Rami Malek leads 'The Man I Love,' a film exploring art and desire during the 1980s AIDS crisis in New York. Cannes also features films on wartime France and noir Los Angeles.

From wartime France to the AIDS crisis and noir-soaked Los Angeles, Cannes is diving deep into stories of political upheaval and personal survival. Rami Malek stars in 'The Man I Love', Ira Sachs' intimate portrait of art, desire and loss in 1980s New York. Antonin Baudry’s epic 'De Gaulle' revisits France’s wartime collapse, while Andy García’s long-awaited noir 'Diamond' earned a standing ovation on the Croisette.