{"id":1879852,"date":"2026-04-13T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1879852"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:33:00","slug":"10-films-were-excited-to-see-at-cannes-film-festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1879852","title":{"rendered":"10 films we\u2019re excited to see at Cannes Film Festival 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1000\/0-0-1000-666\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443255.jpeg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/film-tv\/article\/70075\/1\/10-films-to-see-cannes-film-festival-2026-guide-her-private-hell-refn-hope\" data-article-id=\"70075\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"teenage sex and death at camp miasma\" class=\"img\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443255.jpeg\" width=\"1000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Teenage Sex and Death At Camp Miasma <span class=\"nowrap\">(Film Still)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-13T11:33:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"13 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"13\">13,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - film-tv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\">Film &amp; TV<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\">Film &amp; TV<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>10 films we\u2019re excited to see at Cannes Film <span class=\"nowrap\">Festival 2026<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>From Nicolas Winding Refn\u2019s first film in a decade, to Jane Schoenbrun\u2019s twisted teen-slasher follow-up to I Saw The <span class=\"nowrap\">TV Glow<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-04-13T11:33:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"13 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"13\">13,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-04-13T11:33:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"13 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"13\">13,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/NickChen\">Nick Chen<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p>If you suffer from FFSAD (Film Festival Seasonal Affective Disorder), good news: the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/cannes\">Cannes Film Festival<\/a> is nearly upon us. So, from May 12 to 26, when summer arrives and much-needed sunshine can warm up your deadened face, it\u2019ll be time to hide out in the darkest, most exclusive cinemas possible in France,<strong><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>where the best films of the next 12 months will world premiere. What\u2019s more, there\u2019ll be a dress code to make it even more inconvenient \u2013 if you can even afford to make it to the Croisette in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Truth is, that\u2019s all part of the fun and tradition of Cannes, whether you actually sneak into any of the invite-only screenings, or simply bed rot while refreshing trade publications on your phone. In recent years, the Palme d\u2019Or has been significant for Oscar play, but, more importantly than that, Cannes is where the hottest auteurs from world cinema reveal their latest masterpiece, or undiscovered names kickstart their career. (Alternatively, when films do badly, they slip away and don\u2019t get a UK cinema release, and then you end up pirating a badly subtitled version of it a few years later.)<\/p>\n<p>Thierry Fr\u00e9maux, the festival\u2019s director, has revealed that this year\u2019s Cannes was whittled down from 2,541 feature-length entries from 141 countries, and to pick the Palme d\u2019Or winner will be a jury headed by Park Chan-wook. Unlike last year, which had Tom Cruise and<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Mission: Impossible<\/em>, the 76th edition of Cannes has cut down on Hollywood A-listers (or perhaps that\u2019s in reverse, but that\u2019s another conversation), and is placing more emphasis on the films themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Cannes premieres included<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Sentimental Value<\/em>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>The Secret Agent<\/em>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>It Was Just an Accident<\/em>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Sirat<\/em>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Sound of Falling<\/em>, and basically everything that was discussed for the rest of the year. Below, we list the 10 films we\u2019re most excited to see from this year\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n<h1><strong><em>HER PRIVATE HELL<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(DIR. NICOLAS WINDING REFN)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"ee1156c6-5a97-4ef9-ace6-b42b00c4a56f\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1280\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443249.