Cannes: A Donald Trump biopic, a musical about a Mexican cartel boss and Francis Ford Coppola's long-time passion project are just some of the films competing for the Cannes Film Festival's top prize as the glamorous fest comes to a close on Saturday evening. Jury president Greta Gerwig, the director behind last summer's pink-hued hit 'Barbie,' will decide along with eight others which of the 22 films to award the Palme d'Or. Jury members including US actor Lily Gladstone and Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-Eda have said they are well-aware their decision could make or break a director's career.
Coppola's much-hyped sci-fi epic 'Megalopolis,' starring Adam Driver, elicited a mix of opinions when it premiered last Thursday. Payal Kapadia asked me to audition for 'All We Imagine As Light' after seeing my performance in 'Ariyippu': Divya Prabha However, it's 'Emilia Perez,' with Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana, that is most heavily favoured to take the prize. Critics were positively surprised with its musical numbers about a Mexican drug lord who transitions from male to female and opens a nonprofit to look into disappeared people.
Cannes has given particular love to old Hollywood names this year, Coppola included, with Meryl Streep and George Lucas receiving honorary lifetime awards, and George Miller and Kevin Costner invited to premiere their new films out of competition. Additionally, established filmmakers Yorgos Lanthimos, David Cronenberg and Paul Schrader created plenty of .
