with big names and the strange thing is that this year there are very few surprises in there . Last year there was Italian Matteo Garrone 's `` Gomorrah '' -LRB- which won the Grand Prize -RRB- and Israeli Ari Folman 's animation `` Waltz with Bashir , '' films that nobody knew anything about in competition . The one that people are either really looking forward to or dreading is `` Enter the Void , '' Gaspar Noe 's new film . Noe gave everybody a rough time in 2002 with `` Irreversible , '' a violent , confrontational rape-revenge drama . The thing about him is once he 's got you in the cinema you 're not going to get out . This one has been made in Japan and is the story of someone looking at the events leading up to their own death . In particular , I 'll be looking at Jane Campion 's film , `` Bright Star , '' starring Abbie Cornish and Ben Whishaw . It 's based on the three-year romance between 19th-century poet Keats and Fanny Brawne , which was cut short by his death at the age of 25
CANNES , France -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The line-up at this year 's Cannes Film Festival is a cineaste 's dream . There are high expectations for Jane Campion 's `` Bright Star , '' a drama about 19th-century poet John Keats . Packed with big name auteurs -LRB- Pedro Almodovar , Ken Loach , Lars Von Trier , Quentin Tarantino , and Park Chan-wook among others -RRB- and intriguing propositions , the competition for the coveted Palme d'Or is sure to be fierce . While there may be a dearth of surprises in the line-up , the world 's shiniest cinema event has certainly proved that in these tough economic times it can still cherry pick the best of what 's out there . But what among the dizzying array of celluloid magic has caught the eye of industry insiders and professionals ? The Screening Room asked a blogger , a critic and a film buyer attending the festival what films they will be watching out for at this year 's event . THE CRITIC Name : Jonathan Romney Credentials : Film critic for British newspaper The Independent on Sunday Cannes experience : 17 years It 's heavily loaded