Cannes Classics will celebrate its 20th anniversary with Napoléon, Faye Dunaway, Paris, Texas, Marco Bellocchio…

Big program for this 2024 edition! For example, restored copies of The Sugarland Express by Steven Spielberg or Shanghai Blues by Tsui Hark will be shown to the public.

A few days after announcing that the first part of Napoleon by Abel Gance would open the 20th edition of Cannes Classics, the organizers of the 77th festival specify what the rest of the selection will be. To celebrate this anniversary, the team pulled out all the stops, offering the public numerous reissues of cult films, including works that received a Palme d'Or, such as Paris, Texas (1984), by Wim Wenders, or Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964).

The 30th anniversary of the first will be celebrated in the presence of the filmmaker, and the 60th anniversary of Jacques Demy's musical will be presented by his children, Rosalie Varda-Demy and Mathieu Demy. This event screening will be accompanied by that of a documentary dedicated to the French director, entitled Jacques Demy, pink and black.

Another unmissable anniversary in 2024: the 70th anniversary of Seven samurai, by Akira Kurosawa. Shion Komatsu, from Toho Studios, will be traveling to unveil his 4K restoration.

Recognized filmmakers such as Frederick Wiseman, Marco Bellocchio and Raymond Depardon will also be expected at Cannes Classics, to show restored versions of Law and Order (1969), Rape on the front page (1972) and The Click Years (1984) for the first three, and a documentary series by Yannick Kergoat written by Edwy Plenel for the last, the first episode of which is entitled The Century of Costa-Gavras: The truth is revolutionary – L’Aveu.

Another important anniversary, the 100th anniversary of the Columbia studio will be celebrated with a screening of the classic Gildaby Charles Vidor. Faye Dunaway will be in the spotlight via the portrait of Faye, directed by Laurent Bouzereau, as will Elizabeth Taylor, Jacques Rozier and François Truffaut, who will also have their new documentary. Ron Howard will travel to unveil his film dedicated to Jim Hensonthe creator of Muppet Showto be seen soon on Disney+.

Finally, the final film by Jean-Luc Godard, Scenarioswill be offered to the public: an 18-minute project designed the day before his death and accompanied by a 34-minute making-of, “mixing still images and moving images, halfway between reading and vision, he presented the project of Scenarios“, specifies the press release.

Unmissable heritage films to celebrate 20 years of #CannesClassics ! 🎞

This year again, the selection will be made up of events, anniversaries, restored copies and documentaries, in the presence of great artists: Faye Dunaway, Wim Wenders, Sylvia… pic.twitter.com/CVzaG4FArE

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The official selection of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival: Megalopolis, Furiosa, Monte-Cristo, Limonov, Emilia Perez…

Here is the complete selection of Cannes Classics 2024:

– Napoleon by Abel Gance (1927), in the presence of Costa-Gavras, president of the Cinémathèque française, and Frédéric Bonnaud, general director. (opening film)

– Gilda by Charles Vidor, in the presence of Tom Rothman, president of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

– Paris Texas by Wim Wenders, in the presence of Wim Wenders.

– The Century of Costa-Gavras: The truth is revolutionary – L’Aveu in the presence of Costa-Gavras, Yannick Kergoat and Edwy Plenel.

– Scenarios by Jean-Luc Godard, in the presence of Fabrice Aragno, assistant to Jean-Luc Godard, and Mitra Farahani, producer.

– The Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa, in the presence of Shion Komatsu (Toho).

– Law and Order by Frederick Wiseman, in the presence of Frederick Wiseman.

– The Click Years by Raymond Depardon, in the presence of Claudine Nougaret and Raymond Depardon.

– Bye Bye Brazil by Carlos Diegues, in the presence of Lucy and Luiz Carlos Barreto, Paula Barreto

– Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy, in the presence of Rosalie Varda-Demy and Mathieu Demy.

– Jacques Demy, pink and black presence of Florence Platarets and Frédéric Bonnaud (author).

Cannes Classics documentaries:

– Faye first feature-length documentary on Faye Dunaway by Laurent Bouzereau

– Jim Henson Idea Man by Ron Howard

– Walking in the movies by Lyang Kim

– Jacques Rozier, from one wave to anotherby Emmanuel Barnault

– Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Recordings by Nanette Burstein

– François Truffaut, the scenario of my life by David Teboul. A co-production 10.7 production and INA, with the participation of France Télévisions, the CNC, Procirep-Angoa and the La Poste Foundation. International sales: mk2 Films.

– Once upon a time, Michel Legrand by David Hertzog Dessites, a MACT Productions and Le Sous-Marin Productions production with the participation of OCS, in association with Dulac Distribution, Mediawan Rights and Indéfilms 10.

Restored copies:

– Rape on the front page by Marco Bellochio, screening in the presence of the filmmaker and Gian Luca Farinelli, director of the Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna.

– The Sugarland Express by Steven Spielberg

– Thiaroye camp by Ousmane Sembene and Thierno Faty Sow. A presentation of The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project.

– The army of shadows by Jean-Pierre Melville, a Studiocanal presentation with the support of the CNC.

– Johnny is going to war by Dalton Trumbo. A Gaumont presentation. Distributed in theaters by Malavida on October 2. Screening in the presence of Nicolas Seydoux, president of Gaumont.

– Rosora at 10 by Mario Soffici

– Tasio by Montxo Armendáriz, a presentation by the Basque Cinematheque. Theatrical release in France by Tamasa in 2025.

– The rose of the sea by Jacques de Baroncelli. A Pathé presentation. Work carried out by the L’Image Retrouvée laboratory. Screening in the presence of Sophie Seydoux, president of the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation.

– bona by Lino Brocka. 4K restoration by Kani Releasing and Carlotta Films at the Cité de Mémoire laboratory (Paris).

– The Churning by Shyam Benegal

-Shanghai Blues by Tsui Hark

– Four nights of a dreamer by Robert Bresson, a presentation of mk2. 4K restoration by mk2 Films with the support of the CNC. Theatrical release in France by mk2.Alt and Carlotta first quarter 2025. International sales: mk2 films. In the presence of Nathanaël Karmitz, chairman of the management board of the mk2 group.

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