The 2023 Cannes Film Festival lineup features Martin Scorsese, Indiana Jones, and HBO's The Idol
Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Wim Wenders, Hirokazu Kore-eda, and more all have films in competition
The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its official lineup for 2023, boasting a mix of major Hollywood productions, accomplished Palme d’Or winners, cult directors, and Johnny Depp. Those premiering on the Croisette this year include films from Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Steve McQueen, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ken Loach, and Todd Haynes. Not to mention, James Mangold’s Indiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny.
“Cannes is going back to the future of cinema,” says Iris Knobloch, the new president of the Cannes Film Festival.
Scorsese’s long-anticipated Killers Of The Flower Moon definitely brings some wow factor to the festival this year, along with works from his American contemporaries. Anderson returns with Asteroid City after premiering The French Dispatch in 2021. Additionally, Haynes is in competition this year with May/December starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Charles Melton, which “follows a married couple who buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about a public scandal in their past.”
After directing two miniseries, including the impeccable Small Axe, McQueen has helmed a documentary on his current home of Amsterdam in Occupied City.
Euphoria’s Sam Levinson and The Weeknd managed to sneak their way into Cannes with their forthcoming HBO show The Idol. The festival premiere will offer the series a chance to nullify or solidify its already unsavory reputation. Another controversial entry comes in the form of Maïwenn’s Jeanne du Barry. The Depp-led period piece will be the first feature role for the actor following his legal proceedings last year, and is set to open Cannes this year.
Several past Palme d’Or winners will present at Cannes this year, including Nanni Moretti (2001’s The Son’s Room), Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2014's Winter Sleep), and two-time winner Ken Loach. Another Palme d’Or winner, Hirokazu Kore-eda (2018's Shoplifters), makes his way back to film festival with the cryptic Monster, which features a score from the late, legendary Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Paris, Texas and Wings Of Desire filmmaker Wim Wenders has not one, but two projects premiering at Cannes this year, with Perfect Days competing for the Palme d’Or. Wenders’ latest non-fiction work, Anselm, will also premiere out of competition.
Cannes organizers have set a new record for themselves when it comes to women directors on the lineup, with a total of six in competition. Alice Rohrwacher returns with the Tuscany-set drama La Chimera, starring Josh O’Connor, Isabella Rossellini, and Alba Rohrwacher. In addition to Rohrwacher, Jessica Hausner, Catherine Breillat, Ramata-Toulaye Sy, and Kaouther Ben Hania will all compete at Cannes this year.