Following the unveiling of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival line-up, the Critics’ Week sidebar has now revealed their slate. As usual, there are a lot of discoveries to be had, with six of main selection being first features and four sophomore effort. Notably, Nadav Lapid (The Kindergarten Teacher) will screen his new short From the Diary of a Wedding Photographer while Chloë Sevigny will premiere her new film Kitty. Check out the full line-up, along with the trailer for the Un Certain Regard title Apprentice.
Feature Films In Competition
ALBÜM Mehmet Can Mertoğlu (Turkey)
Diamond Island Davy Chou (Cambodia/France)
Raw (Grave) Julia Ducournau (France)
Mimosas Oliver Laxe (Spain)
One Week And A Day (Shavua Ve Yom) Asaph Polonsky (Israel)
Tramontane Vatche Boulghourjian (Lebanon)
A Yellow Bird K. Rajagopal (Singapore)
Special Screenings
Opening Film
In Bed With Victoria (Victoria) Justine Triet (France)
Closing Films
Smile (Bonne Figure) Sandrine Kiberlain (France)
En...
Feature Films In Competition
ALBÜM Mehmet Can Mertoğlu (Turkey)
Diamond Island Davy Chou (Cambodia/France)
Raw (Grave) Julia Ducournau (France)
Mimosas Oliver Laxe (Spain)
One Week And A Day (Shavua Ve Yom) Asaph Polonsky (Israel)
Tramontane Vatche Boulghourjian (Lebanon)
A Yellow Bird K. Rajagopal (Singapore)
Special Screenings
Opening Film
In Bed With Victoria (Victoria) Justine Triet (France)
Closing Films
Smile (Bonne Figure) Sandrine Kiberlain (France)
En...
- 4/18/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The lineup for the 2016 Cannes Critics' Week has been announced.Opening FilmIn Bed with Victoria (Justine Triet): Victoria Spick, a criminal lawyer in a total sentimental void, meets at a wedding her friend Vincent and Sam, a former drug dealer she got out business. The next day, Vincent is accused of attempted murder by his girlfriend. The victim's dog is the only witness. Reluctantly, Victoria accepts to defend Vincent, while she hires Sam as an au pair. This is just the beginning of troubled times for Victoria.CompetitionAlbüm (Mehmet Can Mertoğlu): A couple in their late 30’s sets out to prepare a fake photo album of a pseudo pregnancy period in order to prove their biological tie to the baby they’re planning adopt.Diamond Island (Davy Chou): Bora, an 18-year-old, leaves his village to work on the construction sites of Diamond Island, a project for an...
- 4/18/2016
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Justine Triet’s In Bed With Victoria to open Critics’ Week; Chloë Sevigny’s Kitty one of three closing films. Scroll down for full list
Cannes Critics’ Week, devoted to first and second features, has unveiled the line-up for its 55th edition (May 12-20), following the announcement of the festival’s Official Selection last week.
The parallel section will open with Justine Triet’s comedy-drama In Bed With Victoria, which centres on a beautiful Parisian criminal lawyer in her late 30s who is a self-centred workaholic and sex addict, played by Virginie Efira.
It marks the second feature from French filmmaker Triet, whose Cesar-nominated Age of Panic opened in the Acid section in 2013, and is handled by Indie Sales with French distribution by Le Pacte.
In total, 1,100 features were submitted for consideration.
The seven features chosen to play in competition represent a mix of titles from Turkey, France and Spain to Cambodia, Israel, Lebanon...
Cannes Critics’ Week, devoted to first and second features, has unveiled the line-up for its 55th edition (May 12-20), following the announcement of the festival’s Official Selection last week.
The parallel section will open with Justine Triet’s comedy-drama In Bed With Victoria, which centres on a beautiful Parisian criminal lawyer in her late 30s who is a self-centred workaholic and sex addict, played by Virginie Efira.
It marks the second feature from French filmmaker Triet, whose Cesar-nominated Age of Panic opened in the Acid section in 2013, and is handled by Indie Sales with French distribution by Le Pacte.
In total, 1,100 features were submitted for consideration.
The seven features chosen to play in competition represent a mix of titles from Turkey, France and Spain to Cambodia, Israel, Lebanon...
- 4/18/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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