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PARIS, April 15 — The Cannes Film Festival announced the line-up for its 75th edition on Thursday with a mix of cult arthouse directors and Hollywood glamour heading for the French Riviera in May.  Canadian horror maestro David Cronenberg and France’s Claire Denis will compete among 18...

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PARIS, April 15 — The Cannes Film Festival announced the line-up for its 75th edition on Thursday with a mix of cult arthouse directors and Hollywood glamour heading for the French Riviera in May.

Canadian horror maestro David Cronenberg and France’s Claire Denis will compete among 18 films nominated for the top prize Palme d’Or, along with Russia’s Kirill Serebrennikov who was recently allowed to leave Russia following a controversial travel ban. Among the films playing out of competition will be a documentary about rock’n’roller Jerry Lee Lewis from Ethan Coen , andcreator George Miller, featuring Idris Elba as a djinn.

A bevy of stars are expected to hit the red carpet, not least for Cronenberg’s sci-fi/horror cross-overDenis returns with a thriller set in Central America —Armageddon Time , a tale based on his New York adolescence featuring Anne Hathaway, Oscar Isaac, Cate Blanchett and Anthony Hopkins.Two of the biggest spectacles had already been confirmed for the festival, which runs from May 17 to 28., the sequel to his 1986 blockbuster, playing out of competition.

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