Not only in Official Competition, but also in the Un Certain Regard, Semaine de la Critique and Quinzaine des Cinéastes selections, the Cannes 2023 Film Festival has once again brought some astonishing works to the big screen. Whether in terms of content or form, subject matter or storytelling, or, in the case of certain feature films, the ability to navigate between several genres with ease, we were treated to some completely madcap films.
Whereas Jonathan Glazer chose to deal with Nazi horror without showing a single image of the interior of the Auschwitz camp, Thomas Cailley's second feature is a dazzlingly successful work that straddles a number of genres. At Cannes, Bertrand Mandico presented a film that, as usual, bears no visual resemblance to any other, while Wang Bing let his cameras roll for 3 years in textile manufacturing workshops in China to produce a fascinating 3.5-hour documentary.
If you're the type of person who likes a different kind of movie, you'll want to hit the theaters once these 6 amazing films are released!
The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer, Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film 2024, soon on VOD
Ten years after Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer was back at Cannes 2023 with The Zone of Interest. A deeply moving work that won the Festival's Grand Prix, it will be available on VOD for purchase on May 30 and for rental on June 4, 2024. [Read more]
Le Règne Animal, starring Romain Duris: review and trailer
Thomas Cailley's Le Règne Animal opened the Un Certain Regard selection at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. A genre-bending film starring Romain Duris and Adèle Exarchopoulos, en 'fur' et contre tous. [Read more]
Youth (Spring): Our verdict on Wang Bing's long-running documentary
In Official Competition, Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing's documentary Jeunesse (Spring) explores the narrow, cluttered aisles of China's textile factories. The film is due in cinemas on January 3, 2024. [Read more]
May December by Todd Haynes, with Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore: review and trailer
With May December, presented in Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival 2023, Todd Haynes dissects couple relationships in a disturbing and gripping film. The film is due in cinemas on January 24, 2024. [Read more]
Conann by Bertrand Mandico: A hallucinatory journey to the movies - Reviews and trailer
Conann, the new film from the unique Bertrand Mandico, arrives in cinemas. Follow the six lives of Conann, condemned to perpetual death by his own future, through ages and myths. The film is due in cinemas on November 29, 2023. [Read more]
La Passion de Dodin Bouffant, with Benoît Magimel and Juliette Binoche: Reviews and trailer
La Passion de Dodin Bouffant, Trần Anh Hùng's film starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel, has won the Prix de la Mise en Scène at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and will represent France at the Oscars. See you at the cinema on November 8, 2023 to discover this wonderful culinary film. [Read more]
