There will also be a midnight screening of “Moonage Daydream,” a David Bowie documentary by Brett Morgen (“Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck”) that includes much unseen concert footage, and a special screening of “Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble In Mind,” a doc about the 1950s rock pioneer, a.k.a. This is a big year for movies about rock stars at Cannes. (Festival director Thierry Frémaux said a few additional titles, as well as the Palme d’Or jury and president, will be announced in the days to come.)
“Crimes of the Future” is among the 47 films of the 2022 Cannes Official Selection unveiled Thursday morning at a Paris press conference. “I believe this is a film of our times and I look forward to its unveiling in one of the most prestigious theatres in the world.” “It’s a thrill to return to Cannes for the premiere of ‘Crimes of the Future,’ a film that grapples with universal questions, concerns, and fears about our bodies, evolution, and what some would deem the threat that technology poses to our humanity,” Cronenberg said in a press release. His most recent previous Palme attempt was in 2014 for “Maps to the Stars,” a Hollywood satire. This will be the sixth time Cronenberg, 79, has competed at Cannes and his first time in eight years. (It has the same title and futuristic setting as a 1970 Cronenberg film, but a wholly different story.) There are 18 films from around the world in the Palme competition.Ī Cannes world premiere highly anticipated by critics and fans alike, “Crimes of the Future” stars Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewart and Léa Seydoux in a future shock tale of extreme body modifications by nature and by surgery. The celebrated Toronto writer/director, who made his name with such visceral viewings as “The Fly,” “Videodrome” and “The Brood,” is the sole Canadian contender competing for the feature Palme d’Or prize at the 75th edition of the French festival, which runs May 17-28. David Cronenberg’s return to body horror with his new sci-fi thriller “Crimes of the Future” has him going for gold next month at the Cannes Film Festival.
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