Scorsese, DiCaprio, De Niro as heroes, green actions, altercation for Frémaux … Summary of May 20

The long-awaited photo of the three American stars gathered at the top of the steps: Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro will remain one of the great and historic moments of this 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. All the images and all the information from this Saturday, May 20 on the Croisette.

On the Croisette this Saturday, three names were on everyone’s lips: Scorsese, DiCaprio, De Niro. The news of the Festival was necessarily very American but also once again very French with some protest actions.

Here in a few chapters, the day of Saturday May 20 in Cannes.

  • Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro: the winning trio

On May 20, American director Martin Scorsese presented his new film “Killers of the Flower Moon” at Cannes. This is the first time since 1986 that the filmmaker has presented a film at the mythical international festival of the 7th art.

Review the highlights of this climb:

A film out of competition.

Review the highlights of this climb:

The film crew also posed in full on the carpet.

The opportunity to see actress Lily Gladstone, who has indigenous origins, notably from the Nimíipuu and Pikunis tribe. Because this film, screened out of competition, is a 3h26 fresco that takes us to the America of the 1920s, to the Osage community, living in Oklahoma and who made their fortune thanks to the oil found on their land.

  • Two films in competition:

The jury chaired by Ruben Östlund attended this Saturday the screening of two films in the running for the Palme d’Or: Banel and Adama, the first film by Franco-Senegalese director Ramata-Toulaye Sy. At 10:30 p.m., festival-goers will discover “May December”, the new film by American Todd Haynes, starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore.

  • Violent altercation between Thierry Frémaux and a municipal policeman in front of the Carlton hotel

The general delegate of the Cannes Film Festival, Thierry Frémaux, struggling with a municipal policeman under the porch of the Carlton: the video, broadcast by a former journalist from C news And South Radiomade the buzz this Saturday, May 20 in Cannes.

  • Remote-controlled cars versus private jets

This Saturday, May 20, Extinction Rebellion activists entered the tarmac at Cannes-Mandelieu airport. With remote-controlled cars, they tried to disrupt the traffic of private jets destined for Cannes Festival customers.




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In the middle of the Cannes Film Festival, activists intended to disrupt private aviation, a symbol of climate injustice and the indecency of “the ultra-rich”.



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  • Other activist action

A dozen activists from the Association for the taxation of financial transactions and for citizen action (Attac) denounced the presence of a mega-yacht 78 meters long, in Cannes.

The banners of Attac militants were confiscated and two demonstrators were arrested.

  • This Sunday, May 21: a posthumous film by Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard, sacred monster of cinema who died last year, is honored in the Cannes Classics section. In addition to the screening of several of his films, an unpublished short film will be broadcast. Presented as “the ultimate gesture of cinema” from the winner of a special Palme d’or in 2018, the film is calledFunny wars”.

On the same day, another well-known director will present his latest film. Eight years after his last film, Frenchman Michel Gondry present “The book of solutions” at the Quinzaine des cinéastes in world premiere.

  • A police drone will be able to fly over the demonstration

The prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes authorizes the national police to use a drone to monitor the demonstration planned for this Sunday on the boulevard Carnot.


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