"Cafe Society" follows in the footsteps of "Midnight in Paris" and "Hollywood Ending"
ADVERTISEMENTWoody Allen’s “Cafe Society” will open this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Announcing the news, the organisers say it is the third time the acclaimed American writer and director has opened the event with one of his films.
The film will open the festival on the 11 May, the same day it comes out in cinemas across France.
Woody Allen’s hit list
- 2002 Hollywood Ending
- 2011 Midnight in Paris
Cafe Society
- Allen’s 14th out-of-competition screening
- Stars ‘The Social Network’ actor Jesse Eisenberg
- Also stars ‘Twilight’ actress Kristen Stewart
The film tells the story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry.
He falls in love and finds himself swept up in the cafe society that defined the spirit of the age.
When is the Cannes festival?
The 69th Cannes film festival will run from May 11-22 2016.
“Mad Max” director George Miller will head the competition jury.
In tweets
“Cafe Society” is Woody Allen’s latest filmWoody Allen's Café Society to open 2016 Cannes Film Festival https://t.co/Z4NpLeZSUXpic.twitter.com/uBvDutWVrX
— Indy Film (@TheIndyFilm) March 29, 2016
It is the third time an Allen film has been chosen to open the iconic festival in Cannes.Woody Allen's Café Society to open the 69th Festival du Film de #Cannespic.twitter.com/PzLn6fTeLo
— Cannes Film Coverage (@CannesCoverage) March 29, 2016
The first time an Allen film opened Cannes was in 2002 – “Hollywood Ending”TRIBUTO | Hollywood Ending” (2002) con Woody Allen y Téa Leoni #WoodyAllenpic.twitter.com/iwLSCtkjvL
— El Otro Cine (@elotrocinecl) December 2, 2015
“Midnight in Paris” opened the festival in 2011.“Café Society“de Woody Allen inaugurará #Cannes2016
— Filmin (@Filmin) March 29, 2016
Ojalá tenga otro “Midnight in Paris” https://t.co/yVLEluyAJjpic.twitter.com/2I0LhMtX9L
Did you know?
- Woody Allen is 80 years old
What they are saying
“From ‘Manhattan’ in 1979 to ‘Irrational Man’ in 2015, this is the 14th out-of-competition selection at Cannes for Woody Allen, the american director, screenwriter, actor, author and comedian who has made a prolific contribution to cinema over the last 40 years.” – Cannes Film Festival statement