The global political scene dominated the atmosphere of the opening ceremony of the 78th session, which started from May 13 to 24, where the jury chairperson Juliet Pinosh dedicated the Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna, who was martyred in Gaza by the occupation army, and was supposed to participate in the festival through her movie “Put your soul on your hand and walk”.
In the same context, Robert De Niro criticized the policies of current US President Donald Trump.
The ceremony witnessed a remarkable presence of a number of prominent stars who starred on the red carpet, among them Leonardo DiCaprio, Quintin Tarantino, Robert de Niro honored in the session, Laurent Lavite, Millen Farmer, Chairman of the Jury Juliet Pinosh, along with Jeremy Strong, Halle Perry, Alba Rorvak, Laila Soleimani, Hong Sang-Sco and Payal Capadia, who took the stage during the opening ceremony.
The ceremony also witnessed the presence of other stars such as Tom Cruise, Scarlett Johansson, and Christine Stewart. The jury is chaired by star Juliet Pinosh, and includes Haley Perry, Jeremy Strong, Alba Rorvak, Payal Capadia, Laila Soleimani, Diodo Hammadi, Hong Sang-Sso, and Carlos Reagadas.
Penosh directed attention to the photojournalist Fatima Hassouna, who was martyred in Gaza with her family members when they hit their home missile. She said: “On the day before she died, I learned that the film in which she participated was chosen here in Cannes. Fatima should be with us tonight.” She referred to the documentary, “Put your soul on your hand and walk.”
Pinosh avoided questions related to Gaza during the press conference that was held on Tuesday afternoon and spoke during the ceremony about the recent political events and said:
Artists have the opportunity to be witnesses for others. The higher the level of suffering, the more important their interaction.
Trump’s criticism
While the Hollywood star Robert de Nero criticized US President Donald Trump, while receiving the Life Achievement Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
The 81 -year -old said: “In my country, we are fighting with all our strengths for the democracy that we considered to be a matter of it.”
De Niro, who is one of the most prominent critics of Trump from New York, added that the major discounts made by the president in financing the arts and education were deliberate and deliberate.
He continued: “Art is the bowl that brings people together … art searches for the truth, and art embraces diversity. For this reason, art is a threat, and for this we also consider a threat to tyrants and fascists.”
He criticized his threat to impose definitions on films “produced in foreign lands.” He added: “Now I announce a 100% tariff on the films produced outside America. You cannot put a price on creativity, but it seems that you can impose definitions on it. Of course, all these attacks are unacceptable. This is not only an American problem, but rather a global problem.”
“We cannot be satisfied with sitting and observing the situation. We must act, and we must behave now,” De Niro stressed.
An impressive honor
At a moment on the stage, international star Robert De Niro received the honorary golden fronds from his close friend Leonardo Di Cabrio during the opening ceremony of the 78th session of the Cannes Film Festival at the Festival Palace on May 13.
Di Nero cried in front of the audience while Di Cabrio, who had worked with De Niro in many films, was presented with this prestigious award.
During the presentation of the award, DiCaprio expressed his great gratitude to Robert De Niro, noting that the credit for him in his recommendation to work with the great director Martin Scorsese. DiCaprio said this recommendation was the beginning of a wonderful cinematic trip, which witnessed their cooperation in 6 New York gangs (Killers of the Flower Moon).
The opening movie
The opening ceremony of the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival witnessed the first international screening of the French movie “Partir UN Jour”, the first feature films of director Amili Bonan, who quoted the scenario in partnership with Dimitri Lucas from her short movie “Cesar” in 2021.
The film tells the story of Cecil, a young and ambitious Parisian chef dreaming of opening its own restaurant, but an emergency family crisis leads her to return to her small village, where she faces her past and regains old memories, including a previous love story that suddenly returns to change the course of her life.
The first show was attended by the heroes of work and director, along with a number of international stars, among them Qentin Tarantino, Rossi de Palma, Julia Garner, Nava Mao, Zahra Amir Ibrahimi, and Leonardo DiCaprio, who took over the honorary golden frond to Robert De Niro in an impressive moment.
The ceremony also witnessed the attendance of the jury of the official competition headed by Juliet Pinosh, and it includes Haley Perry, Payal Capadia, Alba Rorvon, Laila Soleimani, Dyo Hammadi, Hong Sang-Sso, Carlos Reagadas, and Jeremy Strong.
The first offers expected
The current session of the Cannes Film Festival is witnessing a series of first -awaited international performances, which combines shiny cinematic names and promising new directing experiences, which is considered a number of various artistic surprises. Among the most prominent of these works, the movie “The Final: The Final Reckoning” is shown outside the official competition, in the presence of his hero and producer Tom Cruise, alongside director Christopher McCarary, on the red carpet in the Great Hall “Lumiere” on Wednesday, May 14.
Director Wes Anderson also reveals his latest work, “The Phoenician Scheme”, which includes a group of stars such as Tom Hanks, Benchio del Toro, and Mia Threeblton. Aryster, with his new movie “Eddington” starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, and Emma Stone.
Richard Linkelter introduces his new “New Wave” drama movie, while Scarlett Johansson enters the field of directing for the first time with the movie “Eleanor The Great” starring John Squib and Chi -Vitel Igiofor.
In a first experience that brings them together, the two stars Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson appear in the movie “Die My Love”, while Joachim Trier shows his new movie “Sentimental Value” starring Renati Rinva.
Director Spike Lee returns to the festival’s atmosphere with a bold political film entitled “Highhest 2 Lowest”, with the participation of Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, and Isab Rocky. The expected works such as “Alpha” by French director Julia Ducurno and “Romeria” by Carla Simon, “Alpha”, also receives special attention within the activities of this session.
Director Tariq Saleh also introduces his new movie “The Eagles of the Republic), in which he continues to explore political conflicts and identity in the Arab world.
Among the first directing experiences, Christine Stewart participates in her personal film “The Chronology of Water, which is inspired by the biography of the writer Lydia Yuklavic, in which Emojin Pots plays the tournament, while the” Urchin “movie by promising director Harris Dickenson, starring Frank Dean, starring a young man A lost British suffers from isolation in the city of London.
The festival concludes on May 24 with the official award announcement ceremony, followed by the first international show of the movie “Dandelion’s Odyssey” by Japanese director Momoko Sato.
