26/04/2024 - The new animated films by Claude Barras, Jean-François Laguionie, and duo Vincent Paronnaud and Alexis Ducord, plus the last work by Jean-Luc Godard, have been added to the programme

The finishing touches have been added to the programme of the 77th Cannes Film Festival (15-24 May). After the announcement of the additions to the Official Selection (see the news), the festival has now unveiled the line-ups for the Cannes Classics and Cinéma de la plage parallel sections, as well as the titles selected to screen as Special Screenings specifically for young audiences.

This year's special spotlight on animation film, which includes an Honorary Palme d'Or being awarded to Japan's Studio Ghibli, is widened through the selection of two films as Special Screenings for young audiences: Sauvages, the new film by Claude Barras after his 2016 Directors' Fortnight sensation and Oscar-nominated My Life as a Courgette [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Claude Barras
film profile], and Angelo, dans la forêt mystérieuse, the new film by comic artist and filmmaker Vincent Paronnaud (Persepolis [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Marc-Antoine Robert
interview: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Pa…
film profile]) and Alexis Ducord (Zombillennium [+see also:
trailer
film profile]). Both films have been selected in Annecy's main competition, as announced yesterday (see the news).

The Cinéma de la plage parallel section will also include another animated film selected in Annecy's main competition, Slocum et moi, the new work by veteran French animation filmmaker Jean-François Laguionie (winner of the 1978 Palme d'Or for Best Short Film for Rowing Across the Atlantic) after his 2019 Locarno-selected The Prince's Voyage [+see also:
trailer
film profile]. Another animated flick, Jul & Guigue's Silex and the City, has been selected. Other titles in the section, whose full programme has not been unveiled yet, include My Way by France's Lisa Azuelos and Thierry Teston, and Transmitzvah by Argentina's Daniel Burman.

The Cannes Classics selection, created 20 years ago, once again features tribute screenings, restored prints and new documentaries. Among the latter, European titles are dedicated to directors Jacques Demy (Jacques Demy, le Rose et le Noir by France's Florence Platarets), Jacques Rozier (Jacques Rozier, d'une vague à l'autre by France's Emmanuel Barnault), François Truffaut (François Truffaut, le scénario de ma vie by France's David Teboul) and Michel Legrand (Il était une fois Michel Legrand by France's David Hertzog Dessites). But this year's highlight is Jean-Luc Godard's final film, the 18-minute short titled Scénarios, made literally the day before his voluntary death, as well as a 34-minute film recorded in addition, in which, by mixing still and moving images, he outlined his project for the former.

Here is the list of new films selected:

Special Screenings for young audiences

Sauvages - Claude Barras
Angelo, dans la forêt mystérieuse - Vincent Paronnaud, Alexis Ducord

Cinéma de la plage

Transmitzvah - Daniel Burman
Silex and the City - Jul & Guigue
Slocum et moi - Jean-François Laguionie
My Way - Lisa Azuelos, Thierry Teston

Cannes Classics (new films)

Scénarios - Jean-Luc Godard (France/Japan) (short film)
Jacques Demy, le Rose et le Noir - Florence Platarets (France)
Faye - Laurent Bouzereau (USA)
Jim Henson Idea Man - Ron Howard (USA)
Walking in the Movies (Younghwa cheongnyeon dong-ho) - Lyang Kim (South Korea)
Jacques Rozier, d'une vague à l'autre - Emmanuel Barnault (France)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (Elizabeth Taylor: les enregistrements perdus) - Nanette Burstein (USA)
François Truffaut, le scénario de ma vie - David Teboul (France)
Il était une fois Michel Legrand (Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand) - David Hertzog Dessites (France)