Cannes (France), 9 April. (askanews) – The Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, the Spaniard Pedro Almodòvar and the Russian Andrey Zvyagintsev they will be among the 21 directors competing for the coveted Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, on stage from 12 to 23 May.
Festival director Thierry Fremaux revealed the list of 21 films in competitionincluding three Japanese and three Spaniards. Italy is completely absent and will not even be present in parallel sections such as “Un certain regard”.
“Asghar Farhadi, who cannot film in his country, Iran, he therefore came to France to shoot a film called ‘Histoires parallèles’ – said Fremaux – It is in fact about different stories that intertwine a corner of Paris, people who exchange glances from one building to another, destinies that intersect and French actors.”
“Andrei Zvyagintsev, the Russian director, but it is not a film shot in Russia since it is no longer located in that aggressor country of Ukraine – added Fremaux His film is called Minotaure and, precisely, it is a film that talks about Russian society in a way that we are not used to”.
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