8 amazing films premiered at Cannes Film Festival to explore this week

All We Imagine as Light

Payal Kapadia is the writer and director of the 2024 drama film All We Imagine as Light, which took home the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, and Hridhu Haroon are among the cast members. Prabha, a nurse, gets an unexpected gift from her long-estranged husband in the Malayalam-Hindi film, which completely upends her life. Anu, her younger roommate, searches the large city for a quiet place where she may spend time alone with her boyfriend, but to no avail.
According to the plot, one day the two nurses take a road trip to a beach town where the mythical woodland turns into a place where their wishes come true.

Anora

Written and directed by Sean Baker, Anora is an American comedic drama film released in 2024. It follows an exotic dancer’s troubled romance with the son of a Russian oligarch and stars Mikey Madison in the main role. The movie debuted on May 21, 2024, as part of the competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. It was the first American production to win the Palme d’Or since The Tree of Life in 2011.

Gazer

Young mother Frankie has dyschronometria, which makes it difficult for her to sense time. She follows the advice of cassette recordings and accepts a dangerous job from an enigmatic woman in order to maintain her family, not realizing the dire implications that lie ahead.

The Girl with the Needle

The 2024 crime thriller film is based, very loosely, on the true story of Danish serial killer Dagmar Overbye, who assisted destitute women in killing their unwanted children. In 1921, she was originally given a death sentence, but it was later commuted to life in prison. The movie debuted on May 15, 2024, at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it was chosen to compete for the Palme d’Or.

Grand Tour

The movie debuted on May 22, 2024, at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. It was chosen to compete in the main competition section for the Palme d’Or, where Miguel Gomes took home the Best Director prize. Rangoon, Burma, was a British colonial city in 1918. Edward, a civil worker, deserts Molly on the day of their wedding. Wandering out in a daze, he muses over Molly’s situation. Molly, determined to marry, tracks him down.

Mongrel

Starring Wanlop Rungkumjad as Oom, a skilled caregiver for the elderly and crippled who lacks proper training or documentation. He is forced to choose between his dignity and survival as his role as a caregiver in the mountains becomes too much for him.

The Substance

Directed and written by Coralie Fargeat, The Substance is a body horror movie from 2024 that stars Dennis Quaid, Demi Moore, and Margaret Qualley. The movie debuted on May 19, 2024, at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. It was chosen to compete in the main competition division for the Palme d’Or, where Coralie Fargeat took up the Best Screenplay prize.

To a Land Unknown

After being defrauded by a smuggler while living on the outskirts of Athens, a Palestinian refugee vows to exact retribution.