Straight from Cannes
We bring you the announcement every cinephile in Sydney has been waiting for: ten new titles fresh from Cannes.
The Beguiled
Fresh from its Cannes Competition berth, Sofia Coppola's new film is a seductive thriller set in the Civil War era starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning.
Brigsby Bear
Cannes Critics’ Week’s Closing film is a strange, wonderful comedy starring Saturday Night Live’s Kyle Mooney as a man obsessed with a TV show about a bear saving the world.
Happy End
Master Austrian director Michael Haneke has won the Cannes Palme d'Or with his last two films, The White Ribbon (2009) and Amour (SFF 2012).
In the Fade
Straight from Competition in Cannes, a new thriller from acclaimed German director Fatih Akin (Head-On, SFF 2004; The Edge of Heaven).
Napalm
Renowned French filmmaker Claude Lanzmann (Shoah), now 91, revisits a haunting North Korean encounter in his latest documentary direct from Cannes.
Closing Night Gala 2017
Bid a fond farewell to the 64th Sydney Film Festival with the great Korean director Bong Joon-ho's Cannes Competition contendor starring Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal and An Seo-hyun.
Okja
A young girl fights to save her best friend, a gigantic animal named Okja, in the great Korean director Bong Joon-ho's Cannes Competition contender starring Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal and An Seo-hyun.
Patti Cake$
Aussie actress Danielle Macdonald is sensational as Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper from New Jersey who's determined to make her mark on the music scene.
Sea Sorrow
At the age of 80, Oscar-winning actor and political activist Vanessa Redgrave has directed her first film, a heartfelt response to the refugee crisis. Selected for Cannes 2017.
The Tesla World Light
A 20th century visionary inventor's last appeal for funding. Inspired by real events and selected for Cannes 2017.
Wind River
Straight from Cannes, this intelligent crime drama with Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen is the directorial debut of screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water, Sicario).