Watch as stars and visitors depart Resort Martinez and head to the Cannes Movie Pageant opening ceremony on Tuesday 14 Could.
The thrill that often builds to a crescendo forward of the opening night time has been reined on this 12 months by rumours of doubtless explosive #MeToo allegations and a attainable pageant staff’ strike that would shut down the occasion.
Talking on Monday, pageant director Thierry Fremaux lamented an elevated focus lately on political and social points within the film business, which he mentioned got here on the expense of the particular movies.
“Up to now, individuals solely talked concerning the cinema. We as organisers solely had one anxiousness – the movies: Will individuals like them, will individuals hate them?” he mentioned at a information convention with journalists.
Fremaux made the remark in response to a query a couple of report in French newspaper Le Figaro final week that mentioned Cannes had employed a disaster administration staff to cope with attainable fallout from a listing that might be printed of 10 movie business figures who’ve been accused of sexual abuse.
He added that it felt necessary to indicate on the pageant the brand new quick movie Moi Aussi (Me Too) by Judith Godreche, a French actor who has been a serious voice within the nation’s #MeToo motion.
