Who directed the film that opened the 2017 Cannes Film Festival?
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2017 Cannes Film Festival The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in Cannes, France. Spanish film director and screenwriter Pedro Almodóvar was the President of the Jury for the festival and Italian actress Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. "Ismael's Ghosts", directed by French director Arnaud Desplechin, was the opening film for the festival.
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Ismael's Ghosts Ismael's Ghosts (French: Les Fantômes d'Ismaël ) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Mathieu Amalric, Marion Cotillard, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Louis Garrel. The film follows a filmmaker whose life is sent into a tailspin, just as he is about to start shooting a new film, by the return of his wife, who disappeared 20 years ago and whom he thought dead. "Ismael's Ghosts" premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival as the opening film.
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Hampstead (film) Hampstead is a 2017 British drama film directed by Joel Hopkins and written by Robert Festinger. The film stars Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, James Norton, Lesley Manville, Jason Watkins and Simon Callow. The film was released on 23 June 2017, by Entertainment One Films.
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The Party (2017 film) The Party is a 2017 British comedy film directed by Sally Potter. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
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A Gentle Creature (film) A Gentle Creature is a 2017 drama film directed by Sergei Loznitsa. Film was created as a co-produciton of France, Germany, Netherlands and Lituania. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The film is inspired by the short story of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
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Sous le même toit Sous le même toit (English: Under the Same Roof) is a 2017 French comedy film directed by Dominique Farrugia.
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Il colore nascosto delle cose Il colore nascosto delle cose is a 2017 Italian drama film directed by Silvio Soldini. It was screened out of competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival.
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A Ghost and the Boy with a Box on His Head A Ghost and the Boy [with a Box on His Head] is a 2017 independent drama film written and directed by Philip Blue. The film received 35 awards in film festivals. The film was released in partnership with The Orchard.
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73rd Venice International Film Festival The 73rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2016. English director Sam Mendes was the President of the Jury for the main competition. The opening night film was Damien Chazelle's musical "La La Land". The Golden Lion was awarded to Lav Diaz's film "The Woman Who Left".
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A Sort of Family A Sort of Family (Spanish: Una especie de familia ) is a 2017 Argentine drama film directed by Diego Lerman. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon Ho (, ] ; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. His films include South Korean hits "Memories of Murder" (2003), based on a true-life serial murder case, monster movie "The Host" (2006), and his first English-language film, science fiction adventure "Snowpiercer" (2013). His latest film is "Okja" (2017), a South Korean-American film, which competed for the "Palme d'Or" in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. "Okja" was subsequently released by Netflix on June 28, 2017.
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Makala (film) Makala is a 2017 French documentary film directed by Emmanuel Gras. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, it won the Nespresso Grand Prize.
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Faire: L'amour Faire: L'amour, also known as FLA, is a 2014 French drama film directed by Djinn Carrénard. It was the opening film of the International Critics' Week section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
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The Wound (2017 film) The Wound is a 2017 South African drama film directed by John Trengove. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and the Panorama section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. The film opened the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival 2017. It was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.
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Black Cop Black Cop is a Canadian drama film, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The full-length directorial debut of actor Cory Bowles, the film is an expansion of his earlier short film of the same name.
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Free and Easy (2016 film) Free and Easy () is a 2016 comedy film directed by Chinese filmmaker Geng Jun. It was screened at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in Beijing on 5 November 2016. It was also screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.
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Madame Hyde Madame Hyde is an upcoming French drama film directed by Serge Bozon. It has been selected to be screened in the International Competition section of the 2017 Locarno Film Festival.
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Let the Sunshine In (film) Let the Sunshine In (French: Un beau soleil intérieur ), or Bright Sunshine In, is a 2017 French film directed by Claire Denis. The film is an adaptation of Roland Barthes's 1977 text "" (French: "Fragments d’un discours amoureux")"." Novelist Christine Angot and frequent Denis collaborator Jean-Pol Fargeau have both been reported as Denis's co-writers on the project. It opened the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes in won the SACD Award.
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Just to Be Sure Just to Be Sure (French: Ôtez-moi d'un Doute ) is a 2017 French comedy film directed by Carine Tardieu. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
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Angels Wear White Angels Wear White ( ) is a 2017 Chinese drama film directed by Vivian Qu. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.
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Walking Past the Future Walking Past the Future ( ) is a 2017 Chinese drama film directed by Li Ruijun. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
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Family Life (2017 film) Family Life (Spanish: Vida de Familia ) is a 2017 Chilean drama film directed by Alicia Scherson and Cristián Jiménez. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.