Ira Sachs’ “Passengers” won’t be ready. Poor Ira, he really wanted to go back and make up for the lacklustre showing of his last competition film, “Frankie.” If it were up to me, I’d submit the film for a New York Film Festival world premiere, but it’s inevitable that, if the film is any good, Venice will snatch it up. There are also unconfirmed talks for George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing” to open the festival on May 17th. That would make sense since Miller’s film is said to be about storytelling. As it stands, I can’t think of any other title opening Cannes, maybe a hotly-buzzed French film? The big news is that Ari Aster’s “Disappointment Blvd” is now a possibility for competition. A24 might make a splash on the croisette in May with both Aster and Kelly Reichardt’s “Showing Up” vying for the Palme d’Or. I’m being told that Aster’s film is ready. Another potential A24 could also come in the form of Joanna Hogg’s “The Eternal Daughter,” maybe in Director’s Fortnight? Meanwhile, Brandon Cronenberg’s “Infinity Pool” will not be ready on time. Sometimes “not ready on time” for Cannes means a film has been rejected, but I’ll give Brandon the benefit of the doubt here since he’s coming off the best-reviewed movie of his young career, “Possessor.” Just answering a few email inquiries, I haven’t heard much about Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking.” It would make sense for it to be included in Cannes 75, but I just don’t have the intel to back up any speculating for now. UPDATE 03.23.22 Broker — Hirokazu Kore-eda Triangle of Sadness — Ruben OstlundDecision to Leave — Park Chan-wookBardo - Alejandro Gonalez InarittuArmageddon Time — James GrayCrimes of the Future — David Cronenberg Showing Up — Kelly ReichardtTori et Lokita — Jean-Pierre & Luc DardenneScarlet — Pietro MarcelloR.M.N — Cristian MungiuThe Son — Florian ZellerÉcole de l’air — Robin CampilloTchaikovsky’s Wife — Kirill SerebrennikovThe Whale — Darren AronofskyMusic — Angela SchanelecClose — Lukas DhontFrere et Soeur — Arnaud DesplechinEureka — Lisandro AlonsoMisanthrope — Damian Szifron Holy Spider — Ali AbassiSaint-Omer — Alice DiopThe Eternal Daughter — Joanna HoggLe Lyceen — Christophe HonoréOther People’s Children — Rebecca Zlotowski Three Thousand Years of Longing — George MillerDon Juan — Serge Bozon MYSTERIOUS QUESTION MARKSUntitled — Jia Zhangke ProjectUntitled — Jean-Luc GodardThe Zone of Interest — Jonathan GlazerThe Perfumed Hill — Abderrahmane SissakoRevoir Paris — Alice WinocourNope — Jordan PeeleWomen Talking — Kelly Reichardt Contribute Hire me
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