Reading the Palme for Cannes lineup

February 10, 2009 The films tipped as potential openers include Belgian Jaco van Dormael's sci-fi fantasy "Mr. Nobody" starring Jared Leto, Diane Kruger, Sarah Polley and Rhys Ifans, and the documentary about global consumption and its effects on the planet "The Titanic Syndrome," directed by French environmental campaigner and broadcaster Nicolas Hulot. Fremaux also has a choice of two very distinct movies about fashion icon Coco Chanel: "Coco and Igor," directed by Jan Kounen and starring Anna Mouglalis, which deals with the designer's tempestuous relationship with composer Stravinsky, and which Cannes is said to be "tracking closely"; and "Coco Before Chanel" which stars Audrey Tautou, assuming French distributor Warner Bros. revises its April 22 release date for the film. Few titles are considered locked at this stage, but one that is said to be assured a place is Johnnie To's thriller "Vengeance," which stars veteran Gallic rocker Johnny Hallyday as a hit man in Hong Kong.

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