Cannes festival to mark a return to the big names of cinema

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PARIS (AFP) — The 2005 Cannes film festival will mark a return to the big names with top directors such as Wim Wenders, Jim Jarmusch, Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier competing for the Palme d'Or, organisers said.

David Cronenberg is also to show his latest film at the international festival which will run this year from May 11 to 22.

The choices for this year's festival mark an attempt to move away from the eclectic selection seen last year, when the giant green ogre Shrek competed against the eventual winner Michael Moore's polemic documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11".

Wenders, returning to Cannes for the first time since 1997, will show his "Don't come knockin'" starring Sam Shepard and Jessica Lange.

Von Trier, also like Wenders and Jarmusch a past...