The Tree of Life
The most hotly anticipated and longest-awaited Cannes entry, Terrence Malick’s fantastical coming-of-age story stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn as father and son – in different time periods.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
After a long absence, Scottish director Lynne (Ratcatcher) Ramsay returns with this adaptation of Lionel Shriver’s provocative bestseller. Tilda Swinton stars as the mother of a teenager who goes on a killing spree at high school.
The Skin I Live In
Spanish maestro Pedro Almodóvar branches into new territory with this story of a man obsessed with creating a new kind of skin that can shield human beings from any danger. Antonio Banderas stars.
Sleeping Beauty
An intriguing prospect from Australian debut director Julia Leigh, who wrote the screenplay from her own novel. A modern reworking of the fairy tale – with erotic overtones, apparently.
Melancholia
What’s the great controversialist Lars von Trier up to? Kirsten Dunst plays a bride celebrating her marriage as a planet called Melancholia heads towards Earth.
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