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SCREENINGS Saturday 18 May
DAY 5

FESTIVAL

Saturday 18 May

FESTIVAL Director: Jérémy Clapin Synopsis: Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated Casting: Anna Prochniak, Dawid
senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged
Synopsis: A cut-off hand escapes from a
Ogrodnik,Valentin Novopolskij
dissection lab with one crucial goal: to get back
in developing new species. .
to its body. As it scrambles through the pitfalls Next screening: 19 May, 15:30, Riviera 2 Next screening: 19 May, 11:30, Palais H
of Paris, it remembers its life with the young MICKEY AND THE BEAR (Premiere)
8:30 man it was once attached to… until they met 11:00 USA, 88’, Drama.
Gabrielle.
Studio 13
JOAN OF ARC (Premiere)
PORT AUTHORITY (Premiere) Next screening: 19 May, 16:00, Olympia 2 France, 137’, Historical. Sales: Acid
USA, 94’, Drama. Section: ACID
Théâtre Claude Debussy (Press screening) 8:45 Théâtre Claude Debussy (Press Screening) Director: Annabelle Attanasio
Sales: MK2 Films (52 La Croisette) GIVE ME LIBERTY (Premiere) Sales: Luxbox (23 Rue Bivouac Napoléon) Casting: Camila Morrone, James Badge Dale,
Section: Un Certain Regard
Section: Un Certain Regard USA, 111’, Drama. Director: Bruno Dumont Calvin Demba, Ben Rosenfield, Rebecca
Director: Danielle Lessovitz Theatre Croisette Casting: Lise Leplat Prudhomme Henderson
Casting: Fionn Whitehead, Leyna Bloom, Sales: Wild Bunch Synopsis: In the 15th century, both France and Synopsis: Mickey Peck, a headstrong teen
McCaul Lombardi (5 Square Mérimée – 1st floor) England stake a blood claim for the French from Montana, is faced with the responsibility
Synopsis: A transgender love story set in New Section: Directors’ Fortnight throne. Believing that God had chosen her, the to take care of her opioid- addicted veteran
York’s underground ballroom culture. Director: Kirill Mikhanovsky young Joan leads the army of the King of father. When she receives the opportunity to
Next screening: 19 May, 14:00, Olympia 5 Casting: Chris Galust, Lauren ‘Lolo’ Spencer, France. When she is captured, the Church sends leave her home for good, she must make an
impossible decision...
Maksim Stoyanov her for trial on charges of heresy. Refusing to
PAIN AND GLORY (Premiere) Synopsis: Vic, a hapless young Russian accept the accusations, the graceful Joan of Arc
Spain, 112’, Drama. American, drives a handicapped transportation will stay true to her mission. Bruno Dumont’s 12:00
Salle Du 60e vehicle in Milwaukee. decision to work with a 10-year-old actress PAIN AND GLORY (Premiere)
Sales: FilmNation Entertainment Llc Next screening: 19 May, 22:30, Arcades 1 re-injects this heroine’s timeless cause and Spain, 112’, Drama.
Section: Day after screenings (In Competition) ideology with a modernity that highlights both Grand Théâtre Lumière (Ticket Required)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar 9:00 the tragic female condition and the incredible Sales: FilmNation Entertainment Llc
Casting: Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas LITTLE JOE (Premiere) fervour, strength and freedom women show Section: In competition
Synopsis: Pain and Glory tells of a series of Austria, Germany, United Kingdom, 105’, when shackled by societies and archaic virile Director: Pedro Almodóvar
re-encounters experienced by Salvador Mallo, a Drama. orders that belittle and alienate them. Casting: Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas
film director in physical decline. Next screening: 19 May, 09:30, Palais C Synopsis: Pain and Glory tells of a series of
Grand Théâtre Lumière (Ticket Required)
I LOST MY BODY (Premiere) Sales: Coproduction Office (Paris) THE CORDILLERA OF DREAMS re-encounters experienced by Salvador Mallo, a
France, 81’, Animation. (L8) +33 4 92 993314 (Premiere) film director in physical decline.
Miramar Section: In competition France, 85’. ALICE AND THE MAYOR (Premiere)
Sales: Charades (3 Rond-Point Duboys Director: Jessica Hausner Salle Buñuel (Press screening) France, 110’, Drama.
D’Angers) Casting: Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kerry Sales: Pyramide International (J6) Theatre Croisette
Section: Critics’ Week (In Competition) Fox Section: Out of Competition (Special Sales: Bac Films (24 La Croisette)
Screening) Section: Directors’ Fortnight
Director: Patricio Guzmán Director: Nicolas Pariser
Synopsis: Patricio Guzmán left Chile more Casting: Fabrice Luchini, Anaïs Demoustier
than 40 years ago when the military Synopsis: The mayor of Lyon, Paul Théraneau,
dictatorship took over the democratically- is in a bad way. He has run out of ideas. After
elected government, but he never stopped 30 years in politics, he feels empty.
thinking about a country, a culture, and a place Next screening: 19 May, 10:00, Palais G
on the map that he never forgot. After covering
the North in Nostalgia for the Light and the 13:30
South in The Pearl Button, his shots get
up-close with what he calls “the vast revealing MIRACLE IN MILAN (Premiere)
backbone of Chile’s past and recent history.” La Italy, 100’, Comedy.
Cordillera de los sueños is a visual poem, an Salle Buñuel
historical inquiry, a cinematographic essay, and Sales: Cannes Classics
magnificent personal exercise in soul-searching. Section: Cannes Classics
TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG - Director: Vittorio De Sica
NORTH OF HOLLYWOOD, WEST Synopsis: Presented by Cineteca di Bologna.
OF HELL (Premiere) Restored by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna
USA, 138’, Drama. and Compass Film, in collaboration with
Salle Du 60e (Press Screening) Mediaset, Infinity TV, Artur Cohn, Films sans
frontières and Variety Communications at
Sales: Amazon Studios (USA) L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory. 4K Scan and
(20bis Rue Des Serbes, Appt. 6d1) Digital Restoration from the original 35mm
Section: Out of Competition camera negative and a vintage dupe positive.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Colour grading supervised by DOP Luca Bigazzi.
11:15 14:00
VIVARIUM (Premiere) JOAN OF ARC (Premiere)
Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, 97’, Science-fiction. France, 137’, Historical.
Miramar Théâtre Claude Debussy (Press screening)
Sales: Xyz Films (Flamant Entrance, 2nd Floor) Sales: Luxbox (23 Rue Bivouac Napoléon)
Section: Critics’ Week (in competition) Section: Un Certain Regard
Director: Lorcan Finnegan Director: Bruno Dumont
Casting: Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots Casting: Lise Leplat Prudhomme
Next screening: 19 May, 08:30, Miramar Synopsis: In the 15th century, both France and
England stake a blood claim for the French
11:30 throne. Believing that God had chosen her, the
OLEG (Premiere) young Joan leads the army of the King of
Latvia, Belgium, Lithuania, France, 108’, Drama. France. When she is captured, the Church sends
her for trial on charges of heresy. Refusing to
Arcades 1 accept the accusations, the graceful Joan of Arc
Sales: Best Friend Forever will stay true to her mission. Bruno Dumont’s
Section: Directors’ Fortnight decision to work with a 10-year-old actress
Director: Juris Kursietis re-injects this heroine’s timeless cause and

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