19/04/2005

On 22 films selected for the Un Certain Regard section of the 58th Cannes Film Festival (11th-22d May), the list of which was revealed this morning, ten of them are European features. France is represented by three films by confirmed directors (François Ozon, Alain Cavalier, and Pierre Jolivet) while Germany brings the works of Christoph Hochhausler and Burkina Faso-born S. Pierre Yameogo. The other European directors whose films were chosen are : Benjamin Heisenberg, from Austria, Cristi Puiu (Rumania), Benito Zambrano (Spain), and Dagur Kari (Iceland), as well as Kornel Mundruzco (Hungary), whose chances Cineuropa did point out were good, a few days ago, in an article on his new film, a modern version of the life of Joan of Arc.

Full programme for the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section :

Benito Zambrano-Habana Blues (SP)
Benjamin Heisenberg-Schlafer (AT)
Christoph Hochhausler-Falscher Bekenner (DE)
Dagur Kari-Voksne Mennesker (DK)
Kornel Mundruzco-Johanna (HU)
S. Pierre Yameogo-Delwende (DE)
Francois Ozon-Le Temps Qui Reste (FR)
Alain Cavalier-Le Filmeur (FR)
Pierre Jolivet-Zim And Co. (FR)
Cristi Puiu-Moartea Domnului Lazarescu (RO)
Amat Escalante-Sangre (MX)
Marcelo Gomes-Cinema, Aspirinas E Urubus (BR)
David Jacobson-Down In The Valley (USA)
Vimukthi Jayasundara-Tawa Dura Yanna (LK)
Niki Karimi-Yek Shab (IR)
Kim Ki-duk-Hwal (KR)
Tony Kravitz-Jewboy (AU)
Sergio Machado-Cidade Baixa (BR)
James Marsh-The King (US)
Kohei Oguri-Umoregi (JP)
Ivan Sen-Yellow Fella (AU)
Juan Solanas-Nordeste (AR)

(Translated from French)