As usual, Wild Bunch comes to Cannes this year loaded up in film offerings with most notably three antcipated titles in post production status: Aronofsky's THE WRESTLER, Belge helmer Jaco Van Dormael's MR NOBODY and Claire Denis' WHITE MATERIAL. The Paris-based company has a heavy slate which is comprised of Cannes selected films and market projects.
Here is the complete 2008 Cannes Line Up.
Main Competition:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Three Monkeys (Turkey-France-Italy) Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne - Le Silence De Lorna...
I’m guessing that with one third of the films representing first time efforts, this year’s Un Certain Regard section will be a crapshoot for buyers and critics alike. Those that stick out among the pack come from promising directors with sophomore features such as
Perhaps they were waiting for the head of the jury to patch things up with his wife, other than that, I've got zero clues as to the reasoning behind keeping this piece of news from going public at last Wednesday's announcement.