Stars do you want some here: this is what the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival offers, as soon as it opens on Tuesday. Like every year, selfie and autograph enthusiasts will have their hands full on the steps.
From Tuesday May 17, for the opening, Maïwenn and her Jeanne du Barry promise great sensations with Johnny Depp on the red carpet soon followed by his daughter Lily-Rose Depp for the series The Idol. Pedro Pascal withdrew for Pedro Almodovar’s short film Strange Way Of Life but the Spanish director is accompanied by Ethan Hawke. And that’s just the beginning ! Because Michael Douglas will also receive an honorary Palme d’or on Tuesday.
International stars
Thursday, May 19, Indiana Jones alias Harrison Ford takes the Croisette by storm to The Dial of Destinyone of the most anticipated screenings of 2023. Sean Penn is also due to come for Black Flies by Jean-François Sauvaire before giving way on Friday May 20 to Leonardo Di Caprio and Robert De Niro for Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese.
The actresses are not forgotten. Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore will escort Todd Haynes and his May-December Saturday May 21. But the big winner of the rise of the Marches in good company could be Wes Anderson. Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton and Margot Robbie have planned to escort him on Tuesday May 23.
French stars and Tarantino to finish
On the French side, Vincent Lacoste and Anaïs Demoustier for time to love by Katell Quillévéré on May 20 and Guillaume Canet for Acid of Just Philippot on May 21, are announced. Virginie Efira and Melvil Poupaud will follow on Sunday May 22 with love and forests by Valerie Donzelli. Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel share The Passion of Dodin Bouffant by Tran Anh Hung on Wednesday May 24, followed the next day by Léa Drucker for Last summer by Catherine Breillat. In the parallel sections, Karim Leklou and Vimala Pons are among the stars announced on May 19 at Critics’ Week. Pierre Niney, accomplice of Michel Gondry, will be on May 21 at the Quinzaine des cinéastes. This same section which invited Quentin Tarantino on Thursday May 25 to present “a surprise film”.
It only remains for amateurs to arm themselves with patience at the same time as their notebooks, smartphones and cameras. Good luck and happy hunting!