The Specials (2019)

Hors normes (original title)

Comedy | 23 October 2019 (France)

The story of two men, educators of children and adolescents with autism.

Directors:  Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano

Writers:  Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano

Stars:  Vincent Cassel, Reda Kateb, Aloïse Sauvage

Easy Rider (1969, 1h35, USA) by Dennis Hopper

 

Midnight Screening of The Shining

The Shining by Stanley Kubrick (1980, 2h26, UK / USA)

 

The 50 years of La Cité de la peur

La Cité de la peur, une comédie familiale (1994, 1h39, France) by Alain Berbérian

 

Luis Buñuel in the spotlight with three films

Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned) (1950, 1h20, Mexico) by Luis Buñuel

Nazarín (1958, 1h34, Mexico) by Luis Buñuel

L'Âge d'or (The Golden Age) (1930, 1h, France) by Luis Buñuel

 

Tribute to Lina Wertmüller

Pasqualino Settebellezze (Seven Beauties) (1975, 1h56, Italy) by Lina Wertmüller

 

The 1951 “Palme d'or”

The Palme d'or was created in 1955 but the Grand Prix awarded to Miracle in Milan by Vittorio De Sica was the equivalent.

Miracolo a Milano (Miracle in Milan) (1951, 1h40, Italy) by Vittorio De Sica

 

Milos Forman

Lásky jedné plavovlásky (Loves of a Blonde) (1965, 1h21, Czech Republic) by Milos Forman

Forman vs. Forman (Czech Republic / France, 1h17) by Helena Trestikova and Jakub Hejna

 

All the restored films of Cannes Classics 2019

Toni by Jean Renoir (1934, 1h22, France)

Le Ciel est à vous (1943, 1h45, France) by Jean Grémillon

Moulin Rouge (1952, 1h59, UK) by John Huston  

Kanal (They Loved Life) (1957, 1h34, Poland) by Andrzej Wajda

Hu shi ri ji (Diary of a Nurse) (1957, 1h37, China) by Tao Jin

Hakujaden (The White Snake Enchantress) (1958, 1h18, Japan) by Taiji Yabushita

125 Rue Montmartre (1959, 1h25, France) by Gilles Grangier

A tanú (The Witness) (1969, 1h52, Hongrie) by Péter Bacsó

Tetri karavani (The White Caravan) (1964, 1h37, Georgia) by Eldar Shengelaia and Tamaz Meliava

Plogoff, des pierres contre des fusils by Nicole Le Garrec (1980, 1h48, France)

Caméra d’Afrique  (20 Years of African Cinema) by Férid Boughedir (1983, 1h38, Tunisia / France)

Dao ma zei (The Horse Thief ) (1986, 1h28, China) by Tian Zhuangzhuang and Peicheng Pan

The Doors (Les Doors) (1991, 2h20, USA) by Oliver Stone

 

Documentaries

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (USA, 1h34) by Midge Costin

Les Silences de Johnny (55mn, France) by Pierre-William Glenn

La Passione di Anna Magnani (1h, Italy / France) by Enrico Cerasuolo

Cinecittà - I mestieri del cinema Bernardo Bertolucci (Italy, 55mn) by Mario Sesti

FEATURE

1. Alice And The Mayor (Fr) dir Nicolas Parisier

2. And Then We Danced (Se, Ge) dir. Levan Akin

3. The Halt (Ang Hupa) (Ph, Cn) dir. Lav Diaz

4. Song Without A Name (Canción sin nombre) (Pe, Sw) dir. Melina León **

5. Deerskin (Le Daim) (Fr) dir. Quentin Dupieux (opening film)

6. Give Me Liberty (US) dir. Kirill Mikhanovsky

7. First Love (Hatsukoi) (Jp, Uk), dir. Takashi Miike

8. To Live to Sing (Huo zhe chang zhe) dir. Johnny Ma (Cn, Fr)

9. Dogs Don’t Wear Pants (Koirat eivät käytä housuja) (Fi, Lt, Lv) dir. Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää

