Cannes ‘09: Tracking The Competition

by Peter Knegt (May 18, 2009)
Cannes ‘09: Tracking The Competition
The red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Peter Knegt.

Marking the opening of Cannes, indieWIRE has expanded its recently launched Calendar section to include all of the films screening in competition at the fest.  This new section (explained more fully in our Summer Movie Guide), gives each film its own page, complete with information about the film, links to all of indieWIRE‘s coverage, as well as to other publications’ coverage, and a trailer (if there so be one).  Over the course of Cannes, we will update each page whenever new information becomes available, giving easy access to a specific film’s coverage. 

Below are links to the pages of all 20 films in competition. All films that have screened have been updated to include roundups of reviews:

Abrazos Rotos, directed by Pedro Almodovar
Antichrist, directed by Lars Von Trier
Bright Star, directed by Jane Campion
Enter The Void, directed by Gasper Noe
Face, directed by Tsai Ming-liang
Fish Tank, directed by Andrea Arnold
Kinatay, directed by Brillante Mendoza
Les Herbes folles, directed by Alain Resnais
In The Beginning, directed by Xavier Giannoli
Inglorious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino
Looking For Eric, directed by Ken Loach
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo, directed by Isabel Coixet
A Prophet, directed by Jacques Audiard
Spring Fever, directed by Lou Ye
Taking Woodstock, directed by Ang Lee
The Time That Remains, directed by Elia Suleiman
Thirst, directed by Park Chan Wook
Vengeance, directed by Johnny To
Vincere, directed by Marco Bellocchio
The White Ribbon, directed by Michael Haneke

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Antichrist (Lars Von Trier)
A Prophet (Jacques Audiard)
Bright Star (Jane Campion)
Broken Embraces (Pedro Almodovar)
Enter The Void (Gasper Noe)
Face (Tsai Ming-liang)
Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold)
Kinatay (Brillante Mendoza)
Wild Grass (Alain Resnais)
In The Beginning (Xavier Giannoli)
Inglorious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino)
Looking For Eric (Ken Loach)
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (Isabel Coixet)
Spring Fever (Lou Ye)
Taking Woodstock (Ang Lee)
The Time That Remains (Elia Suleiman)
Thirst (Park Chan Wook)
Vengeance (Johnny To)
Vincere (Marco Bellocchio)
The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke)
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posted on May 18, 2009
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