During the pandemic, no major film festival was all shook up more than Cannes, forced to cancel the 2019 event and shifting dates to mid-summer for an overstocked comeback event the following year. Now, this all-important showcase for global art cinema looks to be finding its feet again, announcing new films from George Miller, David Cronenberg, Kelly Reichardt and James Gray in the official selection.
Sounding optimistic at the press conference on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, artistic director Thierry Frémaux confirmed the world premieres of two major Hollywood films — Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” and Tom Cruise tentpole “Top Gun: Maverick” — for the 2022 edition, scheduled to take place again in person from May 17-28. He also revealed new work from several returning Palme d’Or winners, including Ruben Östlund (“Triangle of Sadness”), Kore-eda Hirokazu (the Korea-set “Broker”), Cristian Mungiu (“RMN”) and two-time champs the Dardenne brothers (Tori and Lokita).
Frémaux made the announcement alongside outgoing festival president Pierre Lescure.
2022 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP
COMPETITION
“The Almond Tree,” Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (France)
“Armageddon Time,” James Gray (U.S.)
“Boy From Heaven,” Tarik Saleh (Sweden)
“Broker,” Kore-eda Hirokazu (Japan)
“Brother and Sister” OR “Frère et Sœur,” Arnaud Desplechin (France)
“Close,” Lucas Dhont (Belgium)
“Crimes of the Future,” David Cronenberg (Canada)
“Decision to Leave,” Park Chan-Wook (S. Korea)
“Eo” OR “Hi-Han,” Jerzy Skolimowski (Poland)
“Holy Spider,” Ali Abbasi (Iran)
“Leila’s Brothers,” Saeed Roustaee (Iran)
“Nostalgia,” Mario Martone (Italy)
“RMN,” Cristian Mungiu (Romania)
“Showing Up,” Kelly Reichardt (U.S.)
“Stars at Noon,” Claire Denis (France)
“Tchaïkovski’s Wife,” Kirill Serebrennikov (Russia)
“Tori and Lokita,” Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne (Belgium)
“Triangle of Sadness,” Ruben Östlund (Sweden)
UN CERTAIN REGARD
“All the People I’ll Never Be” OR “Retour à Séoul,” Davy Chou (Cambodia)
“Beast,” Riley Keough and Gina Gammell (U.S.)
“Burning Days,” Emin Alper (Turkey)
“Butterfly Vision,” Maksim Nakonechnyi (Ukraine)
“Corsage,” Marie Kruetzer (Austria)
“Domingo and the Mist,” Ariel Escalante Meza (Costa Rica)
“Joyland,” Saim Sadiq (Pakistan)
“Metronom,” Alexandru Belc (Romania)
“Plan 75,” Hayakawa Chie (Japan)
“Rodeo,” Lola Quivoron (France)
“Sick of Myself,” Kristoffer Borgli
“The Silent Twins,” Agnieszka Smocynska (Poland)
“The Stranger,” Thomas M. Wright
“Volada Land,” Hlynur Pálmason (Iceland)
“The Worst” OR “Les Pires,” Lise Akora and Romane Gueret (France)
Final Cut
Courtesy of Sundance Institute
OUT OF COMPETITION
“Elvis,” Baz Luhrmann (U.S.-Australia)
“Final Cut” OR “Z (Comme Z),” Michel Hazanvicius (France) — OPENER
“Mascarade,” Nicolas Bedos (France)
“November,” Cédric Jimenez (France)
“Three Thousand Years of Longing,” George Miller (Australia)
“Top Gun: Maverick,” Joseph Kosinski (U.S.)
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
“Fumer Fait Tousser,” Quentin Dupieux (France)
“Hunt,” Lee Jung-Jae (S. Korea)
“Moonage Daydream,” Brett Morgen (U.S.)
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
“All That Breathes,” Shaunak Sen (India)
“The Natural History of Destruction,” Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine)
“Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind,” Ethan Coen (U.S.)
CANNES PREMIERE
“Dodo,” Panos H. Koutras (Greece)
“Irma Vep,” Olivier Assayas (France)
“Nightfall,” Marco Bellocchio (Italy)
“Nos Frangins,” Rachid Bouchareb (France)