Cannes raises the curtain on its 65th edition

Starting this Wednesday and for twelve days, the French Riviera once again becomes the world capital of cinema.

In this 65th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, Bill Murray will open an official competition with Moonrise kingdom, starring Bruce Willis, in which a total of 22 productions will participate with notable presences such as that of the Brazilian director Walter Salles with his adaptation of the novel by Jack Kerouac, On the Road.

Some of the winners of the Palme d'Or for best film return to Cannes this year, such as the Austrian Michael Haneke with Amour, the Iranian Abas Kiarostami with like someone in love, the British Ken Loach and his The Angels’ Share and the Romanian Cristian Mungiu with Beyond the Hills.

Cannes wanted to celebrate its 65th birthday with a lot of glamour, and a beautiful photo of Marilyn Monroe blowing out the candle on a cake is the image of the official poster of an edition in which, in addition to a rigorous selection in the competition, there will be cinema for all tastes and stars of all types, who will not only present films.

Strong Latin American presence

Latin American cinema will have a strong presence on the Croisette this year. The Mexican Carlos Reygadas aspires to the Palme d'Or in competition, with Light after Darkness. The Brazilian Walter Salles will release one of the most anticipated titles, On the Road.

In the parallel section A Certain Regard will be projected white elephant, by the Argentine Pablo Trapero, After Lucia, by the Mexican Michel Franco, and The beach, by Colombian debutant Juan Andrés Arango.
Veteran Brazilian director Nelson Pereira dos Santos will be present at the Special Screenings with his documentary Music according to Tom Jobim and the young Argentine Gonzalo Tobal with his debut film Villegas.