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Her Private Hell sophie thatcher\" class=\"img\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443249.jpeg\" width=\"1280\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Her Private Hell (Film Still) Courtesy Cannes <span class=\"nowrap\">Film Festival<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/nicolas-winding-refn\">Refn<\/a> is an expert when it comes to love\/hate reactions. So with\u00a0<\/span><em>Her Private Hell<\/em><span>, the Danish director\u2019s first film in a decade, the results could easily prompt a standing ovation, loud boos, or a quiet acknowledgement that it lived up to the title. Personally, it sounds enticing: set in a futuristic Japan, the thriller stars Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton as Americans on deadly missions that \u2013 if it\u2019s anything like Refn\u2019s previous films \u2013 will probably involve them looking extremely cool under neon lights while not saying much. Hopefully, it\u2019s closer to <\/span><em>Drive<\/em><span>\u00a0than\u00a0<\/span><em>Only God Forgives<\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>HOPE<\/em>\u00a0(DIR. NA HONG-JIN)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7ea08af4-2f18-4113-9e34-b42b00c58274\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443250.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hope\" class=\"img\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443250.jpeg\" width=\"1000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Hope (Film Still) Courtesy Cannes <span class=\"nowrap\">Film Festival<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Arriving a decade after the sensational 2016 horror\u00a0<\/span><em>The Wailing<\/em><span>, Na\u2019s partly English-language debut stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/alicia-vikander\">Alicia Vikander<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/michael-fassbender\">Michael Fassbender<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/taylor-russell\">Taylor Russell<\/a> in a sci-fi thriller set in Korea. Upon news of a tiger lurking at night, a village near the DMZ inadvertently ends up discovering a different kind of danger. Given Na\u2019s previous work,\u00a0<\/span><em>Hope<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span>will be gnarly and nail-biting, especially as its cinematographer also lensed\u00a0<\/span><em>Burning<\/em><span>,\u00a0<\/span><em>Parasite<\/em><span>\u00a0and, of course,\u00a0<\/span><em>The Wailing<\/em><span>. A bonus will be if Vikander speaks Korean \u2013 she did, after all, learn Japanese for\u00a0<\/span><em>Earthquake Bird<\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>ALL OF A SUDDEN<\/em>\u00a0(DIR. RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"jGHKAmj5US4\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jGHKAmj5US4\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>After\u00a0<\/span><em>Drive My Car<\/em><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><em>Evil Does Not Exist<\/em><span>, Hamaguchi has continued to confound expectations by shooting a 196-minute movie in France. Virginie Efira (the main nun from\u00a0<\/span><em>Benedetta<\/em><span>) stars as a nursing home director in Paris who incorporates \u201cHumanitude\u201d \u2013 a French care methodology that\u2019s also used in Japan \u2013 in her practice. The script was loosely adapted from\u00a0<\/span><span>the book\u00a0<em>When Life Suddenly Takes a Turn: Twenty Letters Between a Philosopher with Terminal Cancer and a <\/em><\/span><em>Medical Anthropologist<\/em><span>. Notably, the film co-stars model-turned-actor Tao Okamoto as a terminally ill playwright.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA<\/em>\u00a0(DIR. JANE SCHOENBRUN)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"MA5NqUMEdbI\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MA5NqUMEdbI\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Speaking to Dazed for\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/64294\/1\/i-saw-the-tv-glow-a24-film-review-jane-schoenbrun-interview-growing-up-trans\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/64294\/1\/i-saw-the-tv-glow-a24-film-review-jane-schoenbrun-interview-growing-up-trans&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776160952298000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0mklAek-BAIHE5y6ZtORla\">I Saw the TV Glow<\/a><\/em><span>, Schoenbrun teased that their next film would be a teen slasher about \u201ctrans sexuality\u201d in the style of\u00a0<\/span><em>Sleepaway Camp<\/em><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><em>Psycho<\/em><span>. Now shot, the horror movie\u2019s plot has been revealed to star Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder as a director and actor attempting to reboot a fake film franchise,\u00a0<\/span><em>Camp Miasma<\/em><span>, which leads to, according to plot leaks, \u201ca frenzy of psychosexual mania\u201d. If it\u2019s anything like\u00a0<\/span><em>I Saw the TV Glow<\/em><span>, then expect to be moved, frightened, and baffled \u2013 often within the same scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>FULL PHIL<\/em>\u00a0(DIR. QUENTIN DUPIEUX)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"694e7425-0bef-401d-b2b3-b42b00c6b596\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443251.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"full phil kristen stewart\" class=\"img\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443251.jpeg\" width=\"1000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Full Phil (Film Still) Courtesy Cannes <span class=\"nowrap\">Film Festival<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p>France\u2019s most prolific filmmaker, Dupieux \u2013 yes, Mr Oizo himself \u2013 has wrangled an all-star cast that pairs Woody Harrelson and Kristen Stewart with the alt comedy duo Tim and Eric. The official synopsis promises a plot involving a 1950s horror film and French cuisine. What\u2019s more likely is that Dupieux (<em>Deerskin<\/em>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Mandibles<\/em>), who writes, directs, and edits all his films, will confound expectations at every point for full comedic potential. Let\u2019s not forget the several fake-out endings of<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Daaaaaal\u00ed!