In addition to all the screenings, conferences and events of the Official Selection happening at the Palais du Festival, the Festival reinvents itself each day at 9.30 pm and transforms the Macé beach of the Croisette (across the Majestic) into an open-air theatre at nightfall. This event is open to all festival-goers and casual cinephiles, free of charge.
The half-century anniversary of The Godfather, the 40th anniversary of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jim Carrey in The Truman Show, two world premieres, Rock’n’Roll humour, showmanship, action, an homage to the French singer Christophe and the iconic French actors Belmondo and Gérard Philipe, a salute to film director Peter Bogdanovich, a giant karaoke and a restored Brotherhood of the Wolf.
Tuesday, May 17
The Truman Show directed by Peter Weir 1998, 1h43, United-States
As Grand Opening to the Cinema de la Plage, the movie that inspired the 75th Festival de Cannes poster. In anticipation of its re-release across France on June 15th, rediscover this great movie, a symbol of the turn of the century, and Jim Carrey’s grandiose and heartwarming performance.
Wednesday, May 18
This Is Spinal Tap directed by Rob Reiner 1984, 1h22, United-States
The cult comedy classic of the 80s, brimming with energy and grease-stained humor, whe the music is amped up to eleven and the lights are explosive. Director Rob Reiner, visionary behind Stand by Me, When Harry met Sally, Princess Bride & Misery, will be joining us to present the movie.
Thursday, May 19
Le Pacte des loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) directed by Christophe Gans 2001, 2h22, France
In the Cannes Classics’ selection, a stand-out restoration for an explosive movie. A vibrant story and cast to be rediscovered on the Cannes beach, thanks to Metropolitan. For the 20th anniversary of Christophe Gans’ Le Pacte des loups, rediscover the unabridged version of this movie in restored 4K Dolby Atmos. For this colossal enterprise, a 4K postproduction supervised by the original film team was put in place. The unedited original negatives were sorted and scanned in order to reconstitute the movie in all its original glory The special effects were reworked in 4K to finalize this new post-production. The original sound mix, of great quality, was reworked in Dolby Atmos.
Friday, May 20
Est-Ouest directed by Régis Wargnier 1999, 2h01, Russia / Ukraine / Bulgaria / France / Spain
A great adventure movie, from one of the genre’s French masters. It was subject to a rivet production diary, and partially filmed in Kiev, Ukraine. This movie was nominated for Best Picture at the César awards and for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars in 2000.
Saturday, May 21
The Godfather directed by Francis Ford Coppola 1972, 2h55, United-States
For this monument film’s 50th anniversary, and the 100th anniversary of the MPA (Motion Picture Association), rediscover Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece and the Corleone family odyssey. Career-defining performances for a legendary saga. In the presence of Andrea Kalas, SVP Asset Management.
Sunday, May 22
Un Singe en hiver (A Monkey in Winter) directed by Hen Verneuil 1962, 1h43, France
A French cinema classic and homage to the stars of stars, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Gabin through the story of one night’s drunken shenanigans and memorable dialogue pen by Michel Audiard as the cherry atop this alcohol-infused cake, In the presence of the president of Gaumont, Nicolas Seydoux.
Monday, May 23
World premiere La Cour des miracles (SOS: Save Our School) directed by Carine May and Hakim Zouhani, 1h34, France
A delightful and ebullient comedy on Paris’ first suburban “green school”. With Rachida Brackni, Anaïde Rozam and Gilbert Melki. In the presence of film directors Carine May and Hakim Zouhani, actors Anaïde Rozam, Sérigne M’Baye, Gilbert Melki, Sébastien Chassagne and Raphaël Quenard.
Tuesday, May 24
Strictly Ballroom (Ballroom Dancing) directed by Baz Luhrmann 1992, 1h34, Australia
Rediscover Baz Luhrmann’s first film, who is also present this year at Cannes with Elvis in the Official Selection, the visionary director behind Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby. A stylised and enchanting romantic comedy. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, M&A Films, Baz Luhrmann and Spectrum Films have collaborated to digitally preserve and restore Baz Luhrmann’s first feature, Stric Ballroom in the Cannes Classics’ selection. This 4K restoration utilized original materials he in the NFSA’s collection staying true to the film’s original presentation in 1992. The Origin Picture Neg was digitised by the NFSA’s Film Services team to deliver an over-scanned 4K bit DPX sequence from which the restoration work was generated. Grading and Aspect Ra references were drawn from other components in the national collection along with guida from Baz Luhrmann and producer Tristram Miall. Painstaking cleaning and grading work at Restoration Partner Spectrum Films followed with careful attention to maintain original g and density. The same workflow was employed by the Sound restoration and after comparison of a number of analogue master components held in the collection by the NFS Audio Services team, the best quality sound master was selected and restorative work was completed at Soundfirm and Spectrum Films.
Wednesday, May 25
Christophe… définitivement (Christophe… Definitely) directed by Ange Leccia and Dominique Gonzales-Foerst 2022, 1h26, France
This intimate and musical documentary about the French megastar Christophe will have you screaming like a fan, as it tells the story of the unforgettable and nocturnal musician, author of the legendary song Aline (most recently featured in Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch).
Thursday, May 26
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (E.T. l’extra-terrestre) directed b Steven Spielberg 1982, 1h55, United-States
Spielberg, E.T. and Cannes. Still to this day, those names put together elicit excitement and enthusiasm from the world and festival-goers, the same excitement and enthusiasm alrea there in 1982 as this film from Steven Spielberg still enchants generations. This movie, wh was shown at the Closing Ceremony of the 35th Festival de Cannes the 26th of May 1982, will have a comeback on the same day this year. It was the last movie shown at the old “Pa des festivals” and holds a special place for its director and the festival.
Friday, May 27
Fanfan la tulipe directed by Christian-Jaque 1952, 1h42 France
For Cannes native Gérard Philipe’s 100th birthday anniversary, one of his most iconic movi which was in Competition in 1952 and won the Best Director Award. An opportunity to rediscover this iconic actor, hand in hand with Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid, a documentary on the actor screening in the Cannes Classics’ selection.
Saturday, May 28
The Last Picture Show (La Dernière Séance) directed by Peter Bogdanovich 1971, 1h58, United-States
The last movie of the Cinéma de la plage 2022 and a last homage to one the great cinephile film directors, Peter Bogdanovich. The bittersweet story of two friends growing up in rural America through hardship, military enlistment, heartbreak and alcohol-fuelled road trips.
