After a cancelled 2020 edition and a scaled back gathering last year, the Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with an eye turned to Russia's war in Ukraine and a video message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Formally attired stars including Eva Longoria, Julianne Moore, Bérénice Bejo and 바카라No Time to Die바카라 star Lashana Lynch were among those who streamed down Cannes' famous red carpet Tuesday for the opening of the 75th Cannes Film Festival and the premiere of Michel Hazanavicius' zombie comedy 바카라Final Cut바카라.
More star-studded premieres 바카라 바카라Top Gun: Maverick!" 바카라Elvis!" 바카라 await over the next 12 days, during which 21 films will vie for the festival's prestigious top award, the Palme d'Or. But Tuesday's opening and the carefully choreographed red-carpet parade leading up the steps to the Grand Théâtre Lumiére again restored one of the movies' grandest pageants after two years of pandemic that have challenged the exalted stature Cannes annually showers on cinema.
But the war in Ukraine remained in Cannes' spotlight. During the festival's opening ceremony, Zelenskyy spoke at length about the connection between cinema and reality, referencing films like Francis Ford Coppola's 바카라Apocalypse Now바카라 and Charlie Chaplin's 바카라The Great Dictator바카라 as inspirations to him.
바카라The power they've taken from the people will be returned to the people,바카라 said Zelenskyy.
This year's Cannes opened with the premier of 바카라Final Cut바카라, which was renamed from its original title, 바카라Z바카라, after Ukrainian protesters noted that the letter Z to some symbolizes support for Russia's war in Ukraine.
The war in Ukraine is expected to be a regular presence in Cannes. The festival has barred Russians with ties to the government. Set to screen are several films from prominent Ukrainian filmmakers, including Sergei Loznitsa's documentary 바카라The Natural History of Destruction.바카라 Footage shot by Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravicius before he was killed in Mariupol in April will also be shown by his fiancée, Hanna Bilobrova.
After last year requiring regular COVID-19 testing and masks in theaters 바카라 and no kisses on the red carpet 바카라 Cannes has largely done away with pandemic protocols. Masks are recommended inside but are rarely worn.
바카라Dear friends, let's come out of this dark together,바카라 said opening ceremony host Virginie Efira.
Cannes presented an honorary Palme d'Or to Forest Whitaker, who received a thunderous standing ovation. Whitaker, who won best actor at Cannes 34 years ago for his performance as Charlie Parker in Clint Eastwood's 바카라Bird,바카라 said that while ascending the steps to the Palais des Festivals on Tuesday, he could still hear chants of 바카라Clint! Clint!바카라 ringing in his ears. Eastwood is one of few others who have been awarded an honorary Palme.
On Tuesday, Cannes also unveiled the jury that will award the Palme d'Or. French actor Vincent Lindon is leading a jury that includes Deepika Padukone, Rebecca Hall, Asghar Farhadi, Trinca, Ladj Ly, Noomi Rapace, Jeff Nichols and Joachim Trier.
Questions of gender equality have long surrounded the Cannes Film Festival, where no more than five female filmmakers have ever been a part of the Palme competition lineup and only two women directors have won it. On Monday, Fremaux defended the festival, arguing that it selects films purely on the basis of quality. Hall, who last year made her directorial debut with the film 바카라Passing,바카라 was asked about her opinion on Cannes' record.
바카라I believe that it is a work in progress. I mean for the whole film industry, not just the Cannes Film Festival," replied Hall. 바카라The way of dealing with these things needs to be addressed on a grassroots level as well. It's not just the festivals or public-facing situations. It's about all the minutiae of what goes into the industry at large."
Farhadi, the Oscar-winning Iranian director, also spoke for the first time about an ongoing plagiarism suit regarding his previous film, 바카라A Hero바카라, which won the Grand Prix in Cannes last year. A former film student of Farhadi's, Azadeh Masihzadeh, has accused him of stealing the idea of the film from a 2018 documentary she made in a workshop taught by Farhadi.
Speaking at length, Farhadi said 바카라A Hero바카라 was not based on the documentary.
바카라It was based on a current event so this documentary and this film are based on an event that happened two years prior to the workshop,바카라 said Farhadi. "When an event takes place and is covered by the press, then it becomes public knowledge and you can do what you like about the event. You can write a story or make a film about the event. You can look up the information on this event. A Hero' is just one interpretation of this event.바카라
At the tradition-upholding Cannes, the world's largest and most glitzy temple to film, cinema, controversy and glamour swirl together in a 12-day spectacle of red carpet premieres and rampant movie deal-making up and down the Croisette. Theatrical release is a requirement of any film vying for the Palme, which has prevented streaming services from playing a big role at Cannes.
But this year, one new festival partner 바카라 TikTok 바카라 has raised some eyebrows. The festival is hosting TikTok creators from around the world and holding a separate contest for best (very short) videos created during the festival. Fremaux called it a 바카라young partnership바카라 and granted TikTok wasn't the future of cinema.
"The cinema remains the final art," said Fremaux.
[With Inputs From PTI 바카라 AP]
