On 17 May 2017 , the film premiered as the opening film at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival . At the Cannes , the film screened in a 114-minute version . In the United States , it screened in a 135-minute " director 's cut " version . In France , the film was released in the shorter version at the big theaters and in the longer version at the art house theaters . At the Cannes ' press conference , Arnaud Desplechin stated that the former one is " more sentimental " and the later one is " more intellectual " . The film also screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival , the New York Film Festival , and the Philadelphia Film Festival
2017 Cannes Film Festival
2017 Cannes Film Festival
Ismael's Ghosts