| Cannes Competition includes Dardennes, Sorrentino, Wenders and Mondruczo |
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| Written by the editor | |
| Wednesday, 23 April 2008 | |
The Competition titles of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival were announced today, with a Belgian, two French and two Italian films making the cut, as well as Mondruczo's Hungarian Delta and Wim Wenders' European co-production The Palermo Shooting. Two French film will run in Competition this year, both from veteran directors: Arnaud Desplechin's Un conte de Noël (A Christmas Story) and Philippe Garrel's La Frontière de L'aube. The French-language La silence de Lorna from the Belgian Dardenne brothers will also play in Competition, as will the Italian films Il Divo from Paolo Sorrentino and Matteo Garrone's Gomorra. The festival will open on May 14 and will run through May 25. UPDATE: Several new titles had been added to the list below.
Cannes 2008 - Opening Film (In Competition)
Cannes 2008 - In Competition
Cannes 2008 - Closing Film (Out of Competition)
Cannes 2008 - Out of Competition
Cannes 2008 - Special Screenings
Cannes 2008 - Midnight Screenings
Cannes 2008 - Special Jury President's Screening
Cannes 2008 - Competition jury
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The Competition titles of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival were announced today, with a Belgian, two French and two Italian films making the cut, as well as Mondruczo's Hungarian Delta and Wim Wenders' European co-production The Palermo Shooting. Two French film will run in Competition this year, both from veteran directors: Arnaud Desplechin's Un conte de Noël (A Christmas Story) and Philippe Garrel's La Frontière de L'aube. The French-language La silence de Lorna from the Belgian Dardenne brothers will also play in Competition, as will the Italian films Il Divo from Paolo Sorrentino and Matteo Garrone's Gomorra. The festival will open on May 14 and will run through May 25. UPDATE: Several new titles had been added to the list below.