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Quentin Dupieux’s ‘The Second Act’ With Lea Seydoux To Open 2024 Cannes Movie Competition

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Apr 04, 2024 / 6745 Views

Evan Walker

Slowly, however certainly, the lineup for the 77th Cannes Movie ComPetition is being revealed. Final month, Cannes introduced that George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” can be an early world premiere on la Croisette on Could 15. At this time, the pageant introduced that Quentin Dupieux’s “Le Deuxième Acte (The Second Act)” will kick off the proceedings on Could 14.

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Premiering out of comPetitors, the official synopsis for the comedy is as follows: “Florence needs to introduce David, the person she’s head over heels in love with, to her father Guillaume. However David isn’t interested in Florence and desires to throw her into the arms of his pal Willy. The 4 characters meet in a restaurant in the course of nowhere.”

The film stars Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel, and Raphaël Quenard. As is the custom with many opening evening movies, it would debut in French theaters on the identical day.

Dupieux‘s earlier movie, “Smoking Causes Coughing,” debuted on the 2022 Cannes Movie ComPetition additionally out of comPetitors.

Lately, being chosen because the opening evening movie isn’t at all times a ringing endorsement. Earlier alternatives embrace Woody Allen‘s bumpy “Cafe Society” (2016), the unintentional camp of “Grace of Monaco” (2014), “Jeanne du Barry” (2023) with Johnny Depp, Jim Jarmusch’s zombie misfire “Useless Don’t Die” (2019), and Michel Hazanavicius’s “Ultimate Reduce” (2022), didn’t set the world on hearth. A uncommon exception this previous decade was Leos Carax’s “Annette” which discovered its followers in 2021.

The remainder of the extremely anticipated lineup for this yr’s version of the pageant can be revealed vibrant and early on Thursday morning, April 11. Rumored titles embrace Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Sorts of Kindness,” Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis,” Audrey Diwan’s “EMMAnuelle,” Andrea Arnold’s “Chook,” Edward Berger’s “Conclave,” and David Cronenenberg’s “The Shrouds,” amongst others.

The 2024 Cannes Movie Competition runs from Tuesday, Could 14 via Saturday, Could 25. Search for full protection on The Playlist and join our day by day e-newsletter to get all of the critiques and information.