Ken Loach Brings ‘Land and Freedom’ to Cannes Alongside ‘Top Gun’ and ‘All the President’s Men’ in Cinéma De Plage Lineup

Cannes Film Festival Welcomes Ken Loach Back with Special Screening

Palme d’Or winner Ken Loach returns to the Cannes Film Festival for the first time in three years, presenting his acclaimed Spanish Civil War drama, Land and Freedom. The film will be featured in the Cinéma de Plage segment, which was announced today.

The screening is part of an impressive lineup that includes 11 films slated for the festival’s nightly open-air showings, held on Macé Beach, directly across from the Majestic Hotel.

Among the highlights, the festival will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Top Gun, featuring a special appearance by Charles H. Rivkin, CEO of the Motion Picture Association. Additionally, All The President’s Men, directed by Alan J. Pakula and starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, will also screen; it previously premiered in competition at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.

A notable new entry, Molière, Cyrano and the Young King, a French period comedy-drama by Michel Leclerc, will make its world premiere in the same strand. The film stars Artus, Doria Tillier, Julia Piaton, and Franck Dubosc.

Full Cinéma de Plage Lineup

• Top Gun
  Tony Scott
  1986, 1h50, United States

• The Bullet Train/Super Express 109
  Junya Sato
  1975, 2h32, Japan

• Molière, Cyrano and the Young King
  Michel Leclerc
  2026, 1h58, France

• A Man and a Woman
  Claude Lelouch
  1965, 1h42, France

• All The President’s Men
  Alan J. Pakula
  1976, 2h18, United States

• Viva maria !
  Louis Malle
  1965, 2h02, France / Italy

• Land and Freedom
  Ken Loach
  1995, 1h49, United Kingdom / Spain / Germany (4K restored version)

• Cría Cuervos
  Carlos Saura
  1976, 1h45, Spain

• The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
  Pietro Germi
  1966, 2h00, Italy

• I Hate Actors
  Gérard Krawczyk
  1986, 1h30, France

• Mon oncle
  Jacques Tati
  1958, 1h56, France