The 2017 Cannes Lineup
A range of unconventional American players will populate this year’s Cannes Film Festival competition lineup. Organizers announced the selections last month in Paris, where in addition to some European and Asian favorites came the names of movies by American directors who’ve rarely been in competition at Cannes, or to the festival at all. lineup ici, (aperçu de la) liste de films en compétition.
The Meyerowitz Stories
This comedy-drama film directed and written by Noah Baumbach stars Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Emma Thompson, and Dustin Hoffman. It’s described as an intergenerational tale of adult siblings contending with the influence of their aging father. to direct réaliser / to star ici, avoir pour vedette/dans le rôle principal / tale histoire / siblings frère(s) et/ou soeur(s) / to contend with faire face à.
The Beguiled
This upcoming American drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola is based on the novel A
Painted Devil by Thomas Cullinan. It stars Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning. At a girls’ school in Virginia during the Civil War, where the young women have been sheltered from the outside world, a wounded Union soldier is taken in. Soon, the house is taken over with sexual tension, rivalries, and an unexpected turn of events.
The Beguiled Les Proies / upcoming à venir, qui sortira bientôt / novel roman / sheltered protégé, isolé (to shelter abriter) / outside extérieur / wounded blessé / to take, took, taken in accueillir, recueillir / to take, took, taken over prendre possession de; ici, agiter, bouleverser / rivalry rivalité / unexpected inattendu / turn of events tournure (des événements).
Wonderstruck
This American drama film directed by Todd Haynes is based on the 2011 novel of the same name written by Brian Selznick. It stars Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Amy Hargreaves, Millicent Simmonds, Oakes Fegley, and James Urbaniak. Set in 1927 and 1977, Rose (Millicent Simmonds) escapes her home in New Jersey to catch a glimpse of her idol Lillian Mayhew (Julianne Moore) while Ben (Oakes Fegley), who lives with his family in Minnesota, runs to New York after his mother dies and he finds a mysterious note. to be set se dérouler / to escape fuir / to catch, caught, caught a glimpse of apercevoir / note message, petit mot.
Good Time
This American crime-drama film directed by Ben & Josh Safdie and written by Josh and Ronald Bronstein stars Robert Pattinson, Barkhad Abdi and Jennifer Jason Leigh. The 29-year-old Pattinson plays Connie, a bank robber trying to evade the police who are closing in on him. robber ici, braqueur / to evade échapper à / to close in on sb être aux trousses de qn.