The main competition section of the 68th Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival) opened Thursday morning with the screening of Italian movie Il Racconto Dei Racconti directed by Matteo Garrone, in the southern French sea resort of Cannes.

A total of 19 films are competing for the top prize of the festival Palme d'Or. The following is the lineup of the Official Selection for the main competition for Palme d'Or

CAROL directed by Todd HAYNES

CHRONIC directed by Michel FRANCO

DHEEPAN directed by Jacques AUDIARD

IL RACCONTO DEI RACCONTI (TALE OF TALES) directed by Matteo GARRONE

LA LOI DU MARCHE (THE MEASURE OF A MAN) directed by Stéphane BRIZE

LOUDER THAN BOMBS directed by Joachim TRIER

MACBETH directed by Justin KURZEL

MARGUERITE & JULIEN directed by Valérie DONZELLI

MIA MADRE (MY MOTHER) directed by Nanni MORETTI

MON ROI directed by MAIWENN

NIE YINNIANG (THE ASSASSIN) directed by HOU Hsiao-Hsien

SAUL FIA (SON OF SAUL) directed by Laszlo NEMES

SHAN HE GU REN (MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART) directed by JIA Zhang-Ke

SICARIO directed by Denis VILLENEUVE

THE LOBSTER directed by Yorgos LANTHIMOS

THE SEA OF TREES directed by Gus VAN SANT

UMIMACHI DIARY (OUR LITTLE SISTER) directed by KORE-EDA Hirokazu

VALLEY OF LOVE directed by Guillaume NICLOUX

YOUTH directed by Paolo SORRENTINO

The opening film was LA TETE HAUTE (STANDING TALL) directed by French actress Emmanuelle Bercot, and the closing film will be LA GLACE ET LE CIEL (ICE AND THE SKY) directed by French director Luc Jacquet.

The 68th Festival de Cannes runs from May 13 to 24, and all winners of all the prizes will be announced at an awarding ceremony on May 24.