The which will kick off Tuesday, is such a colossal extravaganza that taking measure of its ups and downs is notoriously difficult. It91裸聊视频檚 a showcase of the world91裸聊视频檚 best cinema. It91裸聊视频檚 a red-carpet spectacular. It91裸聊视频檚 a French Riviera hive of dealmaking.

But by at least some metrics, Cannes 91裸聊视频� following a canceled 2020 festival, a much-diminished and 91裸聊视频� is finally all the way back.

91裸聊视频淟et91裸聊视频檚 just say it91裸聊视频檚 gotten very hard to get restaurant reservations again,91裸聊视频� says Christine Vachon, the veteran producer and longtime collaborator of Todd Haynes.

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Last year91裸聊视频檚 festival, a banner one by most judgments, produced three Oscar best-picture nominees (91裸聊视频淭op Gun: Maverick,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淓lvis91裸聊视频� and ), again proving Cannes as the premier for films big and small.

A BLOCKBUSTER CANNES

This year91裸聊视频檚 festival is headlined by a pair of marquee premieres: 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon,91裸聊视频� with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, and James Mangold91裸聊视频檚 starring Harrison Ford in his final performance as the character.

But as blockbuster as Cannes can be, even those films suggest the wide spectrum of cinema on hand. Both Scorsese and Mangold were first in Cannes decades ago to premiere their early breakthrough films in the Directors91裸聊视频� Fortnight sidebar: Mangold with 199591裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淗eavy.91裸聊视频�

This time, though, they91裸聊视频檒l debut much bigger films, sure to be the hottest tickets on the Croisette. Scorsese has his $200 million epic for Apple TV+. And Mangold will premiere, as he says, 91裸聊视频渁 more splendiferous project91裸聊视频� than his minimalist debut.

The 91裸聊视频淚ndy91裸聊视频� celebration will include a tribute to Ford. He, along with Michael Douglas, will be given honorary Palme d91裸聊视频橭rs. To Mangold, it91裸聊视频檚 a chance for Ford to embrace the franchise91裸聊视频檚 international following. The 91裸聊视频淚ndiana Jones91裸聊视频� films91裸聊视频� essence, the director says, is rooted in golden-age cinema.

91裸聊视频淭hese are things where you91裸聊视频檙e taking your guidance from the classics,91裸聊视频� Mangold says. 91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 something that91裸聊视频檚 really appreciated by the French about American cinema. In many ways, they revere the old pictures more than even the audience in the United States do. That makes it a really wonderful platform.91裸聊视频�

A RECORD HIGH FOR FEMALE FILMMAKERS

This year, 21 films are competing for the Palme d91裸聊视频橭r, which will be decided by a jury led by last year91裸聊视频檚 winner, Swedish writer-director Ruben 脰stlund. Seven are directed by women, a new high for Cannes in its nearly eight decades of existence. Among the most anticipated is Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淟a Chimera,91裸聊视频� starring Josh O91裸聊视频機onnor and Isabella Rossellini.

The festival, running through May 27, will unspool against the backdrop of labor unrest on both sides of the Atlantic. France has been beset in recent months by including raising the retirement age. In the U.S., to seek better pay in the streaming era.

The prospect of a prolonged work stoppage could potentially drive up prices for finished films at Cannes, the world91裸聊视频檚 top movie market. Among the titles seeking distribution is Haynes91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淢ay December,91裸聊视频� which stars Natalie Portman as a journalist who embeds with a couple (Julianne Moore, Charles Melton) once renowned for their age discrepancy.

