This year 21 films from 11 different countries will compete for the top prizes bestowed by Millers jury.

Wholl have that lovely day?

Chris Cabin and I parsed through the 21 and came up with the 16 that were most excited about.

cannes-2016-slice

The festival kicks off May 11th and runs through the 22nd.

And Collider will be there.

But Arnold doesnt work too much with paper.

american-honey-cannes-2016-shia-labeouf

Image via Sony Pictures Classics

She works with an observing lens.

The biggest question is how detached or involved Verhoeven will be with the assault in question.

Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michele’s life forever.

isablle-huppert-elle-paul-verhoeven-cannes-2016

Image via Sony Pictures Classics

His plan is close to succeeding, Eliza has won a scholarship to study psychology in the UK.

She just has to pass her final exams a formality for such a good student.

But the maid has a secret.

graduation-cannes-2016

The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.

I shouldnt really have to say more than that but, well, okay.

The trajectory of the narrative is almost never what makes Almodovars films so entrancing.

handmaiden-cannes-2016

They both suffer in silence over the loss of Xoan, Antias father and Julietas husband.

But at times grief doesnt bring people closer, it drives them apart.

When Antia turns eighteen she abandons her mother, without a word of explanation.

marion-cotillard-vincent-cassel-xavier-dolan-its-only-end-of-the-world-cannes-2016

The cast is intriguing from top to bottom.

After valiantly failing to create another world withSpecial, Nichols keen eye for small-town America is welcome.

Weve seen a stylishtrailer,and weve seen many lovely images.

julieta-pedro-almodovar-cannes-2016

By contrast, Laura s world is ever changing.

New dreams come to her almost daily.

Paterson loves Laura and she loves him.

charlize-theron-javier-bardem-sean-penn-the-last-face-cannes-2016

He supports her newfound ambitions; she champions his gift for poetry.

joel-edgerton-ruth-negga-loving-cannes-2016

Image via Cannes

elle-fanning-neon-demon-cannes-2016

Image via Amazon

paterson-adam-driver-jim-jarmusch-cannes-2016

Image via the Cannes Film Festival

Marion Cotillard

Charlize Theron