IN IMAGES – Cannes Film Festival: Meryl Streep, Omar Sy, Eva Green… A ton of stars on the red carpet

On the other hand, the 77th Cannes Film Festival begins on May 14, 2024 with a program… The most beautiful poster in 15 years. A sign that it hasn’t passed: this morning at 10 a.m. the red carpet was set up. The premiere of the American star of the long list of followers will be Meryl Streepinvited and awarded the Palme d’Or at this opening ceremony, which will be directed by Camilla Cottin. The mission of the French actress, approved by the jury chaired by Greta Gerwig (implementer Barbie), preceded by Virginie Efira or Chiara Mastroianni.

The ceremony will begin at 19:15 and immediately after the film starts: Act II Quentin Dupieux, a brutal and lucid exploration of the world of cinema (between the MeToo phenomenon, political correctness and the struggle for egos) with Vincent Lindon, Léa Seydoux, Louis Garrel and Raphaël Kenard… Note that a film like Partout in France is ce soir…

MeToo is a holiday in spirit. Film producer Alain Sarde is accused of violence and sexual assault based on a woman’s account in a magazine article. Elledefend these accusations and the cent of actors and actors who sign the petition in the magazine Le Monde to restore sexual violence. It seems that the 2024 Festival has not turned into a discussion… The organization of the festival remains calm. The crisis communications agency, as last year, is ready to cope with the scandalous event. Alain Sarde, how much I spent in Cannes after 10 years…