If there’s an early theme to this year’s Cannes Film Festival, it might be resurrections.
United States stars Sean Penn and Val Kilmer are looking for one and French icon Catherine Deneuve is guaranteed one just by her presence, while director Oliver Stone is hoping to resuscitate some of his tinfoil-hat theories about the assassination of JFK.
And, of course, the 74th edition is all about the rebirth of cinema more generally, after last year’s festival was cancelled by the pandemic.
Here are five key things to look out for when the world’s leading film showcase kicks off on Tuesday.
Queen Catherine
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