Cannes Film Festival Completes Official Selection of 2022 Lineup
variety.comElsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe Cannes Film Festival has added a string of new titles to its Official Selection, including three movies in competition: Léonor Serraille’s “Un Petit Frere,” Albert Serra’s “Tourment sur les iles” and “The Eight Mountains” by Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix Van Groeningen (“The Broken Circle Breakdown”).“The Eight Mountains” is an Italian film based on Paolo Cognetti’s 2016 novel.
It revolves around a young man who returns to a young man who finds refuge in the Italian village where he spent a summer as a child with his parents.
Other movies that have been added to the lineup include Serge Bozon’s musical romantic comedy “Don Juan” with Virginie Efira and Tahar Rahim (pictured); Dominik Moll’s politically charged drama “Nuit du 12;” Emmanuel Mouret’s adultery drama “Chronique d’une liaison passagère” with Sandrine Kiberlain and Vincent Macaigne which will bow in Cannes Premiere, a new section launched last year.
Another French movie, “L’innocent,” helmed by actor-director Louis Garrel will play out of competition. Meanwhile, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah Belgium’s anticipated movie “Rebel” has been added to the Midnight Screenings section.
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