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Palme d'Or Winner Loach Back at Cannes
7 May
Summary
- Ken Loach returns to Cannes with 'Land and Freedom'.
- 'Top Gun' screens for its 40th anniversary at the festival.
- New French comedy 'Molière, Cyrano and the Young King' premieres.
Cannes is welcoming back Palme d'Or winner Ken Loach for a screening of his acclaimed Spanish Civil War drama "Land and Freedom." This marks Loach's return to the festival after a three-year hiatus. The film will be shown as part of the Cinéma de Plage, the festival's nightly open-air cinema program held on Macé Beach.
The Cinéma de Plage lineup boasts 11 films. Notably, it includes a 40th-anniversary screening of the iconic "Top Gun," with MPA CEO Charles H. Rivkin expected to attend. Also featured is the 1976 competition film "All The President's Men," starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman.
A world premiere is set for Michel Leclerc's new French period comedy-drama, "Molière, Cyrano and the Young King." The strand's diverse program spans various genres and eras, celebrating cinematic history and introducing new works to festival-goers.