Though arthouses have struggled to match the box-office recovery at multiplexes, Vachon, a producer on 91裸聊视频淢ay December,91裸聊视频� says her company, Killer Films, and the indie stalwart Haynes are accustomed to 91裸聊视频減ivoting endlessly and finding opportunities no matter what the sea winds bring.91裸聊视频�

AUTEURS AND A-LISTERS

As usual, this year91裸聊视频檚 competition lineup returns plenty of Cannes heavyweights, including Hirokazu Kore-eda (91裸聊视频淢onster91裸聊视频�), Wim Wenders (91裸聊视频淧erfect Days91裸聊视频�), Nuri Bilge Ceylan (91裸聊视频淎bout Dry Grasses91裸聊视频�), Ken Loach (91裸聊视频淭he Old Oak91裸聊视频�) and Nanni Moretti (91裸聊视频淎 Brighter Tomorrow91裸聊视频�).

Jonathan Glazer91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Zone of Interest,91裸聊视频� shot in Auschwitz, is one of the festival91裸聊视频檚 most eagerly awaited films. It91裸聊视频檚 his first since 201391裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淯nder the Skin.91裸聊视频� Pedro Almod贸var will premiere the short 91裸聊视频淪trange Way of Life,91裸聊视频� with Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke. Wes Anderson, flanked by another starry ensemble, will debut 91裸聊视频淎steroid City.91裸聊视频�

There91裸聊视频檚 also the upcoming HBO series 91裸聊视频淭he Idol,91裸聊视频� from 91裸聊视频淓uphoria91裸聊视频� filmmaker Sam Levinson starring Abel Tesfaye 91裸聊视频� also known as the Weeknd 91裸聊视频� and Lily-Rose Depp; 91裸聊视频淔irebrand91裸聊视频� with Alicia Vikander as Catherine Parr and Judd Law as Tudor King Henry VIII; and the Pixar movie 91裸聊视频淓lemental,91裸聊视频� which closes the festival.

Steve McQueen, the 91裸聊视频�12 Years a Slave91裸聊视频� filmmaker, will debut the longest film playing at Cannes and one of its most thought-provoking. 91裸聊视频淥ccupied City,91裸聊视频� which McQueen made with his wife, Dutch author Bianca Stigter, is a four-hour-plus documentary that combines narration detailing violent incidents across Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation with present-day footage from those locations.

McQueen, too, began his feature filmmaking career at Cannes. His 2008 debut, 91裸聊视频淗unger,91裸聊视频� won the Camera d91裸聊视频橭r, a prize for best first film. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 never as good as the first time,91裸聊视频� McQueen says.

91裸聊视频淏ut it91裸聊视频檚 the most important film festival,91裸聊视频� continues McQueen. 91裸聊视频淥ur film is asking questions. This is where you want to premiere films that challenge and films that ask questions. You91裸聊视频檙e right on the front line.91裸聊视频�

POTENTIAL BREAKTHROUGHS

While many eyes will be on reactions to the new Scorsese or 91裸聊视频淎steroid City,91裸聊视频� Cannes will, as it does every year, bring new directors to wider film audiences. Senegalese filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淏anel & Adama91裸聊视频� is the rare first feature in Palme competition.

Argentine filmmaker Rodrigo Moreno, 50, will be making his first trip to Cannes with 91裸聊视频淭he Delinquents,91裸聊视频� a heist drama sprinkled with existentialism and cinematic flourishes. It91裸聊视频檚 one of the highlights of the Un Certain Regard section.

The film took Moreno five years to make, partially because of the pandemic. But its Cannes selection is a long time coming in another way. Moreno91裸聊视频檚 first feature as a solo director was invited to both Un Certain Regard and main competition at Berlin. The producers chose Berlin.

91裸聊视频淎t this point of my career. I91裸聊视频檓 focused on: If this allows me to keep on working and make the next film, to me, that91裸聊视频檚 OK. It91裸聊视频檚 the only thing I really want,91裸聊视频� says Moreno.

91裸聊视频淭he shooting of this film spanned almost five years, which is crazy,91裸聊视频� he adds. 91裸聊视频淏ut the nice side of that is that every year, I had to shoot. The one thing I knew was that a new year began, and I had to shoot. And the following, I had to shoot.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频擩ake Coyle, The Associated Press

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