Famous Film Festival Returns to Cannes for 75th Anniversary
2022-05-18
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1Even with a war going on in nearby Ukraine, movie stars and famous filmmakers are back in the southern French city of Cannes for the 75th anniversary of the film festival.
2The 11-day event started on Tuesday and continues until May 28. It was canceled in 2020.
3And it was held last year in July under pandemic-related restrictions.
4This year, the parties are back, and two big movies will be shown, one with Tom Cruise and another with Tom Hanks.
5Cruise is back in Cannes for the showing of his movie Top Gun Maverick based on the 1980s film, Top Gun.
6And Tom Hanks is in a movie about the life of singer Elvis Presley.
7The Presley film was directed by Australian Baz Luhrmann, who is known for Romeo and Juliet and The Great Gatsby along with Moulin Rouge and Australia.
8And director David Cronenberg returns with Crimes of the Future starring Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewart and Lea Seydoux.
9Scott Roxborough leads European coverage for The Hollywood Reporter.
10He called the group of films "one of the best Cannes lineups in years."
11Another American actor and director, Forest Whitaker, will be in Cannes to receive one of the festival's top awards, known as the Palme D'or, for his life's work in the film business.
12Festival director Thierry Fremaux told reporters, "It's tradition to have our American friends" in France.
13He noted that the Cannes Festival started as a partnership between France and Hollywood in 1939 but was delayed due to World War II.
14The first year of the festival was in 1946.
15While China will not have films at the event, other Asian countries will be represented.
16Actor Lee Jung-jae, who became famous last year for his performance in Squid Game, is in a new film called Hunt.
17Filmmakers Park Chan-wook of South Korea and Hirokazu Kore-eda of Japan are also showing their new movies.
18The festival opened on Tuesday with Final Cut, a movie about zombies.
19French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius first called it Z like Z.
20But he changed the name because the letter Z is being used by Russian soldiers in the war in Ukraine.
21Russian films were not permitted at the festival.
22Two films with connections to Ukraine will be shown.
23One is called Mariupolis 2 by Lithuanian director Mantas Kvedaravicius.
24He was killed during the bombing of Mariupol by Russian forces almost one month ago while working on the movie.
25The other is Butterfly Vision by Ukrainian director Maksim Nakonechnyi.
26It is about a woman who comes home to Ukraine after being released in a prisoner exchange.
27Fremaux, the festival director, said "we will never stop thinking about what is happening in Ukraine," even if the event is celebrating movies for a short time.
28I'm Dan Friedell.
1Even with a war going on in nearby Ukraine, movie stars and famous filmmakers are back in the southern French city of Cannes for the 75th anniversary of the film festival. 2The 11-day event started on Tuesday and continues until May 28. It was canceled in 2020. And it was held last year in July under pandemic-related restrictions. 3This year, the parties are back, and two big movies will be shown, one with Tom Cruise and another with Tom Hanks. 4Cruise is back in Cannes for the showing of his movie Top Gun Maverick based on the 1980s film, Top Gun. And Tom Hanks is in a movie about the life of singer Elvis Presley. 5The Presley film was directed by Australian Baz Luhrmann, who is known for Romeo and Juliet and The Great Gatsby along with Moulin Rouge and Australia. And director David Cronenberg returns with Crimes of the Future starring Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewart and Lea Seydoux. 6Scott Roxborough leads European coverage for The Hollywood Reporter. He called the group of films "one of the best Cannes lineups in years." 7Another American actor and director, Forest Whitaker, will be in Cannes to receive one of the festival's top awards, known as the Palme D'or, for his life's work in the film business. 8Festival director Thierry Fremaux told reporters, "It's tradition to have our American friends" in France. He noted that the Cannes Festival started as a partnership between France and Hollywood in 1939 but was delayed due to World War II. The first year of the festival was in 1946. 9While China will not have films at the event, other Asian countries will be represented. Actor Lee Jung-jae, who became famous last year for his performance in Squid Game, is in a new film called Hunt. Filmmakers Park Chan-wook of South Korea and Hirokazu Kore-eda of Japan are also showing their new movies. 10The festival opened on Tuesday with Final Cut, a movie about zombies. French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius first called it Z like Z. But he changed the name because the letter Z is being used by Russian soldiers in the war in Ukraine. 11Russian films were not permitted at the festival. 12Two films with connections to Ukraine will be shown. One is called Mariupolis 2 by Lithuanian director Mantas Kvedaravicius. He was killed during the bombing of Mariupol by Russian forces almost one month ago while working on the movie. The other is Butterfly Vision by Ukrainian director Maksim Nakonechnyi. It is about a woman who comes home to Ukraine after being released in a prisoner exchange. 13Fremaux, the festival director, said "we will never stop thinking about what is happening in Ukraine," even if the event is celebrating movies for a short time. 14I'm Dan Friedell. 15Dan Friedell adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on reporting by Reuters. 16Write to us in the Comments Section and visit our Facebook page. 17Words in This Story 18festival- n. an organized series of performances over a short period of time 19lineup - n. a sequence of events or performances 20zombie - n. a made up being that can move even after being dead often mentioned in scary books and movies