“Silence, motor, action!”
: this is the name of the cocktail invented by Frédéric Desmars, the head bartender of the Le Normandy hotel, especially for the Deauville American Film Festival.
As an invitation to set off on the red carpet of the closing ceremony of the 58th edition which was held this Saturday, September 10 in the Normandy city.
An edition under the sign of the turmoil and cracks of America, which hailed the strength of the female gaze placed on the nation.
The day before, Ana de Armas shed
happy tears
on the stage of the Center international de Deauville, receiving her New Hollywood award before the screening of
Blonde
.
In video, the trailer for
Blonde
, on the life of Marilyn Monroe
This Saturday, the Deauville public was still shivering with the 2:55 biopic on Marilyn Monroe when the awards evening, dominated by female talent, began.
That of the young director Charlotte Wells, whose first film
Aftersun
(with Paul Mescal) won over the Arnaud Desplechin jury, which awarded it its Grand Prix, as well as the Critics' jury.
That also of directors Gina Gammell and Riley Keough who, after the Golden Camera at Cannes, won here the revelation prize and the jury prize for
War Pony
, a disturbing dive into an Amerindian reserve.
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an american dream
Full screen
The pastel green half-timbering of the Le Normandy hotel.
Abaca
The closing screening of
Don't Worry
Darling
, Olivia Wilde's film presented Monday evening in a wind of rumors at the Venice Film Festival, brought a new knife edge to the myth of the American dream.
Reassuring bubble or waking nightmare?
The guests were still debating it at the dinner of the winners in the majestic lounge of the Casino Barrière.
A few macaroons later, some followed in the majestic footsteps of Léa Drucker and Marine Vacth, members of the jury, who went to cool off on the casino terrace.
Others like Agathe Rousselle or Eddy de Pretto continued the evening at the O2 Sofa Bar, the interpreter of the
Bateaux-Mouches
a large blue glass matching his suit in hand.
In the jubilation of the evening, Pierre Deladonchamps went behind the bar to serve cocktails himself, while others regained their strength around a fondue on the balcony of a room rocked by the spray from the Channel so close.
In the sky, the full moon lit up with its silver rays the green half-timbering of the Normandy.
How it shone already that evening in November 1978 when a prince named Charles came to celebrate his 30th birthday.
Recklessness is gone forever for King Charles III, all about his new task and his new responsibilities.
Silence, motor... to bed!
