71st edition of the film festival features big names and a global outlook,but only three out of 18 films competing for the Palme d’Or have female directorsCannes 2018: full list of filmsThe Cannes film festival announced a 2018 choice that features big names and a truly global outlook – but also some major omissions.
Featured in this year’s lineup are unusual movies from major auteurs Jean Luc-Godard, Pawel Pawlikowski, and Wim Wenders and Spike Lee,as well as a genuine blockbuster in the form of Solo: A Star Wars memoir, but expected works by Lars von Trier, or Mike Leigh and Terry Gilliam are not present,while the official choice features a lack of women directors in its lineup.
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Source: guardian.co.uk