An Amazing Line Up At Cannes - All For One Movie

Paris Je T'aime has been confirmed as the opening night film for the Un Certain Regard strand of this year's Cannes film festival, set for May 18th. A portmanteau film organised around the arondissements of Paris, and produced by the inimiable Claudie Ossard, the film's 20 episodes come courtesy of some of cinema's greatest living directors (and more than enough three-legged dogs). The run down of the chapters goes:

1. Joel et Ethan Coen

2. Nobuhiro Suwa

3. Olivier Assayas

4. Gus Van Sant

5. Gurinder Chadha

6. Fred Auburtin et Gérard Depardieu

7. Sylvain Chomet

8. Vincenzo Natali

9. Richard LaGravenese

10. Tom Tykwer

11. Raphaël Nadjari

12. Isabel Coixet

13. Christopher Doyle

14. Alexander Payne

15. Christoffer Boe

16. Walter Salles

17. Alfonso Cuaron

18. Bruno Podalydès

19. Oliver Schmitz

20. Wes Craven

1, 7, 8, 9, 14, and 20 are my new lottery numbers, with either 13 or 17 in reserve as the "Thunderball". Looks like a 40% hit rate at least.