Who will declare The 78th Cannes Film Festival open ? We will discover it during the opening ceremony, this Tuesday, May 13 from 7 p.m. La Croisette will reserve other surprises this year … But here is what we know of the moments that will mark this edition.
Mylène Farmer in opening
The singer will participate in the opening ceremony this Tuesday evening, not as a juror as in 2021, but for an exceptional performance. According to our information, she will perform an unprecedented titlecomposed especially for the occasion. The 63-year-old Franco-Canadian star will arrive on stage after the presentation, by The master of ceremonies Laurent Lafitte, of the jury chaired by Juliette Binoche, as well as the tribute paid to Robert de Niro, who will receive a golden palm of honor.
The artist will also accompany Yann Gozlan’s “Dalloway” Cannes Film Festival, which will be presented on Thursday, May 15 in midnight session. In this thriller on Artificial intelligenceFarmer plays the voice of an AI who turns against a writer she is supposed to help.
A palm of gold of honor to Robert de Niro
The supreme reward, therefore, will be awarded to the American star this Tuesday evening for his entire career. After Meryl Streep et George Lucas Last year, the 81 -year -old actor will in turn be honored during the opening ceremony.
The actor of “Taxi Driver”, “freed” or “godfather 2” played in two golden palms (“Taxi Driver” in 1976 and “Mission” in 1986) and chaired the festival jury in 2011. He will also offer a master class for festival -goers on May 14.
Tom Cruise on the Croisette
Three years ago, the American actor had landed on the helicopter Croisette to present “Top Gun: Maverick”. This May 14, He will climb the steps to support “Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning” by Christopher McQuarriewhich has resumed the realization of this saga since the mid -2010s.
The arrival of the 62 -year -old star is expected to unleash fans massaged around the red carpet. Before shaking the box office, since this eighth – and a priori last – “Mission Impossible” will be released in French theaters on May 21.
A parade of stars on the red carpet
Alongside many French actors (Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Tahar Rahim, Juliette Armanet, Juliette Binoche, Laurent Lafitte…), La Croisette will welcome international stars. The feature film directed by Wes Anderson (“The Phoenician Scheme”, in competition) alone will offer a spectacular climb with Scarlett Johansson, Benicio Del Toro, Tom Hanks, Bill MurrayBenedict Cumberbatch or the Frenchies Charlotte Gainsbourg and Mathieu Amalric.
Among the stars present in other films, we will see Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart (which will show her first feature film as a director), Jodie Foster, Jennifer Lawrence, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone or Margaret Qualley.
A tribute to Pierre Richard
The festival will pay tribute to the 90 -year -old actorunforgettable in “Le Grand Blond with a black shoe”, “The accomplices”, “the goat” or “the fugitives”. May 22 will be projected “the man who saw the bear who saw the man”, the last film directed by the actor and filmmaker.
This comedy features two men who are not of the same generation (one is played by Timi-Joy Marbot, 18, the other by Pierre Richard himself), united by friendship, the love of nature … and a great affection for a bear escaped from a circus. The artist had not staged a feature film since 1997 and “right in the wall”.
Most awaited previews
In addition to the films of the competition, including the next feature film by the Dardenne brothers (“young mothers”) or “alpha” the new drama of Julia Ducournau, Palme d’Or 2021 for “Titane”, other productions will be shown in preview on the Croisette.
This is the case of “Connemara” by Alex Lutz, adapted from the novel by Nicolas Mathieu, of “13 days 13 nights” by Martin Bourboulonon the evacuation of 2,800 people while taking Kabul by the Taliban in August 2021, of “the coming of the future” of Cédric Klapisch, a moving and poetic dialogue between two epochs, or even “the richest woman in the world” of Thierry Klifa on the Bettencourt affair.
