Cannes: Léa Seydoux and Catherine Deneuve to Pull Double Duty in Competition

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The Cannes Film Festival 2026 lineup has been revealed, and it will, once again, see stars walking the red carpet to present their latest movies. Some stars will even pull double duty on the Croisette, namely two French superstars: Léa Seydoux and Catherine Deneuve.

Artistic director Thierry Fremaux, with president Iris Knobloch by his side, unveiled the official selection, the popular Un Certain Regard sidebar and other parts of the program for the 79th edition of the world’s biggest film festival in a press conference in the French capital.

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Deneuve features in Parallel Tales, Iranian auteur Asghar Farhadi‘s first feature film since A Hero. The stellar French cast also includes Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel and Pierre Niney. Parallel Tales will screen in the competition section of the Cannes 2026 festival.

Meanwhile, both Deneuve and Seydoux star in Gentle Monster, the new film from Corsage director

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