<\/em><\/p>\n<h1><em><strong><em>SHEEP IN THE BOX<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><strong>(DIR. HIROKAZU KORE-EDA)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"FbKXWuQSQnM\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FbKXWuQSQnM\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Eight years ago, Kore-eda won the Palme d\u2019Or for his stunning family drama <\/span><em>Shoplifters<\/em><span>. However, the Japanese auteur has been reliably delivering knock-out films for decades, often delving into sci-fi and fantasy in a grounded, humanistic manner. Case in point,\u00a0<\/span><em>Sheep in the Box<\/em><span>\u00a0tackles AI, with grieving Japanese parents (Haruka Ayase and Daigo Yamamoto) adopting a humanoid when their son dies. It might be the first Kore-eda film to have you both crying and debating the ethics of robot technology as the end credits roll. Or second, if you saw\u00a0<\/span><em>Air Doll<\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>BITTER CHRISTMAS<\/em>\u00a0(DIR. PEDRO ALMOD\u00d3VAR)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"RrJq0ZNW_d8\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RrJq0ZNW_d8\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Even Almod\u00f3var himself acknowledges that his experimentation with English-language filmmaking wasn\u2019t perfect. So, at 78, he\u2019s returned to what he does best: a Spanish-language drama about grief, ageing and artists resorting to autofiction to process their problems. Starring B\u00e1rbara Lennie and Leonardo Sbaraglia, the film is two stories: one concerning a screenwriter, and the other the artwork she conjures up. As it\u2019s Almod\u00f3var, further surprises await.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>THE MAN I LOVE\u00a0<\/em>(DIR. IRA SACHS)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7d07ba85-182d-4eb6-851d-b42b00c7e8f4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443252.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"the man i love rami malek\" class=\"img\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443252.jpeg\" width=\"1000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">The Man I Love (Film Still) Courtesy Cannes <span class=\"nowrap\">Film Festival<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>After the grounded nature of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/60614\/1\/ira-sachs-passages-2023-interview\"><em>Passages<\/em><\/a><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/69113\/1\/peter-hujars-day-ira-sachs-interview-ben-whishaw-rebecca-hall\"><em>Peter Hujar\u2019s Day<\/em><\/a><span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/ira-sachs\">Sachs<\/a> has co-written and directed a musical fantasy starring Rami Malek, Rebecca Hall, and Tom Sturridge. Shot in New York, the 80s period-drama follows an actor called Jimmy George who\u2019s dying of Aids and is preparing for a final film role. According to a press release, it\u2019ll unfold \u201cin an extraordinary moment between great illness and death when, still, all beauty and love is possible.\u201d Perhaps, then, a counterpart to <\/span><em>Peter Hujar\u2019s Day.<\/em><\/p>\n<h1><em><strong>THE BIRTHDAY PARTY <\/strong><\/em><strong>(DIR. L\u00c9A MYSIUS)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7813712a-cb2e-4bff-941b-b42b00c8c54d\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/780\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443253.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"the birthday party\" class=\"img\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/780\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443253.jpeg\" width=\"780\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">The Birthday Party (Film Still) Courtesy Cannes <span class=\"nowrap\">Film Festival<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Based on an acclaimed novel by Laurent Mauvignier, Mysius\u2019s follow-up to\u00a0<\/span><em>The Five Devils<\/em><span>\u00a0promises to be tense and unnerving. In a remote French village, a family (including Beno\u00eet Magimel and Monica Bellucci) throw a party for Nora (Hafsia Herzi), only for brutal violence and painful secrets to unspool into the night. As a screenwriter, Mysius is known for her collaborations with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/claire-denis\">Claire Denis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/jacques-audiard\">Jacques Audiard<\/a>. Now, she\u2019s proving what she can do behind the camera.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>FJORD\u00a0<\/em>(DIR. CRISTIAN MUNGIU)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"c6d70380-72d7-4b95-a95c-b42b00ca00a3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1280\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443254.