Haynes joins longtime producer Christine Vachon in Lyon, while McDormand will attend the Coen brothers’ lifetime achievement tribute Todd Haynes will make his first visit to Lyon’s Lumière Film Festival, joining Robert Eggers, Zhang Ziyi and Tsui Hark at the classic film gathering’s now 18th edition. Three-time best actress Oscar winner Frances McDormand, a longtime collaborator of the Coen brothers, will join Joel and Ethan Coen in Lyon, where they will receive this year’s Lumière Award for lifetime achievement. The festival puts the big-screen experience at the heart of its program, giving restored classics and new releases equal billing.
Haynes arrives with longtime producer Christine Vachon to deliver a masterclass and present restorations of his Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner “Poison” (1991) and “Safe” (1995). He’ll be a great guest not only for what he contributes as a guest, but as a spectator, too.” Led by Thierry Frémaux, who also heads the Cannes Film Festival, the Lumière Festival has become an increasingly valuable stop for filmmakers promoting new work. Its previews include Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Cannes Grand Prix winner “Minotaur” and Lukas Dhont’s “Coward,” whose leads shared the Croisette’s best actor prize.
László Nemes, whose debut “Son of Saul” (2015) won the then foreign-language film Oscar, brings fellow Cannes competition entry “Moulin.” Christophe Honoré’s “Mariage au goût d’orange” and Daniel Auteuil’s “La Troisième nuit” also arrive from Cannes. Lee Chang-dong’s Venice entry “Possible Love” and Guillaume Canet’s “Karma” further bolster the previews. They know it will be an important promotion for the film.
We’re very proud of having achieved that harmony.” Television also finds a place: Bérénice Bejo and Irène Jacob will present the opening episodes of “Alice,” Virginie Verrier and Guillaume Lonergan’s series about pioneering filmmaker Alice Guy, in which they both star. Eggers hosts an overnight program including his “Nosferatu” (2024), while Zhang introduces Ang Lee’s four-time Oscar winner “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2000), which launched her to global stardom, at Lyon’s 5,000-seat Halle Tony Garnier. Tsui, a leading force in Hong Kong’s New Wave, revisits his action comedy “Peking Opera Blues” (1986).
Nadine Labaki’s tribute spans her debut “Caramel” (2007) and Cannes Jury Prize winner and Oscar nominee “Capernaum” (2018). Actor-writer-director Agnès Jaoui will discuss her cinematic influences and revisit her Oscar-nominated debut “The Taste of Others” (2000), while independent U.S. filmmaker Abel Ferrara brings his “Bad Lieutenant” (1992) and memoir “Scène. Mémoires.” The tributes also give older films a fresh theatrical life.
Only two titles in the 12-film Norman Jewison retrospective were initially available digitally with French subtitles, Arnaud said. U.S. studios and repertory distributor Park Circus helped supply new screening materials, making the films available to theaters across France. Some 180 restoration submissions brought discoveries including titles less familiar internationally, such as Brazil’s “L’Ivrogne” (Gilda de Abreu, 1946) and Croatia’s “Rondo” (Zvonimir Berković, 1966).
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