On this occasion, TV5MONDE is also gearing up for the Cannes Film Festival with a special programming line-up in May. With an array of award-winning and critically acclaimed films, you'll get an insider's look at the best movies from previous editions of the Cannes Film Festival! And to keep up with the Festival spirit, dive into the compelling destinies of some of the most outstanding personalities of the cinema's history, such as Claire Denis, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Alice Guy.
Read on and discover the full selection of movies and documentaries broadcasted in May on TV5MONDE Asie-Pacifique, available Live or on replay.
Cinema
Alice et le maire
Paul Théraneau, the mayor of Lyon, is in a sticky situation. After 30 years in politics, for the first time in his life he's run out of ideas! As a solution, he hires a young and brilliant philosopher, Alice Heimann. Their discussions see their respective certainties severely challenged…
Awards: Best actress for Anaïs Demoustier (César 2020), Europa Cinema Label (Directors' Fortnight, Cannes 2019)
First Broadcast
TV5MONDE Asie: 6 May
TV5MONDE Pacifique: 9 May
Illégal
Tania and her 14-year-old son Ivan are Russian immigrants living clandestinely in Belgium. They do everything they can to avoid police identity checks but they live in constant fear. One day, despite their vigilance, Tania is arrested, separated from her son and placed in a detention centre.
Awards: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress (Magritte 2011), SACD Award (Cannes 2011)
First Broadcast
TV5MONDE Asie: 7 May
TV5MONDE Pacifique: 7 May
Les oliviers de la justice
1962. As the war of independence ends, Jean returns to his native country, Algeria, to be at his dying father's bedside. Initially overwhelmed by childhood memories of a time when Algerians and settlers lived in harmony, the reality of colonialism and its permanent inequalities soon come to the fore.
First Broadcast
TV5MONDE Asie: 14 May
TV5MONDE Pacifique: 15 May
Les magnétiques
France in the early 1980s. In a small provincial town, Philippe lives in the shadow of his brother Jérôme. Their world is dominated by pirate radio in their father's garage and the looming threat of military service. However, they are unaware that this world is soon about to change forever.
Awards: Ornano-Valenti Award (Deauville 2021), official selection (Directors' Fortnight, Cannes 2021)
First Broadcast
TV5MONDE Asie: 21 May
TV5MONDE Pacifique: 22 May
Les bureaux de Dieu
Within the walls of the Family Planning offices, women listen to other women grapple with the freedom to love. Women of all ages and all backgrounds, who can finally confide without fear. To at last be able to talk freely, see their desires more clearly, and make the right choices.
Awards: Directors' Fortnight (Cannes, 2008)
First Broadcast
TV5MONDE Asie: 16 May
TV5MONDE Pacifique: 17 May
Une aussi longue absence
Thérèse Langlois is intrigued by a tramp who looks just like her husband, deported by the Germans fifteen years earlier. She decides to follow him, to be certain that it is indeed him. But he's suffering from amnesia. Patiently, Thérèse tries to find a way to reawaken his memories…
Awards: Palme d'Or (Cannes 1961), 1961 Louis Delluc Prize, nominations (BAFTA 1963)
First Broadcast
TV5MONDE Asie: 28 May
TV5MONDE Pacifique: 29 May
Je veux voir
Lebanon, 2008. Two documentary film-makers invite the French star Catherine Deneuve and their favourite actor Rabih Mroué to travel together through the regions affected by the 2006 war. Through their presence, they hope to once again capture the beauty their own eyes are no longer able to discern...
Awards: official selection for ''Un Certain Regard'' (Cannes 2008)
First Broadcast
TV5MONDE Pacifique: 8 May
Documentaries
Alice Guy, l’inconnue du 7ème art
Who has heard of Alice Guy (1873-1968)? The name of this Frenchwoman was erased from the history of cinema, even before her death. A thousand films, a career that spanned both sides of the Atlantic, she was the first woman director, scriptwriter, producer and studio director. Portrait of a pioneer.
First Broadcast
TV5MONDE Asie: 13 May
TV5MONDE Pacifique: 11 May
Claire Denis, les chemins de traverse
From film to film, with absolute commitment, relentless tenacity and a rare independence, the French filmmaker Claire Denis ploughs a furrow as deep as it is unique in the world of contemporary cinema. Carried by her intense rigour and desire, her work stands out by the quality of its writing.
First Broadcast
TV5MONDE Asie: 20 May
TV5MONDE Pacifique: 18 May
Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
An immersive visit behind the scenes of the Quebec film industry in the company of Karine Vanasse. From studio to editing room, from screenplay to post-production or public screening, she meets the creatives behind the films, whether fiction, documentary, animated...
First Broadcast
TV5MONDE Asie: 17 May
TV5MONDE Pacifique: 24 May
Jean-Louis Trintignant, mystérieux et insaisissable
"And God Created Woman", "Il Sorpasso", "A Man and a Woman", "The Conformist", "Amour"... the list of successes by Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930-2022) may be impressive but his films say little about the man himself. A look back over the life of a discrete and deliberately enigmatic actor.
First Broadcast
TV5MONDE Asie: 20 May
TV5MONDE Pacifique: 15 May
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The Cannes Film Festival, founded in 1946, is one of the most prestigious events in the cinema industry and is held annually in Cannes, a city in the South of France just 2 hours from Marseille. This year, the 77th Festival de Cannes is set to take place from 14th May to 25th May.