It is one of the most anticipated cinema events of the year. The Cannes Film Festival regains its splendor after two editions disrupted by the Covid-19. Belgian actress Virginie Efira will act as mistress of ceremonies at the opening of the festival, during which she will present the jury and the 21 films in official competition. Three French films are part of the selection: Stars at Noon by Claire Denis The Almond Trees by Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi and Brother and Sister by Arnaud Desplechin. Follow in our direct the first day, whose opening ceremony is broadcast, in the evening, on France 2.
A president of the French jury. Vincent Lindon will have the honor of chairing a jury which will include as many men as women. He will thus be assisted by the British Rebecca Hallthe Indian Deepika Padukonethe Swedish Noomi Rapacethe Italian Jasmine Trinca on the actress side and, on the director’s side, the Iranian Asghar FarhadiFrench Ladj Lythe American Jeff Nichols and the Norwegian Joachim Trier.
A big name in honored cinema. After Jodie Foster, in 2021, American actor, director and producer Forest Whitaker will be the guest of honor at the opening ceremony of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. On this occasion, he will receive an honorary Palme d’Or. His last production, For the Sake of Peacedirected by Christophe Castagne and Thomas Sametin, will be screened on May 18 in a special screening.
The film by Michel Hazanavicius in opening. It is the French director Michel Hazanavicius who will have the privilege of opening the ball with his film Cut! (out of competition). This feature film, carried by Romain Duris and Bérénice Bejo, is a tribute to genre cinema. A mise en abyme in which thehe filmmaker plays with the codes of horror cinema.
Many stars on the red carpet. This fortnight will see a parade on the Croisette Kristen Stewart, Viggo Mortensen, Marion Cotillard, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Isabelle Adjani or even Jean Dujardin, present for films in official competition or out of competition. The feature films of flagship directors are also eagerly awaited, such as Petrov Fever of Kirill Serebrennikov, a figure of the Russian opposition, The Crimes of the Future by David Cronenberg Armageddon Time by James Gray, or Tori and Lokita of the Dardenne brothers.