Alice Rohrwacher's time - travel puzzler Happy as Lazzaro is well positioned to win the Palme d'Or,
after a festival dominated by films with elements of sci - fi or fantasy, and out - of - place protagonists.
Not exact matches
The distributor is debuting movies in Cannes
after dominating such recent
festivals as Sundance but remaining at arm's length from the French confab, which heavily privileges the theatrical experience.
After criticism of last year's male -
dominated shortlist, the Cannes film
festival puts British director alongside three other women in running