Last updated on June 8, 2024
The Cannes Film Festival takes place from May 14 to 25, 2024.
We’ll be bringing you a critical diary.
In addition to our social networks twitter and facebook (and our youtube channel on which we relay our interviews as well as recordings of press conferences), we’re also offering you critical diaries so you can follow our impressions of the films during this new edition.
The rating scale applied is as follows:
– very bad film
* passable film
** good film
*** very good film
**** excellent film
***** masterpiece
Competition
Wild diamond
A film by Agathe Riedinger
With: Malou Khebizi, Idir Azougli, Andréa Bescond, Ashley Romano, Alexis Manenti, Kilia Fernane, Léa Gorla, Alexandra Noisier, Antonia Buresi, Francesca Giromella
Our rate: **
Liane, 19 years old, daring and fiery, lives with her mother and little…
With: Malou Khebizi, Idir Azougli, Andréa Bescond, Ashley Romano, Alexis Manenti, Kilia Fernane, Léa Gorla, Alexandra Noisier, Antonia Buresi, Francesca Giromella
Our rate: **
Liane, 19 years old, daring and fiery, lives with her mother and little…
Three kilometers to the end of the world
A film by Emanuel Pârvu
With: Bogdan Dumitrache, Laura Vasiliu, Ciprian Chiujdea, Valeriu Andriuță, Adrian Titieni, Ingrid Micu-Berescu, Richard Bovnoczki, Vlad Brumaru, Alina Berzunțeanu
Our rate: **
Adi is spending the summer in his home village in the Danube Delta. One night…
With: Bogdan Dumitrache, Laura Vasiliu, Ciprian Chiujdea, Valeriu Andriuță, Adrian Titieni, Ingrid Micu-Berescu, Richard Bovnoczki, Vlad Brumaru, Alina Berzunțeanu
Our rate: **
Adi is spending the summer in his home village in the Danube Delta. One night…
The Shrouds – Cronenberg and mourning
A film by David Cronenberg
With: Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Elizabeth Saunders, Jennifer Dale, Steve Switzman, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Jeff Yung, Eric Weinthal
Our rate: *
Inconsolable since the death of his wife, Karsh, a prominent businessman,…
With: Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Elizabeth Saunders, Jennifer Dale, Steve Switzman, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Jeff Yung, Eric Weinthal
Our rate: *
Inconsolable since the death of his wife, Karsh, a prominent businessman,…
The most precious of cargoes- The eternal return of the same old thing
A film by Michel Hazanavicius
With: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Blanc, Denis Podalydès, Grégory Gadebois
Our rate: **
Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest….
With: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Blanc, Denis Podalydès, Grégory Gadebois
Our rate: **
Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest….
The girl with the needle
A film by Magnus von Horn
With: Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri, Joachim Fjelstrup, Tessa Hoder, Ava Knox Martin, Ari Alexander, Søren Sætter-Lassen, Agnieszka Przyborowska-Mitrosz, Magnus von Horn
Our Rate: *
Karoline, a young factory worker, finds herself abandoned and pregnant while …
With: Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri, Joachim Fjelstrup, Tessa Hoder, Ava Knox Martin, Ari Alexander, Søren Sætter-Lassen, Agnieszka Przyborowska-Mitrosz, Magnus von Horn
Our Rate: *
Karoline, a young factory worker, finds herself abandoned and pregnant while …
The Apprentice – Frankenstein or Rock Star?
