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The Cannes Film Festival 2016 guide

We offer daily reviews of the latest buzzed-about movies and directors from Cannes Film Festival 2016

Joshua Rothkopf
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Joshua Rothkopf
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Cannes Film Festival 2016 (May 11–22)—the most exciting event on the film calendar—returns for its 69th edition. Below, we'll be updating you with details on all films competing for the Palme d’Or, world cinema’s top prize, which was won in the past by the likes of Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver), David Lynch (Wild at Heart), Roman Polanski (The Pianist) and the Coen brothers (Barton Fink). Time Out will be reporting on the festival from beginning to end, so for news and reviews keep coming back closer to the date. Salut!

When is Cannes Film Festival?

The 69th annual Cannes Film Festival will take place from May 11–22, 2016.     

Where is Cannes Film Festival?    

The Cannes Film Festival will take place in Cannes, France, at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès.

Cannes Film Festival 2016

Review: The Salesman

Review: The Salesman

  • 3 out of 5 stars

The Iranian writer-director of A Separation returns with this smart, if limited, Tehran-set study of a marriage in trouble.

Review: Elle

Review: Elle

  • 4 out of 5 stars

Dutch provocateur Paul Verhoeven has an ace up his sleeve in the form of an Oscar-worthy performance from Isabelle Huppert in this rape-revenge thriller.

Review: The Neon Demon

Review: The Neon Demon

  • 3 out of 5 stars

Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn's latest is a horror story set in the L.A. fashion scene.

Review: The Last Face

Review: The Last Face

Sean Penn's latest directorial effort is a trite, pompous and painfully earnest aid-worker romance.

Review: I, Daniel Blake

Review: I, Daniel Blake

  • 4 out of 5 stars

Veteran director Ken Loach is back with a moving tragedy about the failings of modern Britain.

Review: The Unknown Girl

Review: The Unknown Girl

  • 3 out of 5 stars

A young doctor gets curious about a dead prostitute in this disappointing drama from Belgium's revered Dardenne brothers.

Review: Personal Shopper

Review: Personal Shopper

  • 5 out of 5 stars

Kristen Stewart is excellent in Olivier Assayas's magnificently unconventional Paris-set ghost story.