(MENAFN- Arab Times) Los angeles may 1 (agencies): the cannes film festival has added more than 30 films to its lineup including a new feature by french director andre techine revival screenings of 'paris texas' '8-1/2' and 'lost horizon' and documentaries about roger ebert and cannon films. six of the films announced on wednesday have been added to the cannes official selection though only kornel mundrucz's 'white dog' ('feher isten') will screen in competition as part of the un certain regard section. the others including techine's 'l'homme qu'on aimait trop' tony gatlif's 'geromino' and pablo fendrik's 'el ardor' (starring cannes jury member gael garcia bernal) will be presented as special screenings or out-of-competition entries. the bulk of the additional films will make up the cannes classics section which consists of restored versions of films from more than 80 years of cinema.
the selection includes work from alfred hitchcock ('jamaica inn') sergio leone ('a fistful of dollars') roberto rossellini ('angst') krzysztof kieslowski ('blind chance') francois truffaut ('the last metro') frank capra ('lost horizon') and jean renoir ('the bitch'). wim wenders' 'paris texas' which won the palme d'or 30 years ago will also screen ? as will fellini's '8-1/2' a still from which graces this year's cannes poster. cannes classics will also include a screening of an extended cut of steve james' documentary about critic roger ebert 'life itself' and hilla medalia's 'the go-go boys: the inside story of cannon films' which covers the 1980s indie studio headed by menahem golan and yoram globus and known for its action films. news of the ebert doc broke last week but this is the first time that the festival has confirmed it.
honor
sophia loren will serve as guest of honor at cannes classics and her appearance will be accompanied by screenings of the 1964 film 'marriage italian style' and the new 'la voce humana' which the festival calls 'her comeback to the movies.' loren will also give a masterclass at the salle buuel. a ceremony in her honour at the oscars academy in 2011 included tributes from john travolta and tom hanks who called her 'a great artist'. the festival begins on may 14 and runs through may 25.
the additions:
out of competition:
'l'homme qu'on aimait trop' by andre techine with guillaume canet catherine deneuve and adele haenel
un certain regard:
'feher isten' ('white dog') by kornel mundruczu
special screenings:
'of men and war' ('des hommes et de la guerre') by laurent becue-renard (documentary)
'the owners' by adilkhan yerzhanov (1h33)
'geronimo' by tony gatlif with celine salette rachid yous
'el ardor' by pablo fendrik with gael garcia bernal
cannes classics:
guest of honor: sophia loren
with special screenings of 'la voce humana' by edoardo ponti (2014) and 'marriage italian style' ('matrimonio all'italiana') by vittorio de sica (1964)
'per un pugno di dollari' ('a fistful of dollars') by sergio leone (1964)
'paris texas' by wim wenders (1984)
'regards sur une revolution: comment yukong deplaca les montagnes' by marceline loridan et joris ivens ' (1976)
'cruel story of youth' ('seishun zankoku monogatari') (by nagisa oshima (1960)
'wooden crosses' ('les croix de bois') by raymond bernard (1931)
'overlord' by stuart cooper (1975)
'la paura'/'angst'/'la peur' by roberto rossellini (1954)
'blind chance' ('przypadek') by krzysztof kilowski (1981)
the last metro' ('le dernier metro') by francois truffaut (1980)
'dragon inn' by king hu (1967)
'daybreak' ('le jour se leve') by marcel carne (1939)
'the color of pomegranates' ('sayat nova') by sergei parajanov (1968)
'leolo' by jean-claude lauzon (1992)
'gacious living' ('la vie de chateau') by jean-paul rappeneau (1965)
'jamaica inn' by alfred hitchcock (1939)
'les violons du bal' by michel drach (1974)
'blue mountains' ('les montagnes bleues') by eldar shengelaia (1983)
'lost horizon' by frank capra (1937)
'the bitch' ('la chienne') by jean renoir (1939)
'tokyo orinpikku' ('tokyo olympiades') by kon ichikawa (1965) '8-1/2' by federico fellini (1963)
classic cannes documentaries:
'life itself' by steve james (2014)
'the go-go boys: the inside story of cannon films' by hilla medalia (2014).
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