The official selection for the 68th Cannes Film Festival was unveiled on Thursday, and the stars of the lineup so far are France and women.<br /><br /> French female director Emmanuelle Bercot will open the festival with a screening of “La Tete Haute”. The film, which is not competing for the “Palme d’Or”, stars the French darling of cinema Catherine Deneuve. It follows a juvenile delinquent on his path to adulthood, with Deneuve playing a judge trying to steer him out of trouble.<br /><br /> With four films running for the Golden Palm, France is particularly well represented in this year’s selection. Next comes Italy, with three films in competition.<br /><br /> Nanni Moretti, who won the Palm in 2001 with “The Son’s Room”, is back with “Mia Madre”, about a director shooting a film while her mother is dying. And Paolo Sorrentino will present his film “Youth”, starring 82-year-old Michael Caine as a retired orchestra conductor.<br /><br /> Among U.S. films is “The Sea of Trees” starring Matthew McConaughey and British actres
