As expected, some last-minute additions were needed for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and now we have them added across the film festival in different sections. Many exciting choices have been added, including Lynne Ramsay’s psychological thriller “Die My Love,” starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson. The film, which screened for the Cannes selection committee after the official April 10th press conference, is based on Ariana Harwicz’s debut novel and marks Ramsay’s return to the Croisette following her acclaimed 2017 feature “You Were Never Really Here.” Also joining the festival is Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut “The Chronology of Water,” which will screen in the Un Certain Regard section, while Ethan Coen’s “Honey Don’t” starring Margaret Qualley and Aubrey Plaza will be in the Midnight Screenings lineup. Also In Competition, Saeed Roustaee’s “Mother and Child” has been added, while Un Certain Regard will also showcase Anna Cazenave Cambet’s “Love Me Tender,” Simón Mesa Soto’s “Un Poeta,” and Pedro Pinho’s “O Riso E A Faca (Le Rire et le Couteau).” Meanwhile, “Renai Saiban” by Kōji Fukada, Hlynur Pálmason’s “Ástin Sem Eftir Er,” and Lav Diaz’s “Magalhãeshave” been selected for the Cannes Premiere section. No mention of Jim Jarmsuch, Park Chan-wook, or Nadav Lapid this year as they were either not ready in time or not selected and thus, will have to premiere elsewhere later this year. There’s still hope that Bi Gan’s “Resurrection” gets added at the last minute sometime next week but even if it doesn’t, what we have already is more than enough to make this year’s lineup potentially an all-timer.
IN COMPETITION
DIE MY LOVE – Lynne Ramsay
MOTHER AND CHILD – Saeed Roustaee
UN CERTAIN REGARD
LOVE ME TENDER – Anna Cazenave Cambet
UN POETA – Simón Mesa Soto
O RISO E A FACA (LE RIRE ET LE COUTEAU) – Pedro Pinho
THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER – Kristen Stewart (1st film)
CANNES PREMIERE
RENAI SAIBAN – Kōji Fukada
ÁSTIN SEM EFTIR ER – Hlynur Pálmason
MAGALHÃES – Lav Diaz
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
LE ROI SOLEIL – Vincent Maël Cardona
HONEY DON’T – Ethan Coen
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
AMÉLIE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES – Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han (1st film)
MAMA – Or Sinai (1st film)
ARCO – Ugo Bienvenu (1st film)
QUI BRILLE AU COMBAT – Joséphine Japy (1st film)
L’HOMME QUI A VU L’OURS QUI A VU L’HOMME – Pierre Richard
The full lineup for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival can be seen here. The festival runs from May 13th until May 24th.
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