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SCREENINGS Sunday 19 May
DAY 6

FESTIVAL

Sunday 19 May

relationship leads to a tragic end. Sales: Mister Smith Entertainment (Rond
JOAN OF ARC (Premiere) Point Dubois D’Angers)
France, 133’, Historical. Section: In competition
Director: Terrence Malick
Salle Du 60e Casting: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner,
Sales: Luxbox (23 Rue Bivouac Napoléon) Michael Nyqvist, Jürgen Prochnow, Martin
Section: Day after screenings (Un Certain Wuttke, Maria Simon, Franz Rogowski,
Regard) Matthias Schoenaerts
Director: Bruno Dumont Synopsis: Based on real events, A Hidden Life is the
Casting: Lise Leplat Prudhomme story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who
Synopsis: In the 15th century, both France and refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When
England stake a blood claim for the French throne. the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat
Believing that God had chosen her, the young Joan of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith
leads the army of the King of France. When she is and his love for his wife, Fani, and children that
captured, the Church sends her for trial on charges keeps his spirit alive.
of heresy. Refusing to accept the accusations, the Next screening: 20 May, 11:30, Lumiere
graceful Joan of Arc will stay true to her mission.
Bruno Dumont’s decision to work with a 10-year-old 19:15
actress re-injects this heroine’s timeless cause and TRIBUTE ALAIN DELON (Premiere)
ideology with a modernity that highlights both the
tragic female condition and the incredible fervor, 30’.
strength and freedom women show when shackled Théâtre Claude Debussy (Press Screening)
by societies and archaic virile orders that belittle and Sales: Festival De Cannes
alienate them. Section: Out of Competition
17:15 MR. KLEIN
LAND OF ASHES (Premiere) 123’.
Costa Rica, Argentina, Chile, France, 82’, Théâtre Claude Debussy (Press Screening)
Drama. Section: Out of Competition
Miramar (Palme d’or à Alain Delon)
Sales: Totem Films Director: Joseph Losey
(29 Rue Du Commandant André) Casting: Alain Delon, Michael Lonsdale,
Section: Critics’ Week (In Competition) Jean Bouise, Jeanne Moreau, Francine
Director: Sofía Quirós Ubeda Bergé
Casting: Smachleen Gutiérrez, Humberto
Samuels, Kesha Brown, Hortensia Smith 19:30
Synopsis: Selva (13) lives in a Caribbean coastal SHARE (Premiere)
town. After the sudden disappearance of her only USA, 89’, Drama.
motherly figure, Selva is the only one left to take
care of her grandfather, who doesn’t want to live Salle Du 60e
anymore. Between mysterious shadows and wild Sales: HBO (Home Box Office)
games, she debates whether helping her Section: Out of Competition (Special
grandfather achieve his desire, even though this
might mean going through her last moments of Screening)
childhood alone. Director: Pippa Bianco
Next screening: 20 May, 08:30, Miramar Synopsis: After a night of partying, high-school
sophomore Mandy discovers that a series of cell-
17:45 phone videos of her—half-dressed and
THE BARE NECESSITY (Premiere) semiconscious—have gone viral. Struggling to piece
together what happened, reeling at how quickly the
France, 102’, Comedy. normalcy of her life has been upended, unsure
Theatre Croisette about her friends’ attempts to usher her back into
Sales: Playtime (3 Square Mérimée) their normal social routine, and uneasy about her
parents’ inclination to take action on her behalf,
Section: Directors’ Fortnight Mandy has to navigate a landscape littered with
Director: Erwan Le Duc others’ good intentions and find a way to heal from
Casting: Swann Arlaud, Maud Wyler, a wound she can’t identify.
Nicolas Maury, Fanny Ardant
Synopsis: Pierre Perdrix has been enjoying an 20:00
enchanted though restless existence since the THE WILD GOOSE LAKE (Premiere)
enigmatic Juliette Webb burst into his life.
Next screening: 22 May, 15:30, Riviera 1 China, 113’, Thriller.
Olympia 1
19:00 Sales: Memento Films International (MFI)
A HIDDEN LIFE (Premiere) (84 Rue D’Antibes, Fifth Floor)
USA, Germany, 173’, Drama. Section: In competition
Director: Diao Yinan
Grand Théâtre Lumière (Ticket Required) Casting: Hu Ge, Kwai Lun Mei, Liao Fan,
Sales: Mister Smith Entertainment (Rond Wan Qian
Point Dubois D’Angers) Synopsis: The story of a gangster on the run who
Section: In competition eventually sacrifices himself to save his family and
Director: Terrence Malick the woman he encounters along the way.
Casting: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner,
Michael Nyqvist, Jürgen Prochnow, Martin YOU DESERVE A LOVER (Premiere)
Wuttke, Maria Simon, Franz Rogowski, France, 102’, Drama.
Matthias Schoenaerts Miramar
Synopsis: Based on real events, A Hidden Life is the Sales: Wild Bunch (5 Square Mérimée – 1st
story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who floor)
refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When Section: Critics’ Week (Special Screening)
the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat Director: Hafsia Herzi
of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith Synopsis: After Rémi’s infidelity, Lila, who loved
and his love for his wife, Fani, and children that him more than anything, has a hard time dealing
keeps his spirit alive. with their break-up. One day, he announces that he
Next screening: 20 May, 11:30, Lumiere will travel alone to Bolivia to soul-search and try to
A HIDDEN LIFE (Premiere) understand his mistakes. There, he lets her know
that their love story is not over. Between discussions,
USA, Germany, 173’, Drama. seeking for comfort and encouragement from her
Salle Bazin (Press Screening) friends, and the madness of love, Lila loses herself.

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