Cannes Classics to Show Bruce Dern Doc, Plus Restored Prints of ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ and More

Cannes Classics has added films from Guillermo del Toro, Orson Welles, Roger Corman, Akira Kurosawa and many others to the Official Selection of the 97th festival. The organizers made the announcement on Tuesday. Mike Mendez’s “Dernsie,” a documentary about Bruce Dern, will also be part of the section devoted to restored prints, films about cinema and rare titles.

This year’s Classics is comprised of 21 feature films, three shorts and six documentaries, plus two contemporary films. Among the restored prints to be shown are del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” Corman’s “Machine Gun Kelly,” Welles’ “The Stranger,” Kurosawa’s “Sugata Sanshiro” and Kaige Chen’s “Farewell My Concubine.”

These films will play alongside previously announced titles from all sections of the festival, including, in the main competition, Pedro Almódovar’s “Amarga Navidad,” Asghar Farhadi’s “Parallel Tales” and James Gray’s “Paper Tiger.” “A Girl’s Story,” directed by French actress Judith Godrèche, will play in Un Certain Regard, while Diego Luna’s “Ashes” and Ron Howard’s “Avedon” are showcased in Special Screenings.

Park Chan-wook will preside over the jury that awards films in competition. Other jurors include Demi Moore,Stellan Skarsgård, Chloé Zhao, Ruth Negga and Isaach de Bankolé.

This year’s Cannes Classics is dedicated to the memory of production designer Dean Tavoularis.

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