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fjord\" class=\"img\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443254.jpeg\" width=\"1280\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Fjord (Film Still) Courtesy Cannes <span class=\"nowrap\">Film Festival<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Mungiu, who won the Palme d\u2019Or for\u00a0<\/span><em>4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days<\/em><span>, is rightfully a Cannes legend, and\u00a0<\/span><em>Fjord<\/em><span>\u00a0would be automatically tantalising given the director\u2019s wry, witty social commentary. However, it\u2019s the Romanian auteur\u2019s first time with established Hollywood actors: Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve star as a couple in Norway at war with their neighbours. Mungiu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/artsandculture\/article\/35472\/1\/graduation-film-cristian-mungiu-interview\">previously told Dazed<\/a><\/span><span>\u00a0he was ready to reinvent his style; with <\/span><em>Fjord<\/em><span>, he\u2019ll at the very least remind you that Stan knows how to speak Romanian.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p>If you suffer from FFSAD (Film Festival Seasonal Affective Disorder), good news: the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/cannes\">Cannes Film Festival<\/a> is nearly upon us. So, from May 12 to 26, when summer arrives and much-needed sunshine can warm up your deadened face, it\u2019ll be time to hide out in the darkest, most exclusive cinemas possible in France,<strong><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>where the best films of the next 12 months will world premiere. What\u2019s more, there\u2019ll be a dress code to make it even more inconvenient \u2013 if you can even afford to make it to the Croisette in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Truth is, that\u2019s all part of the fun and tradition of Cannes, whether you actually sneak into any of the invite-only screenings, or simply bed rot while refreshing trade publications on your phone. In recent years, the Palme d\u2019Or has been significant for Oscar play, but, more importantly than that, Cannes is where the hottest auteurs from world cinema reveal their latest masterpiece, or undiscovered names kickstart their career. (Alternatively, when films do badly, they slip away and don\u2019t get a UK cinema release, and then you end up pirating a badly subtitled version of it a few years later.)<\/p>\n<p>Thierry Fr\u00e9maux, the festival\u2019s director, has revealed that this year\u2019s Cannes was whittled down from 2,541 feature-length entries from 141 countries, and to pick the Palme d\u2019Or winner will be a jury headed by Park Chan-wook. Unlike last year, which had Tom Cruise and<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Mission: Impossible<\/em>, the 76th edition of Cannes has cut down on Hollywood A-listers (or perhaps that\u2019s in reverse, but that\u2019s another conversation), and is placing more emphasis on the films themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Cannes premieres included<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Sentimental Value<\/em>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>The Secret Agent<\/em>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>It Was Just an Accident<\/em>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Sirat<\/em>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Sound of Falling<\/em>, and basically everything that was discussed for the rest of the year. Below, we list the 10 films we\u2019re most excited to see from this year\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n<h1><strong><em>HER PRIVATE HELL<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(DIR. NICOLAS WINDING REFN)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"ee1156c6-5a97-4ef9-ace6-b42b00c4a56f\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1280\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443249.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Her Private Hell sophie thatcher\" class=\"img\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443249.jpeg\" width=\"1280\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Her Private Hell (Film Still) Courtesy Cannes <span class=\"nowrap\">Film Festival<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/nicolas-winding-refn\">Refn<\/a> is an expert when it comes to love\/hate reactions. So with\u00a0<\/span><em>Her Private Hell<\/em><span>, the Danish director\u2019s first film in a decade, the results could easily prompt a standing ovation, loud boos, or a quiet acknowledgement that it lived up to the title. Personally, it sounds enticing: set in a futuristic Japan, the thriller stars Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton as Americans on deadly missions that \u2013 if it\u2019s anything like Refn\u2019s previous films \u2013 will probably involve them looking extremely cool under neon lights while not saying much. Hopefully, it\u2019s closer to <\/span><em>Drive<\/em><span>\u00a0than\u00a0<\/span><em>Only God Forgives<\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>HOPE<\/em>\u00a0(DIR. NA HONG-JIN)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7ea08af4-2f18-4113-9e34-b42b00c58274\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443250.