10.    The Lighthouse (Ca, US) dir. Robert Eggers

11.    Lillian (At) dir. Andreas Horvath

12.    Ghost Tropic (Be) dir. Bas Devos

13.    Oleg (Lt, Lv, Be, Fr) dir. Juris Kursietis

14.    Blow It To Bits (Fr) dir. Lech Kowalski

15.    The Orphanage (Parwareshgah) (Dk , Af, Fr) dir. Shahrbanoo Sadat

16.    Les Particules (Sw, Fr) dir. Blaise Harrison **

17.    Perdrix (provisional title) (Fr) dir. Erwan Le Duc **

18.    For the Money (Por el dinero) (Ar) dir. Alejo Moguillansky

19.    Sick Sick Sick (Br, Nl, Fr) dir. Alice Furtado **

20.    Tlamess (Tn, Fr) dir. Ala Eddine Slim

21.    An Easy Girl (Une Fille Facile) (Fr) dir. Rebecca Zlotowski

22.    Wounds (US) dir. Babak Anvari

23.    Yves (Fr) dir. Benoît Forgeard (France) closing film

24.    Zombi Child (Fr) dir. Bertrand Bonello

** First features

 

SPECIAL SCREENING

1. Masterclass by Robert Rodriguez followed by international premiere of Red 11 (US)

2. The Staggering Girl (It) Luca Guadagnino

 

SHORT AND MEDIUM-LENGTH FILMS 

1. Two Sisters Who Are Not Sisters (UK, De) dir. Beatrice Gibson

2. The Marvelous Misadventures of the Stone Lady (Fr, Pt) dir. Gabriel Abrantes

3. Grand Bouquet (Jp) dir. Nao Yoshigai

4. Stay Awake, Be Ready (HãY TỉNH THứC Và SẵN SàNG) (Vn, Kr, US) dir. An Pham Thien

5. Je te tiens (Sp) dir. Sergio Caballero

6. Movements (Kr) dir. Dahee Jeong

7. Olla (Fr, UK) dir. Ariane Labed

8. Piece of Meat (Sg) dir. Jerrold Chong and Huang Junxiang

9. Ghost Pleasure (Plaisir fantôme) (Fr) dir. Morgan Simon

10.    That Which Is to Come Is Just a Promise (It, Nl, NZ) dir. Flatform

OPENING FILM 

·     Litigante, Franco Lolli

 

CLOSING FILM

·     Dwelling In The Fuchun Mountains (Chun Jiang Shui Nuan), Xiaogang Gu

 

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

1. Abou Leila, Amin Sidi-Boumédiène

2. Land Of Ashes (Ceniza Negra), Sofía Quirós Ubeda

3. A White, White Day (Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur), Hlynur Pálmason

4. I Lost My Body (J’ai perdu mon corps), Jérémy Clapin

5. Our Mothers (Nuestras Madres), César Díaz

6. The Unknown Saint, Alaa Eddine Aljem

7. Vivarium, Lorcan Finnegan

 

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

1. Heroes Don’t Die (Les Héros Ne Meurent Jamais), Aude Léa Rapin

2. Tu Mérites Un Amour, Hafsia Herzi

 

SHORT FILMS COMPETITION

1. Party Day (Dia De Festa), Sofia Bost

2. The Trap (Fakh), Nada Riyadh

3. Ikki Illa Meint, Andrias Høgenni

4. Journey Through A Body, Camille Degeye

5. Community Gardens (Kolektyvinai Sodai), Vytautas Katkus

6. Lucía En El Limbo, Valentina Maurel

7. The Manila Lover, Johanna Pyykkö

8. Tuesday From 8 To 6 (Mardi De 8 à 18), Cecilia de Arce

9. She Runs, Qiu Yang

10.    The Last Trip To The Sea (Ultimul Drum Spre Mare), Adi Voicu 

 

SHORT FILMS SPECIAL SCREENING 1

1. Demonic, Pia Borg

2. Naptha, Moin Hussain

3. Please Speak Continuously And Describe Your Experiences As They Come To You, Brandon Cronenberg

 

SHORT FILMS SPECIAL SCREENING 2

1. Invisible Hero (Invisível Herói), Cristèle Alves Meira

2. Tenzo, Katsuya Tomita