
The following films are to complete the 2008 selection for the
Festival de Cannes:
Opening the Festival, and
in Competition, on Wednesday May 14th: ‘
Blindness‘ by
Fernando Mereilles, with
Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal.
A third French film in Competition: ‘
Entre les murs‘ by
Laurent Cantet, with
François Begaudeau.
Another film in Competition: ‘
Two Lovers‘ by
James Gray, with
Joachim Phoenix and
Gwyneth Paltrow.
Furthermore, ‘
Hunger‘ by
Steve McQueen will open
Un Certain Regard, on Thursday May 15th.
The Jury, presided by
Sean Penn, welcomes two new members, the French actress
Jeanne Balibar and the Iranian author-director
Marjane Satrapi.
Finally,
Robert de Niro will present the
Palme d'or, awarded by the Jury, on Sunday May 25th.
At this occasion, and to close the Festival, will be screened ‘
What Just Happened‘ by
Barry Levinson with
Robert de Niro, Bruce Willis, Robin Wright Penn, John Turturro and
Sean Penn.