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On the program of the Festival newspaper, Monday May 22: Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh awarded the Women in Motion prize, two months after becoming the first Asian woman to win an Oscar, a tyrannical King of England, the repeat offenders of the Palme d’Or , and very active people behind the scenes.
At the Cannes Film Festival, the film on Monday May 22 is fire brand, with a vibe of conspiracy and betrayal at the time of Henry VIII. With an unrecognizable Jude Law in the skin of a paranoid and obese king. “We had to understand his way of thinking and the physical aspect was important”, underlines the actor. For Michelle Yeoh, all lights are green. She was awarded the prize Women in Motion, which, every year, rewards an influential woman in cinema. Two months after being awarded the Oscar, the Malaysian actress appreciates this new trophy.
A race against the clock behind the scenes
They are nine to have won two Palmes d’Or, the first to achieve the double is Francis Ford Coppola. Behind the scenes, there is sometimes tension, like when red carpet dresses have to be altered at the last minute. “It’s from 8 a.m. until 5 a.m.”, says Aline Buffet, director of a sewing workshop. The cost of express retouching amounts to several hundred euros, the price to pay for a few seconds of eternity.
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