A film by Ali Abbasi
With: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Emily Mitchell, Martin Donovan, Patch Darragh, Stuart Hughes, Eoin Duffy, Chloe Madison, Ben Sullivan
Our rate: **
Charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with…
With: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Emily Mitchell, Martin Donovan, Patch Darragh, Stuart Hughes, Eoin Duffy, Chloe Madison, Ben Sullivan
Our rate: **
Charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with…
Parthenope Sorrentino makes his sum film
A film by Paolo Sorrentino
With: Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Isabella Ferrari, Silvia Degrandi, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Daniele Rienzo, Dario Aita
Our rate: ****
The long journey of Parthenope’s life, from her birth in 1950 till today. A…
With: Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Isabella Ferrari, Silvia Degrandi, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Daniele Rienzo, Dario Aita
Our rate: ****
The long journey of Parthenope’s life, from her birth in 1950 till today. A…
Oh canada Oh Paul Schrader Oh Russell Banks
A film by Paul Schrader
With: Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Jacob Elordi, Michael Imperioli, Kristine Froseth, Penelope Mitchell, Victoria Hill, Aaron Roman Weiner, Ryan Woodle, John Way
Our rate: ****
Famed Canadian-American leftist documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife was one of…
With: Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Jacob Elordi, Michael Imperioli, Kristine Froseth, Penelope Mitchell, Victoria Hill, Aaron Roman Weiner, Ryan Woodle, John Way
Our rate: ****
Famed Canadian-American leftist documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife was one of…
Motel Destino: Ainouz makes the film we’ve been waiting for from Baker
A film by Karim Aïnouz
With: Iago Xavier, Nataly Rocha, Fábio Assunção, Yuri Yamamoto, Fabíola Líper, Renan Capivara, Jupyra Carvalho, Isabela Catão
Our rate: ***(*)
Dayana lives an abusive marriage with former police officer Elias, owner of…
With: Iago Xavier, Nataly Rocha, Fábio Assunção, Yuri Yamamoto, Fabíola Líper, Renan Capivara, Jupyra Carvalho, Isabela Catão
Our rate: ***(*)
Dayana lives an abusive marriage with former police officer Elias, owner of…
Megalopolis – Coppola the demiurge
A film by Francis Ford Coppola
With: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Grace VanderWaal, Laurence Fishburne
Our rate: *
Genius artist Cesar Catilina seeks to leap the City of New Rome into a…
With: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Grace VanderWaal, Laurence Fishburne
Our rate: *
Genius artist Cesar Catilina seeks to leap the City of New Rome into a…
Marcello, Mio – Honoré in pleasure mode
A film by Christophe Honoré
With: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Fabrice Luchini, Nicole Garcia, Benjamin Biolay, Melvil Poupaud, Hugh Skinner, Stefania Sandrelli, Marlène Saldana, Harilay Rabenjamina
Our rate: **(*)
Pressured from all sides by the figure of her father, Chiara Mastroianni…
With: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Fabrice Luchini, Nicole Garcia, Benjamin Biolay, Melvil Poupaud, Hugh Skinner, Stefania Sandrelli, Marlène Saldana, Harilay Rabenjamina
Our rate: **(*)
Pressured from all sides by the figure of her father, Chiara Mastroianni…
Limonov, the ballad
A film by Kirill Serebrennikov
With: Ben Whishaw, Viktoriya Miroshnichenko, Masha Mashkova, Tomas Arana, Corrado Invernizzi, Sandrine Bonnaire, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Odin Lund Biron, Donald Sumpter, Victor Solé
Our rate: ***(*)
A revolutionary militant, a thug, an underground writer, a butler to a…
With: Ben Whishaw, Viktoriya Miroshnichenko, Masha Mashkova, Tomas Arana, Corrado Invernizzi, Sandrine Bonnaire, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Odin Lund Biron, Donald Sumpter, Victor Solé
Our rate: ***(*)
A revolutionary militant, a thug, an underground writer, a butler to a…
Kinds of Kindness: Lanthimos presumptuous?
A film by Yorgos Lanthimos
With: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, Hunter Schafer, Merah Benoit, Krystal Alayne Chambers
Our rate: **
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of …
With: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, Hunter Schafer, Merah Benoit, Krystal Alayne Chambers
Our rate: **
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of …
Grand Tour – Orientalized travel?
A film by Miguel Gomes
With: Gonçalo Waddington, Crista Alfaiate, Cláudio da Silva, Lang Khê Tran, Jorge Andrade, João Pedro Vaz, João Pedro Bénard, Teresa Madruga, Joana Bárcia, Diogo Dória
Our rate: **
Rangoon, Burma, 1917. Edward, a civil servant for the British Empire, runs…
With: Gonçalo Waddington, Crista Alfaiate, Cláudio da Silva, Lang Khê Tran, Jorge Andrade, João Pedro Vaz, João Pedro Bénard, Teresa Madruga, Joana Bárcia, Diogo Dória
Our rate: **
Rangoon, Burma, 1917. Edward, a civil servant for the British Empire, runs…
Emilia Perez : Audiard’s mastery (and calculation)
A film by Jacques Audiard
With: Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramírez, Mark Ivanir, Eduardo Aladro, Emiliano Hasan, James Gerard, Eric Geynes
Our Rate: **
Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in…
With: Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramírez, Mark Ivanir, Eduardo Aladro, Emiliano Hasan, James Gerard, Eric Geynes
Our Rate: **
Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in…
Caught by the tides – Wang Bing’s influence
A film by Jia Zhangke
With: Zhao Tao, Zhou You, Ren Ke, Mao Tao, Zhubin Li, Pan Jianlin, Zhou Lan
Our rate: ***
In early 2000s China, Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin share a passionate but fragile…
With: Zhao Tao, Zhou You, Ren Ke, Mao Tao, Zhubin Li, Pan Jianlin, Zhou Lan
Our rate: ***
In early 2000s China, Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin share a passionate but fragile…
Beating Hearts, …, beating ?
