The Man I Love premieres at Cannes in competition
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- The Man I Love had its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival on the night of its screening.
- Ira Sachs directed the film and co‑wrote the screenplay with Mauricio Zacharias, setting it in the late‑1980s downtown New York arts scene during the AIDS crisis.
- Rami Malek portrays Jimmy George, a singer who survived AIDS‑related pneumonia and now rehearses a drag role in an experimental theatre troupe.
- Tom Sturridge plays Dennis, Jimmy’s boyfriend and protector, who tries to keep him grounded amid health and romantic turmoil.
- Rebecca Hall appears as Brenda, Jimmy’s sister, who brings a realist perspective to the family gathering marking the parents’ anniversary.
Why it matters: The Cannes competition slot gives director Ira Sachs and star Rami Malek a high‑profile launch that can draw distributors, boosting the film’s market value while spotlighting LGBTQ+ stories from the AIDS era.
