Cannes , the largest market in the world, opened Wednesday its 68th edition, between the pomp and glamor with a tribute to women and actresses. (Gallery Cannes Film Festival: first red carpet 2015).
“. I declare the 68th Cannes Film Festival opened Thanks to all,” said the American actress Julianne Moore , winner an Oscar for her role in “Still Alice” and a Golden Palm at Cannes in 2014 for his performance in “Maps to the Stars”.
“ The woman, the actress, is the symbol of love on which rests the film “, the master of ceremonies Lambert Wilson said.
Photographers, journalists and onlookers gathered around the Palais des Festivals, in the emblematic Croisette to capture a snapshot of the shining stars paraded down the red carpet.
Catherine Deneuve , star of the opening film Naomi Watts the israeloestadounidense Natalie Portman , accompanied by her husband Benjamin Millepied French, in charge of the choreography of the opening ceremony, Lupita Nyong’o , or Benicio del Toro were some of the protagonists of this glamorous party this year has wanted to give a feminine look and more social to the 7th art. (Video Festival de Cannes 2015 edition transmitted by YouTube)
nine members of the jury also paraded down the red carpet. American filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen , presidents thereof, Mexico Guillermo del Toro , the Canadian Xavier Dolan, also directors, the actresses Rossy de Palma, Sienna Miller or Sophie Marceau. American actor Jake Gyllenhaal and Malian singer Rokia Traoré the complete jury.
A total of 19 films aspire to win the top prize, the Palme d’Or, on 24 November, including an America alone, “Chronic” Mexican Michel Franco, but filmed in English. The Mexican Salma Hayek also aspires to the prize of interpretation in Italian “Il racconto dei racconti” by Matteo Garrone, also in English.
A woman opens the festival
For the first time in 30 years, the work of a woman was responsible for opening, out of competition, the festival, Q: After Diane Kurys in 1987 with a film that is the opposite of glamorous opening other issues.
This is the social drama “ La tête en haut ” (With your head up) of the French Emmanuelle Bercot, with Catherine Deneuve in the role of a judge of minors who tries to save a young crime.
French director-actress closely follows the route between 6 and 18 years, the young Malony, a violent offender but fragile, played by Rod Paradot excellent in his first role.
His manager described him as a “documentary film and fiction” that did not raise any enthusiasm in the press pass.
However, for Deneuve has an “attractive target” as is showing the work of judges and educators, although it is aware that “you can not save them all” young people in difficulties.
Cannes gives voice to social dramas
The muse of Buñuel in “Belle du Jour” and “Tristana”, who has worked with Bercot second time -after “Elle s’en va” (“Betty’s journey”) – believes that the choice of this film to the opening of the festival “festival is a response to a difficult year” in France
And is that which is. have surprised the social aspect which this year features the Palais des Festivals -surrounded store houses finest couture and programming Yates suntuosísimos merely reflect a reality, says the chairman of the event, Pierre Lescure.
“Today, the French social reality, which is a little world, has inspired directors,” argues
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As it did in its day the Vietnam War, which inspired some of the best war films that were part of the program of Cannes at the time, recalls.
Bercot is one of the three French directors who landed in Cannes this year, along with Maïwenn and Valerie Donzelli , although the latter two aim to win the top prize at La Croisette.
Reflecting the excellent moment that crosses the French cinema, five films of the 19 in competition are French, with the largest representation that of Italy, which provides three films, including two festival regulars, Nani Moretti and Paolo Sorrentino.
To them Mexican, two Americans, a Greek, a Taiwanese, a Chinese add , a Japanese, an Australian, a Hungarian, a Norwegian and a Canadian.
The official competition starts on Thursday with the world premiere of the Italian film “Il dei raconto racconti” Matteo Garrone, with Mexican starring Salma Hayek, based on the tales of Giambattista Basile, and the Japanese “Umimachi Diary” by Hirokazu Koreeda.
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