A film by Gilles Lellouche
With: François Civil, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Malik Frikah, Mallory Wanecque, Alain Chabat, Anthony Bajon, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Benoît Poelvoorde, Vincent Lacoste, Élodie Bouchez
Our rate: *(*)
1980s. Northern France. Jackie and Clotaire grow up in the same town, at the …
With: François Civil, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Malik Frikah, Mallory Wanecque, Alain Chabat, Anthony Bajon, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Benoît Poelvoorde, Vincent Lacoste, Élodie Bouchez
Our rate: *(*)
1980s. Northern France. Jackie and Clotaire grow up in the same town, at the …
All We Imagine As Light, award-winning poetry
A film by Payal Kapadia
With: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon, Azees Nedumangad, Tintumol Joseph
Our rate: ****
In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha’s routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected…
With: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon, Azees Nedumangad, Tintumol Joseph
Our rate: ****
In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha’s routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected…
Out of Competition
To live, to die, to live again – The passing past
A film by Gaël Morel
With: Théo Christine, Lou Lampros, Victor Belmondo, Noah Deric, Amanda Lear, Elli Medeiros, Stéphane Rideau
Notre avis: *
Emma loves Sammy, who loves Cyril, who loves her back. What could have been a…
With: Théo Christine, Lou Lampros, Victor Belmondo, Noah Deric, Amanda Lear, Elli Medeiros, Stéphane Rideau
Notre avis: *
Emma loves Sammy, who loves Cyril, who loves her back. What could have been a…
Santosh – Not very gallant Indies
A film by Sandhya Suri
With: Shahana Goswami, Sanjay Bishnoi, Sunita Rajwar
Our rate: ***
A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a…
With: Shahana Goswami, Sanjay Bishnoi, Sunita Rajwar
Our rate: ***
A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a…
Parthenope Sorrentino makes his sum film
A film by Paolo Sorrentino
With: Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Isabella Ferrari, Silvia Degrandi, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Daniele Rienzo, Dario Aita
Our rate: ****
The long journey of Parthenope’s life, from her birth in 1950 till today. A…
With: Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Isabella Ferrari, Silvia Degrandi, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Daniele Rienzo, Dario Aita
Our rate: ****
The long journey of Parthenope’s life, from her birth in 1950 till today. A…
Napoleon seen by Abel Gance, as majestic as announced
A film by Abel Gance
With: Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky, Antonin Artaud, Abel Gance, Gina Manès, Suzanne Bianchetti, Marguerite Gance, Yvette Dieudonné
Our rate: ****
A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican’s career from his…
With: Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky, Antonin Artaud, Abel Gance, Gina Manès, Suzanne Bianchetti, Marguerite Gance, Yvette Dieudonné
Our rate: ****
A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican’s career from his…
Lula – The Car Wash of politics
A film by Oliver Stone , Rob Wilson
With: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Oliver Stone
Our rate: **
An intimate and revelatory portrait of one of the world’s most influential…
With: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Oliver Stone
Our rate: **
An intimate and revelatory portrait of one of the world’s most influential…
Armand – A new look at bullying at school
A film by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
With: Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Øystein Røger, Loke Nikolaisen, Vera Veljović-Jovanović, Endre Hellestveit, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen
Our rate: ***
Armand, a 6-year-old boy, is accused of crossing boundaries against his best …
With: Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Øystein Røger, Loke Nikolaisen, Vera Veljović-Jovanović, Endre Hellestveit, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen
Our rate: ***
Armand, a 6-year-old boy, is accused of crossing boundaries against his best …
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