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Final Cannes Changes: Jia Zhang Ke and Pablo Trapero in UCR, Mondruczo in Main Comp
The final changes are in for the make-up of the 2010 edition of Cannes and as expected Kornél Mondruczó’s latest which now goes by the complete title of Tender Son – The Frankestein Project has been included in the main comp and Wang Xiaoshuaï’s Chongqing Blues which was entered in the Un Certain Regard section has been bumped up by one. This would mean there are only 18 titles in total, which is two less from last year’s total, and four less from the previous year.
The final changes are in for the make-up of the 2010 edition of Cannes and as expected Kornél Mondruczó’s latest which now goes by the complete title of Tender Son – The Frankestein Project (see pic) has been included in the main comp and Wang Xiaoshuaï’s Chongqing Blues which was entered in the Un Certain Regard section has been bumped up by one. This would mean there are only 18 titles in total, which is two less from last year’s total, and four less from the previous year.
The big surprise announcement is that Jia Zhang Ke’s I Wish I knew (an excerpt was shown at MoMA last March) is actually ready (is it the alternative title to The Age of Tattoo? – I’ll find out shortly) and Pablo Trapero’s Carancho will be added to the Un Certain Regard section.
Other items in the press release: The Sundance preemed Countdown to Zero by Lucy Walker will receive a special Screening. Romania will see one more film added to the festival: The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu from Andrei Ujica gets an Out of Competition slot. And finally, the brilliant composer Alexandre Desplat will take two weeks off to watch movies and be part of the Cannes jury.
Next announcement should be the closing film of the festival. The only two I can think of are from Ozon and Villeneuve.
