Cannes 2017 announces classics lineup

The 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has announced the lineup of classics to go on screen at the event.

The festival will review parts the history of cinema which inspired several international festivals in a section titled Cannes Classics, a post released on the event's website said, adding the films to go on screen during the section include 16 works made from 1946 to 1992.

Cannes Classics displays heritage cinema carried out by the production companies, the right-holders, the cinematheques or the national archives around the world. The selected films will focus mostly on the history of Cannes. They come from countries such as Hungary, Lebanon, Serbia, the UK, Italy, the US, Mauritania, Niger, Poland, Switzerland, Japan, Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, Belgium and Australia.

The program of the 2017 Cannes Classics which consists of twenty-four screenings includes one short film and five documentaries, the Cannes official website also noted.

The 70th edition of Cannes Film Festival is slated for May 17-28, 2017 in the French city of Cannes.

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