The climb of the steps on Monday, May 20 marked the start of the second half of the Festival. Two highly anticipated films were presented in competition: that of Ali Abbasi, with former superheroes in the cast, such as Sebastian Stan and Maria Bakalova, and that of David Cronenberg, with stars Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger. Beautiful stars under a rainy sky.
The Cannes Film Festival was political this Monday, May 20, with a film about Donald Trump. The jury, chaired by Greta Gerwig, discovered “The Apprentice”, a highly anticipated feature film six months before the American presidential election. It depicts the early years of Donald Trump, then a real estate entrepreneur, and his relationship with his political mentor, lawyer Roy Cohn, a man closely associated with McCarthyism and the New York mafia. In the role of the former President of the United States, we find Sebastian Stan (“Captain America”) and in that of the lawyer, Jeremy Strong (“Succession”). The film is by a Danish-Iranian, Ali Abbasi, who is taking his first steps in Hollywood after films noticed on the Croisette such as “Border”, winner of the Un Certain Regard prize in 2018, then “Les nuits de Mashhad”.
Two years after “Crimes of the Future”, veteran David Cronenberg, 81 years old, director of “Crash” or “eXistenZ”, returns with his new film “The Shrouds”. Faithful to his themes, this time he is filming with Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger a story about a machine allowing the living to connect to their deceased loved ones. In this new, partly autobiographical feature film, the filmmaker, who pays tribute to his wife who died seven years ago, imagines a link with the missing person. It’s a real emotional and personal exploration that David Cronenberg offers in Cannes.
Canadian director David Cronenberg, master of “body horror”, wears his characteristic glasses on the red carpet, a tribute to his film “The Fly”, made in 1986. He poses assisted by his actors from “Shrouds”, Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger , before presenting his new feature film (VALERY HACHE / AFP)
Gaspar Noé, dressed like a “Men in Black”, does his little act on the red carpet. More than twenty years ago, the French director took the steps for “Irréversible”, in competition, notably with Vincent Cassel, today in the cast of the film “Les linceuls” by David Cronenberg. (LOIC VENANCE / AFP)
In front of the flashes, actors Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger get involved in the photo shoot. At nightfall, the two actors prepare to climb the 24 steps to unveil David Cronenberg’s intimate film. (LOIC VENANCE / AFP)
The President of the Jury, Greta Gerwig, has been discreet in recent days on the red carpet. For this seventh evening, which marks the halfway point of the Festival, the director is dazzled by the spotlight. (DANIEL COLE/AP/SIPA / SIPA)
Danish-Iranian director Ali Abbasi gets as close as possible to the lenses, even if it means destabilizing the photographers who immortalize this moment. The filmmaker is eager to present his new film “The Apprentice”, which chronicles the rise of Donald Trump. (ANDREAS RENTZ / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE)
Actor Sebastian Stan, a little nostalgic for his role as Bucky in “Captain America”, stands like a superhero. But in “The Apprentice,” he replaces his cape with a blonde wig to play Donald Trump in his younger years. (CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP)
Despite a few drops of rain on the Croisette, actress Maria Bakalova, who plays the role of Ivana Trump in “The Apprentice”, keeps smiling and forms a heart with her hands as a sign of recognition. (VALERY HACHE / AFP)
After dazzling the red carpet on May 18 with her very sequinned dress, Cate Blanchett returns in complete sobriety with a black outfit. Statuary elegance. The Australian-American actress is preparing to discover Ali Abbasi’s film on the fate of the former President of the United States. (CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP)
Bilal Hassani dares everything on the red carpet. The singer made his debut in cinema as an actor in the queer and punk film “Les Reines du drama” by Alexis Langlois, unveiled at Critics’ Week. (KRISTY SPAROW / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE)
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