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Jury president Greta Gerwig, the director behind last summer's
pink-hued hit "Barbie," will decide along with eight others
which of the 22 films to award the Palme d'Or.
Jury members including U.S. actor Lily Gladstone and Japanese
director Hirokazu Kore-Eda have said they are well-aware their
decision could make or break a director's career.
Coppola's much-hyped sci-fi epic "Megalopolis," starring Adam
Driver, elicited a mix of opinions when it premiered last
Thursday.
However, it's "Emilia Perez," with Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana,
that is most heavily favored to take the prize.
Critics were positively surprised with its musical numbers about
a Mexican drug lord who transitions from male to female and
opens a nonprofit to look into disappeared people.
Cannes has given particular love to old Hollywood names this
year, Coppola included, with Meryl Streep and George Lucas
receiving honorary lifetime awards, and George Miller and Kevin
Costner invited to premiere their new films out of competition.
Additionally, established filmmakers Yorgos Lanthimos, David
Cronenberg and Paul Schrader created plenty of excitement with
their competition entries, but their chances look unpromising.
Other strong contenders include "All We Imagine As Light,"
India's first competition film in 30 years, as well as "Anora,"
Sean Baker's darkly funny drama about an erotic dancer in New
York and the Demi Moore-led body horror "The Substance."
"The Apprentice," about former U.S. president Donald Trump, and
"The Seed of the Sacred Fig" by exiled Iranian director Mohammad
Rasoulof boosted attention thanks to their topicality, despite
festival director Thierry Fremaux lamenting an increased focus
on political and social issues in the industry.
The 77th iteration of the festival began on May 14.
(Reporting by Miranda Murray in Cannes; Editing by Matthew
Lewis)
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