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hope\" class=\"img\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443250.jpeg\" width=\"1000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Hope (Film Still) Courtesy Cannes <span class=\"nowrap\">Film Festival<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Arriving a decade after the sensational 2016 horror\u00a0<\/span><em>The Wailing<\/em><span>, Na\u2019s partly English-language debut stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/alicia-vikander\">Alicia Vikander<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/michael-fassbender\">Michael Fassbender<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/taylor-russell\">Taylor Russell<\/a> in a sci-fi thriller set in Korea. Upon news of a tiger lurking at night, a village near the DMZ inadvertently ends up discovering a different kind of danger. Given Na\u2019s previous work,\u00a0<\/span><em>Hope<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span>will be gnarly and nail-biting, especially as its cinematographer also lensed\u00a0<\/span><em>Burning<\/em><span>,\u00a0<\/span><em>Parasite<\/em><span>\u00a0and, of course,\u00a0<\/span><em>The Wailing<\/em><span>. A bonus will be if Vikander speaks Korean \u2013 she did, after all, learn Japanese for\u00a0<\/span><em>Earthquake Bird<\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>ALL OF A SUDDEN<\/em>\u00a0(DIR. RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"jGHKAmj5US4\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jGHKAmj5US4\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>After\u00a0<\/span><em>Drive My Car<\/em><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><em>Evil Does Not Exist<\/em><span>, Hamaguchi has continued to confound expectations by shooting a 196-minute movie in France. Virginie Efira (the main nun from\u00a0<\/span><em>Benedetta<\/em><span>) stars as a nursing home director in Paris who incorporates \u201cHumanitude\u201d \u2013 a French care methodology that\u2019s also used in Japan \u2013 in her practice. The script was loosely adapted from\u00a0<\/span><span>the book\u00a0<em>When Life Suddenly Takes a Turn: Twenty Letters Between a Philosopher with Terminal Cancer and a <\/em><\/span><em>Medical Anthropologist<\/em><span>. Notably, the film co-stars model-turned-actor Tao Okamoto as a terminally ill playwright.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA<\/em>\u00a0(DIR. JANE SCHOENBRUN)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"MA5NqUMEdbI\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MA5NqUMEdbI\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Speaking to Dazed for\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/64294\/1\/i-saw-the-tv-glow-a24-film-review-jane-schoenbrun-interview-growing-up-trans\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/64294\/1\/i-saw-the-tv-glow-a24-film-review-jane-schoenbrun-interview-growing-up-trans&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776160952298000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0mklAek-BAIHE5y6ZtORla\">I Saw the TV Glow<\/a><\/em><span>, Schoenbrun teased that their next film would be a teen slasher about \u201ctrans sexuality\u201d in the style of\u00a0<\/span><em>Sleepaway Camp<\/em><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><em>Psycho<\/em><span>. Now shot, the horror movie\u2019s plot has been revealed to star Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder as a director and actor attempting to reboot a fake film franchise,\u00a0<\/span><em>Camp Miasma<\/em><span>, which leads to, according to plot leaks, \u201ca frenzy of psychosexual mania\u201d. If it\u2019s anything like\u00a0<\/span><em>I Saw the TV Glow<\/em><span>, then expect to be moved, frightened, and baffled \u2013 often within the same scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>FULL PHIL<\/em>\u00a0(DIR. QUENTIN DUPIEUX)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"694e7425-0bef-401d-b2b3-b42b00c6b596\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443251.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"full phil kristen stewart\" class=\"img\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443251.jpeg\" width=\"1000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Full Phil (Film Still) Courtesy Cannes <span class=\"nowrap\">Film Festival<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p>France\u2019s most prolific filmmaker, Dupieux \u2013 yes, Mr Oizo himself \u2013 has wrangled an all-star cast that pairs Woody Harrelson and Kristen Stewart with the alt comedy duo Tim and Eric. The official synopsis promises a plot involving a 1950s horror film and French cuisine. What\u2019s more likely is that Dupieux (<em>Deerskin<\/em>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Mandibles<\/em>), who writes, directs, and edits all his films, will confound expectations at every point for full comedic potential. Let\u2019s not forget the several fake-out endings of<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Daaaaaal\u00ed!