Mexican cinema will have a huge space in the 2023 edition of the Cannes Film Festival (which starts on May 16) thanks to the latest feature film by Amat Escalante titled lost in the night. This film will be part of the official selection Cannes Premiere.
The return of Amat Escalante to Cannesthis time with lost in the nightis extremely important not only for the filmmaker’s career, but also for cinema in Mexico, which has taken several relevant spaces in the latest editions of the French festival.
Escalante’s relationship with Cannes is interesting after four invitations, including this one from lost in the night. It was in Cannes that he debuted with Sangre in Un Certain Regard and won the FIPRESCI prize. She then returned in 2010 with the bastards. And in 2013 she presented in competition for the 2013 Palme d’Or Helitape that gave him the Best Director award on that occasion.
Lost in the Night brings Amat Escalante back to Cannes
Now it is the turn of lost in the night, produced by Nicolás Celis and Fernanda de la Peza with Pimienta Films. The film features the protagonist of Juan Daniel Garciaone of the most successful actors in recent years since his debut in I’m not here anymore and his time in productions such as The Civilian, Mantle of Gems y The north over the void.
Together with him we will see Ester Expositothe renowned Spanish actress known worldwide for her character as Carla in the series Elitein addition to his collaboration with Manolo Caro in the series someone has to die. One of his most outstanding film works has been Venus.
Other names that we will see in Lost in the night are that of Barbara Mori and Fernando Bonilla.
Cannes 2023
This year, the official team competing for the Palme d’Or is going to be good. We will see the most recent work of Wes Anderson titled Asteroid City; Monster of Hirokazu Korea: The malt of Alice Rohrwacher, The Zone of Interest of Jonathan Glazer, May December of Todd Haynes; Perfect Days of Wim Wenders; and more. Here we leave you the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival 2023.
