Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine as Light’ enters the ‘Competition’ category at Cannes Film Fest

Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch and general delegate Thierry Fremaux announced the nominations on Thursday, 11 April.

The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will begin with Quentin Dupieux’s The Second Act. The film festival will run from 14 to 25 May.

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About All We Imagine as Light

All We Imagine as Light is based on the lives of Prabha and Anu, nurses from Kerala working at a nursing home in Mumbai.

Prabha’s life takes an unexpected turn when she receives a gift from her estranged spouse. Anu, her roommate, seeks solitude for a romantic encounter with her boyfriend.

Malayalam actors Divya Prabha (Ariyippu, Family) and Kani Kusruti (Poacher, Killer Soup, Biriyaani,) and veteran Marathi actor Chhaya Kadam (Gangubai Kathiawadi) play key roles in it.

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Previous entries

Mrinal Sen’s Kharij bagged the “Special Jury” award prize of all films screened in 1983.

Before that, films such as M S Sathyu’s Garm Hava (1974), Satyajit Ray’s Parash Pathar (1958), Raj Kapoor’s Awaara (1953), V Shantaram’s Amar Bhoopali (1952), and Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar (1946) were chosen to participate in the “Competition” segment at Cannes.

Of these, Neecha Nagar became the first Indian film to gain recognition at the Cannes after it was awarded Palme d’Or.

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