Cinéma de la plage © Joachim Tournebize / FDC
Every day at 9:30PM, the Festival de Cannes reinvents itself as night falls, transforming the Croisette’s Plage Macé, opposite the Majestic hotel, into an open-air cinema. In addition to the screenings, meetings and Official Selection events held at the Palais des Festivals, this is another way for everyone to get involved to the great cinema party.
The program for the 78th Festival will include: film teams on stage, premieres and world cinema classics. From Hong Kong action to Italian intimism, from Japanese animation to Hollywood classics, embark on a cinephile’s world tour that concludes with Any Number Can Win… on the sands of Cannes!
This now traditional rendezvous is open to festival-goers and all audiences, with a choice “warm-up” act every evening: the duo TwinSelecter. Rock, pop, soul, funk, punk, mambo, electro, film soundtracks, jazz, disco, psychedelic, hiphop, garage, to get you going before the screening!
THE PROGRAMME
Tuesday May 13
A HIDDEN LIFE
Terrence Malick
2019, 2h54, United Kingdom/Germany/United States
The poignant story of Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, magnified by the direction of Cannes multi award-winning director Terrence Malick. Selected in Competition at the 2019 Festival de Cannes.
Wednesday May 14
HARD BOILED
John Woo
1992, 2h08, Hong Kong
A Shout! Studios presentation. Restoration from the original 35mm camera negative. 4K digitization by Interface Video Production Ltd. Audio restoration of the original Cantonese theatrical mono track by Brandon Bentley. Restoration by Duplitech. Color correction by Dave Lewis, Christopher Moore and Blake David-Blasingame. Conformation by Dominic Marino and Stephen Hardy. DCP creation by Brian Bolt, Matt Hepworth and Michael Rainey. Restoration supervised by Henry Weintraub of Shout! Studios.
A restored and remastered 4K version of John Woo’s HARD BOILED, starring Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, is set to have its premiere at Cannes Classics. Following its Cannes Classics premiere, the newly restored HARD BOILED 4K will be released in North America through Shout! Studios’ new entertainment label, Hong Kong Cinema Classics™, and in France through Metropolitan Film.
Screening in the presence of Jordan Fields, SVP of Acquisitions & Originals, Shout! Studios.
Thursday May 15
LES MAUVAIS COUPS
François Leterrier
1961, 1h38, France
A Pathé presentation. 4K restoration from the original negative. Works carried out at the Image Retrouvée lab (Paris-Bologne) with the support of the CNC.
In the presence of Sophie Seydoux, president of the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Fondation.
Friday May 16
DUEL IN THE SUN
King Vidor
1946, 2h25, United States
Presented and restored by Walt Disney Studios in association with The Film Foundation, with the participation of The George Eastman Museum and The Museum of Modern Art. Special thanks to Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.
Screening in attendance of Margaret Bodde, Executive Director of the Film Foundation
Saturday May 17
THE LEGEND OF THE PALME D’OR CONTINUES
Alexis Veller
50mn, France
A BELLEP Films production, with the support of Chopard.
Ten years after the first documentary, the legend of the Palme d’Or… continues. Some new laureates of the Cannes trophy relive, for us, the very special moments surrounding the awarding of the Palme d’Or.
Intimate and moving testimonies, etched or fleeting memories — all these sensitive stories, together, continue to shape the legend of the Palme d’Or. The film gathers the confessions of Claude Lelouch, Bong Joon-ho, Ken Loach, Ruben Östlund, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Costa-Gavras, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Jerry Schatzberg.
Screening in the presence of Alexis Veller.
Followed by SUNSET BLVD.
Billy Wilder
1950, 1h50, United States
A Paramount Pictures presentation. Meticulously restored in 4K from rare archival elements, Sunset Boulevard returns with unmatched visual clarity and a newly expanded 5.1 sound mix. Utilizing cutting-edge audio technology and decades-old prints, this restoration honors every frame of Billy Wilder’s masterpiece. Restoration overseen by Charles Stepczyk, Charlotte Barker, Elizabeth Kirsckey.
Sunday May 18
PALOMBELLA ROSSA (Red Wood Pigeon)
Nanni Moretti
1989, 1h28, Italy/France
A Malavida presentation. The 4K digital restoration of Palombella rossa, carried out by the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and the Cineteca Nazionale (Italian National Cinematheque) from the original image and sound negatives provided by Sacher Film, was supervised by Nanni Moretti with the collaboration of Giuseppe Lanci for color grading. All work was carried out at the Augustus Color laboratory in Rome. The film will be released in theaters by Malavida on September 3, 2025, and in physical edition by LCJ. Physical edition and international sales worldwide by LCJ, except in Italy: Nanni Moretti Foundation.
Screening in the presence of Anne-Laure Brénéol and Lionel Ithurralde (Malavida).
Monday May 19
BARDOT
Alain Berliner
1h30, France/Belgium
A TimpelPictures, WonderTime Studios, Agent Double and Featuristic Films production, with the participation of Pathé Live, in association with Fremantle.
Brigitte Bardot is French cinema’s first icon to achieve worldwide fame. As a muse, an adored star and a committed activist at the same time, she embodies a free woman but is sometimes misunderstood. Too loved or not loved enough, she goes through the spotlight before withdrawing to La Madrague, fleeing from the eyes of the public and the scandals. Today, she reflects on her life full of contrasts: her quick ascent, her status as an icon, her sometimes too radical statements in her fight for animal rights… As a pioneer in her commitments, she revolutionized the image of women and anticipated ecological battles which resonate even more today.
Screening in the presence of Alain Berliner and the team of the film.
Tuesday May 20
TENSHI NO TAMAGO (Angel’s Eggs)
Mamoru Oshii
1985, 1h11, Japan
40th anniversary of a legendary animated film. The first collaboration between master Mamoru Oshii and illustrator Yoshitaka Amano, resulting in a strange, dreamlike work. A long-awaited anime masterpiece.
Wednesday May 21
DARLING
John Schlesinger
1965, 2h08, United Kingdom
A Studiocanal presentation. 4K restoration produced from the best available elements from the original 35mm negative by Filmfinity (United Kingdom). French theatrical release: June 18 by Tamasa.
Screening in the presence of Juliette Hochart, EVP Library, and Céline Defremery, Head of French Catalogue, Studiocanal.
Thursday May 22
ANGE
Tony Gatlif
2025, 1h37, France
A Princes Production presentation, distributor: les films du losange. French theatrical release: June 25, 2025.
Ange’s worldwide premiere, Tony Gatlif’s new film, at the Cinéma de la Plage, will be preceded by a live concert featuring the film’s musicians, including Arthur H.
Arthur H portrays Ange, a rootless musician who feels a vital need to reconnect and make peace with his old friend Marco. Solea, his past love’s daughter revolted against her era, joins him on this journey. Together, they rediscover the path to joy.
An irresistible invitation to music and celebration.
Friday May 23
SURPRISE FILM
Saturday May 24
ANY NUMBER CAN WIN
Henri Verneuil
1963, 1h58, France/Italy
A GAUMONT presentation of a new 2K print by GP Archives.
