U.S. filmmakers compete at Cannes

PARIS -- The Cannes Film Festival will have an American feel this year.

Sofia Coppola, Richard Linklater and Richard Kelly all have films in the main competition. They'll be up against Cannes veterans including Pedro Almodovar, Aki Kaurismaki and Ken Loach.

The festival runs through May 28.

Opening night

Ron Howard's "The Da Vinci Code" will be the opening-night movie on May 17, but it is not competing for prizes.

The competition

"Volver," Pedro Almodovar, Spain.

"Red Road," Andrea Arnold, Britain.

"La Raison du Plus Faible (The Weakest Is Always Right)," Lucas Belvaux, Belgium.

"Indigenes (Natives)," Rachid Bouchareb, Algeria.

"Iklimler," Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey.

"Marie-Antoinette," Sofia Coppola, United States.

"Juventude Em Marcha (Youth on the Move)," Pedro Costa, Portugal.

"El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)," Guillermo Del Toro, Mexico.

"Babel," Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Mexico.

"Laitakaupungin Valot (Lights in the Dusk)," Aki Kaurismaki, Finland.

"Southland Tales," Richard Kelly, United States.

"Fast Food Nation," Richard Linklater, United States.

"The Wind That Shakes the Barley," Ken Loach, Britain.

"Summer Palace," Lou Ye, China.

"Il Caimano (The Caiman)," Nanni Moretti, Italy.

"L'Amico di Famiglia (The Family Friend)," Paolo Sorrentino, Italy.

"Flandres (Flanders)," Bruno Dumont, France.

"Selon Charlie (According to Charlie)," Nicole Garcia, France.

"Quand J'etais Chanteur (When I Was a Singer)," Xavier Giannoli, France.