Woody Allen’s latest film, Cafe Society, will open the 69thCannes International Film Festival on May 11 in an out of competition slot.
Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg head an all-star cast in Cafe Society which includes Blake Lively, Parker Posey and Steve Carell.
Eisenberg plays a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry who finds himself swept up in the vibrant cafe society that defined the spirit of the age.
This will be Allen’s 14th film to screen in Cannes, all out of competition. The last was Irrational Man in 2015.
