Cannes selections finalized
Organizers have announced the slate of films for the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, May 13-24. Only two American movies made the cut: Quentin Tarantino’s war flick “Inglourious Basterds” and Ang Lee’s ’60s flashback “Taking Woodstock. The opening-night film, which is not part of the competition, will be Pixar’s “Up,” about a cranky old man who ties balloons to his house and floats into orbit.
Terry Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus,” featuring the final performance by the late Heath Ledger, will also screen outside the competition.
Many of the official selections had been widely predicted, including new films from Jane Campion, Lars Von Trier, Pedro Almodovar and Ken Loach.
Here’s the complete list of movies that will screen for the jury, which is headed thi syear by french actress isabelle Huppert:
Bright Star, Australia-U.K.-France, Jane Campion
Spring Fever, China-France, Lou Ye
Antichrist, Denmark-Sweden-France-Italy, Lars von Trier
Enter the Void, France, Gaspar Noe
Face, France-Taiwan-Netherlands-Belgium, Tsai Ming-liang
Les Herbes folles, France-Italy, Alain Resnais
In the Beginning, France, Xavier Giannoli
A Prophet, France, Jacques Audiard
The White Ribbon, Germany-Austria-France, Michael Haneke
Vengeance, Hong Kong-France-U.S., Johnnie To
The Time That Remains, Israel-France-Belgium-Italy, Elia Suleiman
Vincere, Italy-France, Marco Bellocchio
Kinatay, Philippines, Brillante Mendoza
Thirst, South Korea-U.S., Park Chan-wook
Broken Embraces, Spain, Pedro Almodovar
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo, Spain, Isabel Coixet
Fish Tank, U.K.-Netherlands, Andrea Arnold
Looking for Eric, U.K.-France-Belgium-Italy, Ken Loach
Inglourious Basterds, U.S., Quentin Tarantino
Taking Woodstock, U.S., Ang Lee
Diane Carson, a local film instructor and critic, will be covering the Cannes Film Festival on behalf of the Post-Dispatch and will file reports on this blog space.

