Are you the kind of person who likes to be scared? Do horror and fright films hold no secrets for you? At the Cannes Film Festival, scary films are generally well received - and sometimes it takes something like that to wake up a drowsy selection (which wasn't the case this year!), or simply to wake up the haggard journalists who watch one screening after another and don't know where they live by the end of the day.
A number of films presented at the Cannes 2023 Film Festival made our hair stand on end and our teeth clench, whether they were shown in special screenings, midnight screenings, Critics' Week or the Directors' Fortnight. A man who is attacked by anyone who meets his gaze, acid rain that pushes people to migrate, New York paramedics confronted with human violence, and even a film about domestic violence and control that turned our stomachs.
Tempted? Then discover, as soon as they are released, these 7 films presented at the Cannes Film Festival 2023 that will scare you!
Vincent doit mourir: un incroyable OVNI with Karim Leklou in theaters - Reviews and trailer
"Vincent doit mourir" (Vincent must die) is Stéphan Castang's first film, presented at the Critics' Week of the Cannes 2023 Film Festival, then at the Champs-Elysées Film Festival. Part absurdist farce, part terrifying horror film, it's a huge favorite. [Read more]
Acide: Just Philippot's masterpiece, starring Guillaume Canet - Reviews and trailer
After La Nuée, director Just Philippot presents his second film, Acide. A nightmarish thriller about an acid rain storm, released in cinemas in September 2023. [Read more]
Black Flies by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, starring Sean Penn: Our review and trailer
Black Files by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire tells the story of two New York paramedics, played by Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan. In cinemas April 3, 2024. [Read more]
Kim Tae-gon's Project Silence: Korean thriller gets a release date - Our verdict
Project Silence, a horrific Korean thriller directed by Kim Tae-gon, was presented in the Midnight Screening at the Cannes Film Festival. Find out what we think of this action-packed thriller. The film is scheduled for theatrical release on August 21, 2024. [Read more]
Hopeless: a hard-hitting debut film from South Korea - Our review and trailer
Hopeless, Kim Chang-hoon's first film, starring Jong-Soo Kim, is in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, in the Un Certain Regard section, and is due in cinemas on April 17, 2024. [Read more]
L'amour et les forêts, starring Virginie Efira and Melvil Poupaud, at Cannes and in theaters: our opinion
"L'amour et les forêts", Valérie Donzelli's latest film starring Virginie Efira and Melvil Poupaud, was presented at the Cannes Film Festival, in the Cannes Première section. Released in cinemas on the same day as the Cannes screening: May 24. [Read more]
"Sleep": a horror film about sleepwalking at the cinema
"Sleep", a South Korean thriller directed by Jason Yu, explores the consequences of sleepwalking on a young couple. The film was released in cinemas on February 21, 2024. [Read more]
