out that group of films. Kevin McDonald's documentary Whitney and Ramin Bahrani's adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 will both premiere in the Midnight Screenings category, while Damian Nenow and Raul De La Fuente's Another Day of Life will be a special screening.
But the two biggest additions came from famous filmmakers long rumored to be making their return to the Croisette. After being declared persona non grata at the 2011 edition of Cannes, Lars Von Trier will be returning with The House That Jack Built, a serial killer drama that should be as provocative and disturbing as the famed director's prior work. The film will premiere in the Out of Competition section, even though rumors had the new Von Trier possibly premiering in competition. And finally, after two decades in development, Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote will close the Cannes Film Festival on May 19. I'm a little surprised that Gilliam won't be in competition, but with a raging legal battle and endless production woes, most movie fans are probably just glad to see this one.
The Cannes Film Festival will run from May 8 to May 19.
This morning, Cannes revealed that three additional films have been added to the competition lineup- Knife + Heart (d. Yann Gonzalez), Ayka (d. Sergey Dvortsevoy), and The Wild Pear Tree (d. Nuri Bilge Ceylan). The latter is an especially big addition for Cannes, as Ceylan won the Palme d'Or for Winter Sleep in 2014.
In the Un Certain Regard section, Alejandro Fadel's Meurs, Monstre, Meurs, Joao Salaviza and Nader Messora's The Dead and the Others, and Sergey Loznitsa's Donbass round out that group of films. Kevin McDonald's documentary Whitney and Ramin Bahrani's adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 will both premiere in the Midnight Screenings category, while Damian Nenow and Raul De La Fuente's Another Day of Life will be a special screening.
But the two biggest additions came from famous filmmakers long rumored to be making their return to the Croisette. After being declared persona non grata at the 2011 edition of Cannes, Lars Von Trier will be returning with The House That Jack Built, a serial killer drama that should be as provocative and disturbing as the famed director's prior work. The film will premiere in the Out of Competition section, even though rumors had the new Von Trier possibly premiering in competition. And finally, after two decades in development, Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote will close the Cannes Film Festival on May 19. I'm a little surprised that Gilliam won't be in competition, but with a raging legal battle and endless production woes, most movie fans are probably just glad to see this one.
The Cannes Film Festival will run from May 8 to May 19.
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