The director of “Pulp Fiction” and “Inglourious Basterds” delivered a masterclass Thursday on the Croisette. The French director has for her part made her big comeback after ten years of absence.
It’s the last straight line. While the closing ceremony will take place on Saturday May 27, the last stars of the Cannes Film Festival arrive on the Croisette. And after the stars of Hollywood in recent days, it is one of its greatest storytellers who hosted this Thursday.
- Quentin Tarantino provides the show
If there were fewer American stars on the Croisette on Thursday, one was enough to bring some excitement. Quentin Tarantino indeed electrified the festival on Thursday May 25 during his masterclass given in the middle of the day. The director, palme d’or in 1994, has filled his fans crossed on his way.
The screening room of this section parallel to the Cannes Film Festival was packed for the arrival of the author of “Kill Bill”, invited to talk about his “counter-history” of cinema. Two hundred people had to stay outside, a spokesperson told AFP.
“QT” had promised moviegoers to present them with a “surprise film”: he screened, in 35 mm, the format beloved of this lover of film, “Légitime Violence” (“Rolling Thunder”), a film from 1977 signed John Flynn.
- Catherine Breillat is making a comeback after serious health concerns
The French director presented her film “Last Summer” in official competition with her main actress Léa Drucker. This film tells the story of the love between a lawyer and her 17-year-old son-in-law, played by Samuel Kirscher.
Hemiplegic after a stroke, Catherine Breillat had not shot a film for ten years, the last being “Abuse of Weakness”, with Isabelle Huppert, adaptation of her autobiographical novel about a crook who ruined him. And his last visit to Cannes dates back to 2007 with “An old mistress”, played by Asia Argento.
- Double ration by Wim Wenders
The director of “Paris Texas” presented “Perfect Days”, about a man working in the maintenance of public toilets in Tokyo and whose past will resurface through encounters.
The most international of German filmmakers is there for two reasons since he also came with a documentary, out of competition, on his compatriot, the artist Anselm Kiefer.
- Benoît Magimel and Juliette Binoche on the menu
The two French actors starring in “La Passion de Dodin Bouffant”, by Franco-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung, took advantage of the press conference to sign a few autographs for the fans present.
- The week of criticism has found its winner
The Grand Prix of the 62nd Semaine de la Critique, dedicated to first and second films, was awarded in Cannes to the Malaysian Amanda Nell Eu for “Tiger stripes”. This film looks at puberty mixing teenage comedy and horror. Sometimes gory, it is in certain aspects compared to “Grave” by Julia Ducournau, discovered at Critics’ Week in 2016, then awarded the Palme d’Or in 2021 for “Titane”.
- Top tips for finding stars in Cannes
It’s one of the favorite activities of fans during the Festival: trying to find famous personalities to try to get a selfie or an autograph. And it is not necessary to be a professional to achieve this, as explained by these festival-goers who deliver their tips to France 3 Côte d’Azur. Even if the best advice remains: hurry because there are only two days left before the closing ceremony.
- On the program Friday: Jane Fonda and Ken Loach
After his arrival, and the memorable climb of the steps, at the start of the Festival, of Martin Scorsese, and his favorite actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, Cannes must still receive another legend, Jane Fonda, on Friday.
The 85-year-old actress, twice Oscar winner and already holder of an honorary Palme d’or, will come to the Palais to talk about cinema and will also probably talk about her life made up of commitments.
On the official competition side, the British king of social chronicle Ken Loach, will even try to be the first director to win a third historic Palme, after “The Wind Rises” (2006) and “Me, Daniel Blake” (2016).