Awards Ceremony, Movie Premieres, Parties & More


The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival continues on Day 7 with the world premiere of Spike Lee’s Highest to Lowest, starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, and A$AP Rocky; Michael Angelo Covino’s Splitsville starring Kyle Marvin, Adria Arjona, Dakota Johnson, and Alpha from director Julia Ducournau.

Guests who attended the premieres included Rihanna, Luke Wilson, Edward Norton, Jason Momoa, Wes Anderson, and many more.

Highest to Lowest follows a titan of the music industry (Washington), a man whose legendary hearing has earned him the moniker “the best ears in the business,” as he becomes the target of a high-stakes ransom plot. This perilous situation forces him into a life-or-death moral quandary.

Marking the fifth collaboration between Washington and Lee, the film reimagines Akira Kurosawa’s gripping crime thriller High and Low, transplanting its tense narrative to the gritty reality of contemporary New York City.

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Director Michael Angelo Covino’s Splitsville picks up with Ashley (Adria Arjona) asking for a divorce, watching as the good-natured Carey (Kyle Marvin) runs to his friends, Julie (Dakota Johnson) and Paul (Covino), for support. He’s shocked to discover that the secret to their happiness is an open marriage; that is, until Carey crosses the line and throws all of their relationships into chaos.

Following her Palme d’Or win in 2021 for Titane and her directorial debut with Raw, Julia Ducournau returns with Alpha, set to premiere later this evening. Set between the 1980s and 1990s, the film centers on a troubled 13-year-old living with her single mother and navigating the complexities of adolescence. An apparently harmless tattoo acquired after a party ignites unforeseen turmoil within their household. Ducournau introduces a fictional epidemic in Alpha that subtly echoes the AIDS crisis.

While Alpha might pivot from the visceral body horror that defined Titane and Grave (Raw), Julia Ducournau remains fixated on the unsettling nature of bodily transformation, especially during adolescence.

Pressers and photocalls today at Palais des Festivals for the films Meteors, Once Upon A Time In Gaza; The Love That Remains; Exit 8; The Richest Woman In The World; Tell Her I Love Her; and The Phoenician Scheme.

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Buzzy world premieres this week have included Ari Aster’s star-studded film Eddington, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, and Emma Stone; Die My Love, with Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence;  New Wave, directed by Richard Linklater, starring Guillaume Marbeck, Aubry Dullin, and Zoey Deutch;  Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut The Chronology of Water; and director Dominik Moll’s Dossier 137 starring Léa Drucker. 

Premieres taking place at the festival next are Eleanor The Great, starring June Squibb and Chiwetel Ejiofor; Sentimental Value from Joachim Trier, starring Renate Reinsve;  Alpha from Julia Ducournau; Carla Simone with Romeria, and Tarik Saleh with The Eagles of the Republic.

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Over the next week, the jury, led by Juliette Binoche, will evaluate the 21 films in competition and award the Palme d’Or, Grand Prix, Jury Prize, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Actor. The winners will be announced at the closing ceremony on May 24, immediately followed by the screening of Momoko Sato’s Dandelion’s Odyssey.

Check back for up-to-date photos from the festival of the parties, press junkets, and premieres from the Cannes Film Festival that runs from May 13-24.



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