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Cannes 2026 Predictions: Hollywood Studios Are Sitting Out; Pedro Almodovar, Nicolas Winding Refn and More Auteurs to Drive the Lineup
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Cannes 2026 Predictions: Hollywood Studios Are Sitting Out; Pedro Almodovar, Nicolas Winding Refn and More Auteurs to Drive the Lineup
Even without splashy studio titles from Hollywood, the Cannes Film Festival looks poised to deliver a robust competition slate filled with new work from legendary auteurs. While the Official Selection will be unveiled on April 9 and many films have yet to be submitted or seen by Cannes’ chief Thierry Fremaux and his committee, the 79th edition is expected to boast a mix of festival mainstays and up-and-comers, bolstered by a strong showing of …
The program will be officialized on April 9, but Variety anticipated the possible Cannes titles yesterday. Among these 1949 by Pawlikowski with Sandra Hüller and Bitter Christmas, the return to the Spanish-language cinema of Almodóvar. Then the new works by Nicolas Winding Refn, Mungiu, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ryusuke Hamaguchi; Un Bon Petit Soldat by Stéphane Brizé with Alba Rohrwacher; Roma Elastica by Bertrand Mandico, homage to the Italian cinema…
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