Cahiers du cinéma n°569 - juin 2002

This issue of Cahiers du Cinéma focuses heavily on the Cannes Film Festival 2002, with a special section featuring reviews of 13 films including *Ten*, *Le Principe de l'incertitude*, *Spider*, and *L'Homme sans passé*, along with a look at six directors to watch, and a summary of ten films that caught the editors' attention. Other features include articles on the French cinema's place in the world, a retrospective of Georges Méliès, a critical look at *Spider-Man*, and a theoretical piece on film as "flux." Beyond Cannes, the magazine also covers the documentary festival in Nyon, a retrospective of Naomi Kawase's films, and offers a look at the films of John Waters and Brian De Palma in the television section. A report covers the filming of anti-Le Pen demonstrations on May 1st by Agnès Varda, Olivier Ducastel, and Jacques Martineau. Finally, the magazine examines recent trends in film with features on the increased focus on filiation and the evolving role of the film plan in contemporary cinema, as well as a review of a Brazilian film *Lavoura Arcaica*.