Cannes Film Festival Regular Bruno Dumont (Slack Bay, Flanders) returns to the Croisette this year with his latest work, Red rocksis displayed in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar.
Directors’ Weekly added the film, described as a Romeo and Juliet-style romantic drama set on the French Riviera, to a delayed edition on Thursday. Dumont will also be giving a masterclass in this section, where he premiered his first feature film, The life of Jesus In 1997. Over the years, the French director has shown many works in the section that coincides with the main Cannes festival. He premiered his own four-part television series Lil Quinquin In Directors’ Fortnight 2014 and musical drama Janet, The Childhood of Joan of Arc There in 2017.
Dumont has also competed in the main competition several times, winning the Grand Jury Prize for his 2006 psychological warfare drama. Flanders And the mystery of his crime in 1999 Humanity. Among the final contenders for the Palme d’Or are comedies Slack Bay (2016) and France (2021).
Red rocks He joins an unusually high-profile and star-studded lineup for the 58th edition of Directors’ Fortnight. Highlights this year include Reed Van Dyke’s veteran Iraqi drama; AtonementStarring Kenneth Branagh, Hiyam Abbas, and Boyd Holbrook. Ari Esiri and Chukwu Esiri Mrs Dalloway With Sophie Okonedo, David Oyelowo and Ayo Edebiri; And Kantemir Balagov Butterfly jamstarring Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough, which will open sidebar on May 13.
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