Directors' Fornight

9 films

An independent sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival

Created in 1969 by the Société des Réalisatrices et Réalisateurs de Films (SRF), the Directors’ Fortnight is an independent sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival, which is dedicated to showcasing the most singular forms of contemporary cinema. As opposed to the official selection, the Fortnight is non-competitive, valuing new talents and narratives. Every year, films selected by the Directors' Fortnight are added to the catalogue.

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Comedy-drama, Thriller•2024•1h43

Misericordia

by Alain Guiraudie
Jérémie, in his 30s, returns to his native town for the funeral of his former boss and village baker when a mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbour and a priest with strange intentions add an unexpected twist to his stay.
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Comedy-drama, Experimental film•2024•1h47

Eat the night

by Jonathan Vinel and Caroline Poggi
Pablo and his teenage sister, Apolline, have grown up together playing Darknoon, an online heroic fantasy video game. Darknoon announces the imminent disappearance of its universe, while Pablo's relationship with a man called Night takes on increasing importance, and not just because they make and deal party drugs together. Part-thriller, part-romance, between digital and desiring bodies, a film about the loss of childhood innocence: Ready Player Love.
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Fantasy, Drama•2022•1h52

The Mountain

by Thomas Salvador
Pierre, a Parisian engineer, goes up in the Alps for his work. Irresistibly attracted by what surrounds him, he camps out alone high in the mountains and leaves behind his everyday life. Up there he meets Léa, a chef of an alpine restaurant, while mysterious glows glitter in the deep mountains…
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Biopic•2022•1h02

The Super-8 Years

by Annie Ernaux and David Ernaux-Briot
"En revoyant nos films super huit pris entre 1972 et 1981, il m’est apparu que ceux-ci constituaient non seulement une archive familiale mais aussi un témoignage sur les goûts, les loisirs, le style de vie et les aspirations d’une classe sociale, au cours de la décennie qui suit 1968. Ces images muettes, j’ai eu envie de les intégrer dans un récit au croisement de l’histoire, du social et aussi de l’intime, en utilisant mon journal personnel de ces années-là."- Annie Ernaux
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Drama•2022•1h45

Paris Memories

by Alice Winocour
One Saturday evening in autumn, Mia is caught in a terrorist attack on a Parisian bistro. Three months later, still unable to pick her life back up, and remembering only fragments of that night, Mia decides to investigate her memories to find a way back to happiness.
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Drama•2022•1h32

Under the Fig Trees

by Erige Sehiri
Among the trees, young women and men working the summer harvest develop new feelings, flirt, try to understand each other, find – and flee – deeper connections.
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Historical film•2021•1h23

Return to Reims (Fragments)

by Jean-Gabriel Périot
Through the text of Didier Eribon interpreted by Adèle Haenel, Retour à Reims [Fragments] tells in archives an intimate and political story of the French working class from the beginning of the 1950s to today.
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Comedy-drama•2016•29min

Chasse royale

by Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka
Angélique, 13, is the eldest child of a large family living in the suburbs of Valenciennes. One day at school, she is asked to audition for a film.

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