(ANSA) - ROME, APRIL 19 - It is the Truman show with Jim Carrey, one of the most significant films of the cinema of the 90s, directed by Peter Weir, at the center of the official poster of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival (17-28 May).
Against a background of sky, with the numbers 75 in the center, Carrey climbs some steps.
"A poetic celebration of the unsurpassed search for expression and freedom. A journey upward to contemplate the past and move forward towards the promise of an awakening" is the meaning of the 75 / o Cannes poster.
Just like the unforgettable Truman embodied by Jim Carrey, the Cannes Film Festival takes the extreme nature of today's world to grasp its meaning.
The climate crisis, humanitarian disasters, armed conflicts ... the reasons for the concerns are numerous.
"As in 1939 and 1946, the Festival - it is written in a note - reaffirms its strong conviction that art and cinema are the place where contemplation and the renewal of society unfold. Yet it remains faithful to its fundamental commitment sanctioned by article 1 of its regulation: "The purpose of the International Film Festival, in a spirit of friendship and universal operation, is to reveal and show quality films in the interest of the evolution of the cinematographic art". (ANSA).