Patrice Chéreau, who died in 2013, wrapped his aura around the Palais des Festivals this Sunday, May 22.
All the stars flocked to the red carpet to attend the screening of the film
Les Amandiers
, by Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, which pays tribute to him.
Indeed, the feature film focuses on the daily life of a group of actors following his famous lessons at the Nanterre-Amandiers Theater, which he directed for nearly ten years.
Among the guests who came to celebrate, were notably Isabelle Huppert, Isabelle Adjani, Mélanie Laurent, Isabelle Carré, and even: Sharon Stone.
The American actress appeared dazzling, escorted by two young men in
bodyguard
style in tie suits and dark glasses, contrasting with the azure blue of her outfit.
They were Sam Webb and Adam Senn, two models and his two sidekicks in the new Dolce&Gabana campaign.
After parading, cheered by the crowd and the photographers, the actress had her long train removed by her two riders, revealing a fitted and tight dress.
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Sharon Stone takes off her train in the middle of the red carpet.
(Cannes, May 22, 2022.) PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP
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Among the other stars who could not resist the call of the red carpet, the actress Clotilde Courau, adorned with an elegant black dress.
“He was a great man, she said, remembering Patrice Chéreau.
An artist, who inspired me, brought me up, made me want to do this job as I like to do it: with the fire and the passion that drives me”.
Isabelle Carré had the same words to describe the man to whom we owe the films
La Reine Margot
or
L'hommejure
.
“He is a master, I often read his writings, she confided, speaking of him in the present tense.
He is always with us... he has never left us.”
Further on, Tahar Rahim also posed under the lens of the photographers.
The actor presented the musical drama
Don Juan
by Serge Bozon, in which he gives the reply to Virginie Efira.
“Pushing the song is not as easy as I thought, but I like to put myself in danger, he explained.
Going on slippery slopes, virgin terrain, that's what I like.
The actor is currently shooting in the film
Napoleon,
by Ridley Scott.
Louis Garrel, the formidable
A few minutes later, to close this climb of the steps, it was the turn of the film crew to make a remarkable appearance on the
red carpet
.
Louis Garrel, who plays Patrice Chéreau on screen, was accompanied by his playmate Nadia Tereszkiewicz, revealed in the film
Only the beasts
(2019).
"It's very pleasant to have to interpret people that we admire," enthused the actor who has had a fascination for the playwright since he was 14 years old.
He also reiterates the experience of slipping into the skin of one of his idols, he who had taken on the features of Jean-Luc Godard in
Le Redoutable
in 2017.
All smiles, the director of the film, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, closed the march, saying she was “very happy” to present a project made up of such singular actors.
“Patrice Chéreau remained present in me.
I always work by summoning him, and I hope that I will succeed in summoning her this evening, ”she concluded before entering the Palais des Festivals.
Inside, her sister Carla Bruni was there to support her.