Deauville announces line-up

Francis Ford Coppola is slated to join previously announced fellow mavericks Steven Spielberg and George Lucas as the fest salutes the Hollywood talents who were changing the face of the industry at roughly the same time Deauville was launched.

A compact tribute to Marlon Brando will feature the two classics in which Coppola directed the late thesp: "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now - Redux."

Three representatives of the Cassavetes clan are expected. Gena Rowlands, starring in son Nick Cassavetes's "The Notebook" is confirmed to attend as is daughter Xan Cassavetes with doc "Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession."

Lelouch, whose appreciation of women is a constant in his life and art, will enjoy the company of all-distaff jurors: actresses Anouk Aime, Marie-Josee Croze and Mathilde Seigner; photographer Bettina Rheims; "Amelie" producer Claudie Ossard; writer and film critic Daniele Heymann; scripter/helmers Diane Kurys and Jeanne Labrune and mono-monikered singer and thesp Lio.

The jury awards a Grand Prize, a Jury Prize and a Screenplay trophy.

Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, who will attend, are doubly present in the 10-title competition, in Bacon's directing debut "Loverboy" -- about a woman's attachment to her firstborn son -- and in Nicole Kassell's portrait of a reformed child molestor, "The Woodsman."

Debra Granik's detox drama "Down to the Bone"; Hal Salwen's Manhattan-set "Duane Incarnate"; Michel Gondry's "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"; first-time helmer Chris Terrio's "Heights" starring fest tribute honoree Glenn Close; Joshua Marston's tale of a reluctant drug mule "Maria Full of Grace"; Jacob Estes' examination of adolescent cruelty and regret "Mean Creek"; David Gordon Green's third pic "Undertow"; and John Curran's marital drama "We Don't Live Here Anymore" round out the line-up.

In other sections of the fest, never-before-seen and little-seen titles include "Sexy Beast" helmer Jonathan Glazer's "Birth" starring Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall and Danny Huston; Tamar Simon Hoffs' Ireland-set "Red Roses and Petrol" starring fest tribute honoree Malcolm McDowell; and Christian Johnston's tale of post-September 11 investigative journalism "September Tapes."

Fest runs Sept 3-12.

The full list

Opening Film

"Le Genre Humain Part 1: Les Parisians" by Claude Lelouch

Competition

"Down to the Bone" by Debra Granik
"Duane Incarnate" by Hal Salwen
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" by Michel Gondry
"Heights" by Chris Terrio
"Loverboy" by Kevin Bacon
"Maria Full of Grace" by Joshua Marston
"Mean Creek" by Jacob Estes
"Undertow" by David Gordon Green
"We Don't Live Here Anymore" by John Curran
"The Woodsman" by Nicole Kassell

Avant Premieres

"A Home at the End of the World" by Michael Mayer
"Birth" by Jonathan Glazer
"The Bourne Supremacy" by Paul Greengrass
"Catwoman" by Pitof
"The Clearing" by Pieter Jan Brugge
"Collateral" by Michael Mann
"Criminal" by Gregory Jacobs
"Laws of Attraction" by Peter Howitt
"The Notebook" by Nick Cassavetes
"Stage Beauty" by Richard Eyre
"The Terminal" by Steven Spielberg

Panorama

"Angels in America" by Mike Nichols
"Band of Brothers" (various directors)
"Before Sunset" by Richard Linklater
"Hair High" by Bill Plympton
"Ike: Countdown to D-Day" by Robert Hamon
"Palindromes" by Todd Solondz
"September Tapes" by Christian Johnston
"THX 1138: The George Lucas Director's Cut" by George Lucas

Documentaries of America

"Aileen: Life & Death of a Serial Killer" by Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill
"Bukowski: Born Into This" by John Dullaghan
"The Corporation" by Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar
"Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst" by Robert Stone
"Incident at Loch Ness" by Zak Penn
"Mondovino" by Jonathan Nossiter
"Searching for Debra Winger" by Rosanna Arquette
"Spellbound" by Jeffrey Blitz
"Uncovered: The War on Iraq" by Paul Greenwald
"Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession" by Xan Cassavetes