On May 14, local time, the 77th Cannes International Film Festival officially opened.
As one of the most influential international film festivals in the world, the Cannes International Film Festival has countless highlights and easter eggs this year.
1. There are 19 films shortlisted in this year's main competition unit, including "Metropolis", "The Kind of Goodness", "Destination Motel" and "Merry Generation".
2. This year's jury is composed of "five women and four men", and the chairman of the jury is the American female director Greta who directed "Barbie". Gerwig. Among the remaining 8 members of the jury, including the famous Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda and the "French goddess" Eva. Green.
3. The main poster of this year's film festival pays tribute to "August Rhapsody" directed by Akira Kurosawa.
The designer wanted to use the anti-war core of the film to express the belief that "cinema can heal wounds". This is not the first time that the Cannes International Film Festival has designed posters based on film stills, as the posters for the 75th and 76th editions of the festival paid tribute to "Truman's World" and "Madness" respectively.
4. By Auggs. "The Kind of Goodness" directed by Lancemoss helped him be shortlisted for the main competition in Cannes for the third time.
In this film, he and "Sister Stone" Emma. Stone's second film after Poor Things, consisting of a triptych of fables, is also the longest of his works (165 minutes).
5. Jia Zhangke, who was shortlisted for the main competition unit of this year's competition with "The Merry Generation", is competing for the Palme d'Or for the sixth time. Playing Qiaoqiao in the film is still his "queen heroine" Zhao Tao.
Compared with Jia Zhangke's previous works, "The Merry Generation" is very special. There was no script and no clear storyline during the shooting, and it was only after a series of footage from 2001 to the present that he built the framework before he was given the core and main line.
In an interview, Jia Zhangke said that the film was "a collection of his experiences over the past 20 years" and that he "used everything he could use" when shooting, including 16mm film, digital technology and even AI.
6. "Metropolis", which was shortlisted for this year's main competition unit, is the new work of director Coppola, who has directed the "Godfather" series.
The 85-year-old had been preparing for the film since 40 years ago, and as a result, he sold his vineyard to raise $100 million for the filming and hired Adam. Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, and Dustin. Hoffman and others starred.
It's just that although the film is expected to win awards, because of the high cost of publicity, no distributor has dared to take over this "artistic epic" masterpiece.
7. Since 1994's "My Own Other", Indian films have not been shortlisted for the main competition unit for nearly 30 years. This year, Indian female director Parral. Cappadia changed that with his own film "Imaginary Light".
And this film is also her first feature film.
8. British female director Andrea, who has won the Jury Prize at the Cannes International Film Festival three times in the past. Arnold, after a lapse of 8 years, entered the main competition with his new work "Bird" and became a strong contender for the Palme d'Or.
9. This year's Cannes International Film Festival is known as "the year of the return of Chinese films".
In addition to "The Merry Generation" directed by Jia Zhangke was shortlisted for the main competition unit, "Dog Formation" directed by Guan Hu was shortlisted for the "A Concern" unit; Chen Kexin's "Sauce Garden Lane" was shortlisted for the non-competition screening unit; "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City" directed by Zheng Baorui was shortlisted for the "Midnight Screening" unit.
"An Unfinished Movie", directed by Lou Ye, was shortlisted for the special screening unit. This film, which is set in 2020 as the story time, has been called his "most personal film".
In addition, "The Dog in White", co-produced by Taiwan, France and Singapore, directed by Zeng Weiliang and Yin Youqiao, was shortlisted for the "Director's Fortnight" unit of this year's film festival.
10. The official poster of this year's "Director's Fortnight" unit, the main picture is a painting created by Takeshi Kitano. After he recovered from a car accident that year, he was shortlisted for this unit of the 49th Cannes International Film Festival with "The Sky of Bad Boys".
11. In addition to being shortlisted for the director's works, Jia Zhangke, who played an important role in "Dog Formation" directed by Guan Hu, will also appear at the film festival as an actor.
12. Released in 1984, the 4K restored version of "Shanghai Night" directed by Tsui Hark was shortlisted for the "Cannes Classics" unit of this year's Cannes International Film Festival.
This old Shanghai-themed film starring Zhang Aijia and Zhong Zhentao is the first work of Tsui Hark Studio after its establishment, and has been shortlisted for 9 nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
13. The 15-minute short film "On the Water Side" directed by the "post-00s" female director Li Weiran won from thousands of participating films and became the only Chinese short film shortlisted for the main competition unit of the film festival this year.
14. Among the works shortlisted for the "Film Critics' Week" unit of this year's Cannes International Film Festival, there are "Worms" by Chinese director Wang Kaimin and "Blue Sun Palace" by Zeng Peiyu.
The "Banishing Love" directed by mainland female director Cong Xiwen and "Through the Fog" directed by Taiwanese director Zhou Dongyan were shortlisted for the "Cornerstone" unit and the new "Immersive Competition" unit this year, respectively.
15. There are 6 films that will premiere at this year's Cannes International Film Festival, including "Forgiveness", "Jim's Romance" and so on. One of them by Leo. Carax's self-written, directed, and acted "This Is Not Me" is a revisit of his 40-year career in filmmaking.
16. This year, two short films with a female theme will premiere.
One is "Every Step, It's Worth It", which will premiere on the 15th and co-created by Gong Li and a brand, which encourages more women to pursue and have a better life through the perspective of female filmmakers.
This is also Gong Li's 20th appearance in Cannes.
The other is a film by French actress Judith. Me Too, directed by Godresh.
The film presents the painful experience of her youth. After the scandal in the French film industry, the Cannes Film Festival arranged for "Me Too" to reflect in the "Un Certain Regard" section, hoping to "speak out for the testimony of these witnesses" in this way.
17. The "Honorary Palme d'Or" Lifetime Achievement Award of this year's Cannes Film Festival will be awarded to the "Father of Star Wars" George Brown. Lucas and Studio Ghibli, Japan. This is also the first time in the history of the Festival de Cannes that this award has been presented to a team.
And the award day, May 25, is the 47th anniversary of the release of the first "Star Wars".
18. This year's opening film is written by French director Quentin. Act II directed by Dupieu. This one was written by Léa. The absurdist surreal comedy starring Seydoux is 85 minutes long and consists of 4 parts.
However, the biggest highlight of this year's film festival is still who the awards will end up with, and interested friends can continue to pay attention.