She already has all the codes. Sophie, calm and curious, poses for the photographers. She was running for the Palm Dog on Friday, quietly installed in the arms of Sean Baker, director
Red Rocket
. She left empty-handed. Tilda Swinton's three spaniels, drafted alongside him in
The Souvenir Part II,
styled him to the pole. Because they are currently in Scotland, their owner actress herself released the award necklace by wearing it around her neck. Strongly a parallel selection for the rest of the animals: we would have been curious to see the cows of
Cow
et
Vedettes
in the Palais des festivals. They would have had room to walk, the places are emptying visibly.
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The Soixantième room also hosted the “
surprise documentary
” on Friday
. It was
Revolution of our Times
, a film about the protests in Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020. Exceptional testimonies and particularly harsh images. The police beatings are cold in the back. The students were ready to do anything, including suicide, to show their disagreement with the extradition law. This should allow the communist government to judge and imprison any opponent. Thierry Frémeaux was not unaware of the scope of this programming. “
In my opinion, I could not go to Hong Kong anytime soon ...
, he blurted out in the preamble
. But that's nothing, long live the intervention cinema!
"
Storm on the sand
After the hard rock and the gipsy guitar of the Tony Gatlif concert, ska, rocksteady, reggae surge on the beach Thursday night.
British filmmaker Steve McQueen (
Twelve Years a Slave
) orchestrated a giant party after dark, that of
Lovers Rock
, the second part of his mini-series produced by the BBC.
Devilish sensuality in this London "party" where the actors dance, drink, flirt, dance again.
Undoubtedly not the most disagreeable of filming.
And it was, for the spectators, a
"great moment of coolness"
, as a cheerful festival-goer tells us.
Dry cleaners yearn for long dresses. All the owners of dry cleaners in the city will tell you, the evenings are much less numerous this year. But the holidays have not completely disappeared. Yesterday evening, Mika electrified the pontoon of the Martinez hotel, before fleeing to Rome in the early morning. And the Directors' Fortnight celebrated its closing under the chic tents of its "
beach
", a lounge that lands on the sand. Where we cross paths with Camille Cottin and Louis Garrel, as a couple in
Mon Légionnaire
, then Sandra Codreanu, the talented actress who has her 4x4 stolen in
Mi Iubita, mon amour
.
A Brazilian transvestite actor in a blonde wig and long red boots struggles to attract attention.
Techno makes Royal Combier glasses shake.
A brave reveler goes into the water.
Brothers Mike and Fabien Kourtzer signed the soundtrack for the evening of the well-named
Haut et Fort on
Thursday
.
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Higher in the city, later in the night, a house opens wide its wrought iron gate. Upstairs, Mike and Fabien Kourtzer hold the turntables together. These composers brothers, signed the soundtrack of
Haut et Fort
, which is in competition. The day before, Vincent Lindon was gambolling on this same track.
Hold Me
Tight actor Arieh Worthalter
tries to make his way through the
hustle and bustle
. Alcohol weighs on the eyelids. Arnaud Fleurent-Didier, to whom we owe the song
Un homme et deux femmes
, chatty, leaning on the balcony. We could drop it off as it is in an evening at
La Grande Bellezza
, on Jep Gambardella's Roman terrace
.
Cannes has not lost the sense of celebration.
Benjamin Puech
Cannes Cancans
Sharon Stone was promoted to Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Valery HACHE / AFP
Awarded at the Directors' Fortnight
In Chiara
, chronicles by Jonas Carpignano in which a young girl goes in search of her mafia father, has been awarded the Europa Cinemas Label.
Les Magnétiques
by Vincent Maël Cardona, the story of teenagers launching a pirate radio in the 1980s, received the SACD prize.
Commander's stature
Sharon Stone, who was an officer, was promoted to the rank of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.
This is the highest honor of this decoration.
She received her green cord from the hands of Thierry Frémeaux, under the moved gaze of Bill Murray.
The actress shed tears.
Free stands
Badges worn in support of Kirill Serebrennikov, "
SOS Colombia
" displayed on a flag when climbing the steps of
Memoria,
speech by a Georgian activist to alert on the plight of homosexuals in her country: the 2021 edition of the festival does not has no shortage of causes to defend.
And it's not over.
Let's wait, Spike Lee who will surely find the words to conclude the ceremony on Saturday.
Cinema service ticket
Is it the weather, the fatigue or the suspense before the winners?
Cannes shivers.
JOHANNA GERON / REUTERS
Soft focus
The world is shaking. Let's not exaggerate: Cannes shivers. If we already know who will win the Tour de France, the forecasts for the Palme d'Or are more uncertain. The vagueness reigns. The president of the jury, Spike Lee, will he recover from this bloated selection? The poster with his effigy tore off. For twelve days, he had to endure euthanasia, weird babies, soaked Russians (pleonasm), Sapphic nuns, car trips, quickly forgotten songs, “yellow vests” in the hospital. Fortunately, Kad Merad arrived at the Martinez asking where the toilets were. French cinema keeps its promises. The Covid deprived Léa Seydoux of the red carpet, yet present four times on credits. Louis Garrel followed her with three appearances on the screens of the Croisette. That would be a pity,under these conditions, to leave empty-handed. We weren't there to laugh. The only exception: the screening at the end of
OSS 117 - Red alert in black Africa,
where Jean Dujardin takes over the role of Hubert Bonnisseur from La Bath. Brice from Cannes? Nicolas Bedos' comedy breaks the monotony of a competition that is a little too serious, some requiring a health pass to leave the room. We were treated to two festivals for the price of one. It would be wrong to complain about it. By the way, who won in 2020? In front of the Grand Hotel, Spike Lee, still rebellious in his pink suit, a good disciple of Malcolm X, boasts on giant panels a mark of pen. All is well. The seventh art is unlikely to change the world.
