The screening schedule for the 2009 Cannes Film Festival is now online for those that are attending (we’ll be there part of the time).
Let’s just tackle the highlights for now.
In Competition/Out Of Competition:
– Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” premieres on Wednesday, May 20
– Terry Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” plays near the end of the festival on Friday, May 22
– Ang Lee’s ’60s hippie rock-concert comedy, “Taking Woodstock” debuts on Saturday, May 16
– Lars Von Trier’s “Antichrist” screens for the first time on Monday, May 18
– Pedro Almodovar’s “Broken Embraces” has its Cannes premiere (but not world, it’s already played in Spain) on Tuesday, May 19
– Michael Haneke’s “White Ribbon” plays Thursday, May 21
– Gaspar Noé’s “Enter The Void” screens first on Friday, May 22.
Special Screenings
– Michel Gondry’s “A Thorn in the heart” (“L’epines Dans La Couer”) has its premiere on Friday, May 15.
Un Certain Regard
Lee Daniels’ “Precious” plays Friday, May 15.
“Mother” directed by Bong Joon Ho Saturday, May 16
Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s “Air Doll,” Thursday May 14.
Park Chan-wook’s “Thirst” screens Friday, May 15.
The Director’s Fortnight screenings do not appear on this doc, so no word on Francis Ford Coppola’s “Tetro” yet. This is all of course just highlights, highlights there is much much more great stuff playing, so if you want to see the full sched, check out the entire line-up. Of course this doesn’t do anyone much good unless they’re going, but since we are, this post almost acts as a quick, fyi to ourselves (that we may add to later when we get a sec). All premieres screen twice and those second screenings are listed as well if you get shut-out of the premieres (which we’re banking on, frankly). We’ll tell you right now, regardless, we’ll be missing Gilliam’s ‘Imaginarium’ no matter what which is sad, but c’est la vie. Update: Here’s the Director’s Fortnight schedule. Coppola’s “Tetro” obviously opens that side of the program on May 14 and Lynn Shelton’s “Humpday” screens May 15.
The 2009 Cannes Film Festival runs May 13-May 24.