NEW YORK — Movies by some of cinema’s most revered directors are among the 21 titles that will compete for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the event’s organisers announced Thursday, revealing a lineup that leans heavily toward auteur filmmakers. “When Hollywood studios believe that a presence at Cannes is beneficial to them, they come,” Frémaux said. Director Park Chan-wook, Best Director award winner for the film "Decision to Leave" (Heojil Kyolshim), poses. (File photo: Reuters)Each edition of Cannes also includes the awarding of at least one honorary Palme d’Or to acknowledge a contribution to cinema. This year, Barbra Streisand and Peter Jackson, director of the “Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy, are due to receive the honour.

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