<\/em><\/p>\n<h1><em><strong><em>SHEEP IN THE BOX<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><strong>(DIR. HIROKAZU KORE-EDA)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"FbKXWuQSQnM\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FbKXWuQSQnM\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Eight years ago, Kore-eda won the Palme d\u2019Or for his stunning family drama <\/span><em>Shoplifters<\/em><span>. However, the Japanese auteur has been reliably delivering knock-out films for decades, often delving into sci-fi and fantasy in a grounded, humanistic manner. Case in point,\u00a0<\/span><em>Sheep in the Box<\/em><span>\u00a0tackles AI, with grieving Japanese parents (Haruka Ayase and Daigo Yamamoto) adopting a humanoid when their son dies. It might be the first Kore-eda film to have you both crying and debating the ethics of robot technology as the end credits roll. Or second, if you saw\u00a0<\/span><em>Air Doll<\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>BITTER CHRISTMAS<\/em>\u00a0(DIR. PEDRO ALMOD\u00d3VAR)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"RrJq0ZNW_d8\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RrJq0ZNW_d8\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Even Almod\u00f3var himself acknowledges that his experimentation with English-language filmmaking wasn\u2019t perfect. So, at 78, he\u2019s returned to what he does best: a Spanish-language drama about grief, ageing and artists resorting to autofiction to process their problems. Starring B\u00e1rbara Lennie and Leonardo Sbaraglia, the film is two stories: one concerning a screenwriter, and the other the artwork she conjures up. As it\u2019s Almod\u00f3var, further surprises await.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>THE MAN I LOVE\u00a0<\/em>(DIR. IRA SACHS)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7d07ba85-182d-4eb6-851d-b42b00c7e8f4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443252.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"the man i love rami malek\" class=\"img\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443252.jpeg\" width=\"1000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">The Man I Love (Film Still) Courtesy Cannes <span class=\"nowrap\">Film Festival<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>After the grounded nature of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/60614\/1\/ira-sachs-passages-2023-interview\"><em>Passages<\/em><\/a><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/69113\/1\/peter-hujars-day-ira-sachs-interview-ben-whishaw-rebecca-hall\"><em>Peter Hujar\u2019s Day<\/em><\/a><span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/ira-sachs\">Sachs<\/a> has co-written and directed a musical fantasy starring Rami Malek, Rebecca Hall, and Tom Sturridge. Shot in New York, the 80s period-drama follows an actor called Jimmy George who\u2019s dying of Aids and is preparing for a final film role. According to a press release, it\u2019ll unfold \u201cin an extraordinary moment between great illness and death when, still, all beauty and love is possible.\u201d Perhaps, then, a counterpart to <\/span><em>Peter Hujar\u2019s Day.<\/em><\/p>\n<h1><em><strong>THE BIRTHDAY PARTY <\/strong><\/em><strong>(DIR. L\u00c9A MYSIUS)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7813712a-cb2e-4bff-941b-b42b00c8c54d\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/780\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443253.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"the birthday party\" class=\"img\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/780\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443253.jpeg\" width=\"780\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">The Birthday Party (Film Still) Courtesy Cannes <span class=\"nowrap\">Film Festival<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Based on an acclaimed novel by Laurent Mauvignier, Mysius\u2019s follow-up to\u00a0<\/span><em>The Five Devils<\/em><span>\u00a0promises to be tense and unnerving. In a remote French village, a family (including Beno\u00eet Magimel and Monica Bellucci) throw a party for Nora (Hafsia Herzi), only for brutal violence and painful secrets to unspool into the night. As a screenwriter, Mysius is known for her collaborations with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/claire-denis\">Claire Denis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/jacques-audiard\">Jacques Audiard<\/a>. Now, she\u2019s proving what she can do behind the camera.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span><strong><em>FJORD\u00a0<\/em>(DIR. CRISTIAN MUNGIU)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"c6d70380-72d7-4b95-a95c-b42b00ca00a3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1280\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443254.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fjord\" class=\"img\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443254.jpeg\" width=\"1280\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Fjord (Film Still) Courtesy Cannes <span class=\"nowrap\">Film Festival<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Mungiu, who won the Palme d\u2019Or for\u00a0<\/span><em>4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days<\/em><span>, is rightfully a Cannes legend, and\u00a0<\/span><em>Fjord<\/em><span>\u00a0would be automatically tantalising given the director\u2019s wry, witty social commentary. However, it\u2019s the Romanian auteur\u2019s first time with established Hollywood actors: Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve star as a couple in Norway at war with their neighbours. Mungiu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/artsandculture\/article\/35472\/1\/graduation-film-cristian-mungiu-interview\">previously told Dazed<\/a><\/span><span>\u00a0he was ready to reinvent his style; with <\/span><em>Fjord<\/em><span>, he\u2019ll at the very least remind you that Stan knows how to speak Romanian.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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