The festival de Cannes, which, if not epidemic, would have to be completed, announced the program of films approved by the selection Committee. They would be shown in may, a huge mass of professionals and cinephiles. Among them new works by Wes Anderson, Francois Ozon and Steve McQueen. Thoughts, which brings this landmark program and an overview of festivals, says Andrew Plakhov.Festival in Cannes for its more than 80-year history, has repeatedly encountered hostile circumstances. For example, it is not held in 1948 and 1950 because of economic difficulties. The first festival, nearly held in 1939, was thwarted by world war I, which made it impossible to conduct in the next six years. Finally, the radical left and the student protests at the given to complete the already started the festival in 1968. However what has happened now is unprecedented in the range of the last 50 years.The first festival was postponed to the July contingent, and felt the hot desire still to do so. But the prevailing intelligence and ambition: the Cannes film festival is impossible to imagine on a smaller scale, with no stars, sharks of film business and universal excitement. Even more impossible to imagine him virtual — unlike the accompanying film market, which has been moved to online.And here declared symbolic of the Cannes program. Part of the films receive a world premiere at Cannes in may 2021 th: so, they will have to “fall asleep” and miss the whole year, which is costly. Those who do not want to wait, will be released and, most likely, will be presented on the other, autumn and winter festivals, and under the label “Cannes-2020”. This symbolic stigma increases their rating — both festival and commercial.A dedicated “Faithful” (those Directors whose films have ever been to Cannes), newcomers (selected first) and debutants, who directed the first picture. Separately presented documentary and animated films as well, which is unusual in the festival practice of Comedy. To say that the list was full of big names, it would be an exaggeration, though they certainly are. The most notable American Wes Anderson (his “French Manager” was supposed to be shown at the opening), Frenchman Francois Ozon (“Summer of ’85”) and his compatriot Maiwenn Le Besco (“DNA”), Dane Thomas Vinterberg (“one”), the Japanese Naomi Kawase (“Real mothers”), Briton Steve McQueen, which presents two full-length parts of the miniseries “the Hatchet”. Actor Viggo Mortensen acts as the Director-the debutant with the movie “the Fall”. Among animated films — “the Soul” Pete Docter from Pixar — and “Aya the witch” Goro Miyazaki (son of Hayao Miyazaki).From our closest neighbors the Cannes selected film Commission of the Lithuanian Sarunas Bartas “In the twilight” debut, and two from Georgia (“In the beginning” DEA Kulumbegashvili) and Armenia (“If the wind will fall” Nora Martirosyan).Don’t forget that your list to form two independent Cannes program “Week of criticism” and “Director’s fortnight”. And yet one gets the impression that a significant part of the creators of high-profile films chose virtual Cannes glory more real Venetian or even some other.Therefore, the main intrigue of today is already at the Cannes and Venice film festival, which promises to be the plan — at the beginning of September. Already in June, and nothing reliable is known about him — like, and by the organizers. As if there is an agreement on a “physical” presence of the jury, headed by cate Blanchett, but as for other foreigners, the big question is, will they be able to get to Italy and will they be there. Everyone who had been in Venice at the festival, standing in a tight line for a sensational premiere, and sat in the halls, crowded with superemotional public, can hardly imagine this cinematic feast with social distance, and almost in mask mode. And even the presence in Cannes announced the program a large number of new, nothing speaking of names — it is also a sign of the experienced moment and the movies, and their creators seem incognito — beneath the disguise Mr. or Mrs. X.
