Cannes 2009 Day 5 Offerings: Amenabar, Villeneuve, Johnnie To

They don’t call it the day of rest for nothing, I’m not coming close to viewing anything in the main comp: I’ve got zero interest in Johnnie To‘s Vengeance (I’m actually surprised it wasn’t a midnight screening or non comp film) and Brillante Mendoza is Kinatay. It is the out of comp pictures The Army of Crime from Robert Guediguian and Alejandro Amenabar‘s Agora (its the studio that will be looking to grab this picture) that are perhaps the main interest. Un Certain Regard sees Mia Hansen-Løve (Father of My Children) returns to Cannes to present a family drama and Pavel Lounguine is also in the section with Tzar. Director’s Fortnight sees three films: Kamen Kalav‘s Eastern Plays, Riad Sattouf‘s Les beaux Gosses which I’ll be catching and the excellent Denis Villeneuve film Polytechnique – a film that made me depressed in a, good kind of way. Nassim Amaouche‘s presents Adieu Gary (might catch this one) and Albert Pereira-Lazaro & Emmanuel Klotz‘s animated Round da Way. 

Main Comp: Johnnie To‘s Vengeance and Brillante Mendoza’s Kinatay.

Un Certain Regard: Mia Hansen-Løve Father of My Children and Pavel Lounguine’s Tzar.

Director’s Fortnight: Kamen Kalav‘s Eastern Plays, Riad Sattouf‘s Les beaux Gosses and Denis Villeneuve‘s Polytechnique.

Critic’s Week: Nassim Amaouche‘s Adieu Gary and Albert Pereira-Lazaro & Emmanuel Klotz‘s Round da Way.