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At the opening, the festival screened the movie “Jean de Barry” by French director Maywen, in which she plays the main role alongside the controversial international star Johnny Depp. It is his first movie after his legal battle against his ex-wife Amber Heard last year. And who brought many of his admirers and admirers early to the Festival Palace to see him up close.
“I came here to see Deb.”
Among them, the young Sydney, who had been waiting since eight in the morning in a long line on the outskirts of the red carpet, accompanied by many, including her boyfriend and friends, in order to win a place in the front of the audience, to watch Depp directly. “Because it will be the first time” for her.
“I came here mainly to see actor Depp. I am a fan of him and also my friends,” says Sydney, who had to sit on the floor so as not to get too tired from standing too much, and to be more willing to “receive” Depp when he appeared. But she has to wait for hours for that. “It doesn’t matter how many hours I wait, what matters is that I see him. I’ve been a fan of him for 17 years.”
Adjacent to the Festival Palace, the adjacent square was decorated with colored and black-and-white pictures of the world’s major movie stars, such as Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Audrey Tato and others, while groups of visitors kept taking turns to take pictures in front of them. One of them, called Magali, said that she came from Paris specifically to attend this cinematic wedding: “They are moments that last forever. Taking a picture here is not worth any price.”
“Unique and exceptional event”
In front of the red carpets, Laurie, an employee as a writer in a preparatory school in Cannes, was fixing her ladder to be present, as an amateur photographer, chronicling the moment of the arrival of movie stars and their walk on this carpet in a festive reception atmosphere that was reported by the media all over the world.
Lori talks about her experience as an amateur photographer: “It’s not easy to book a place here with the amateur photographers. I came early to fix my ladder so that I would be ready for the moment of the event. I am not in the best place to take pictures. But it is an excellent opportunity, and I can take beautiful pictures depending on on zoom mechanisms.
And about the purpose of her presence here, she continues with a kind of pride that she succeeded in “sneaking” into the “club” of these amateur photographers: “I am already a fan of the art of photography. The Cannes Festival is a unique and exceptional event, and it is wonderful to live it from the inside and to be with other lovers of the picture.” “.
Meanwhile, the workers were making the last arrangements for the final fitting of the red carpet. And everyone was moving like a hive, so that everything was ready to receive the guests of this great cinematic event, in which 21 films competed in its official competition, including “Banat Intimacy” by Tunisian director Kawthar Ben Hania. The festival also witnesses the participation of other Arab countries, namely Morocco, Algeria, Egypt and, for the first time, Sudan and Jordan.
“I would be proud if an Arab film won an award.”
Not far from this atmosphere, an angel, who is Lebanese, and her friend were strolling through this space. And she came to Cannes from northern France for the sake of tourism, according to her statement, and she takes advantage of this opportunity to view the festival.
The Lebanese young woman does not hide the need for Arab countries to be represented in such artistic demonstrations. “Arab participation at this level is a great pride for me personally as an Arab woman and for the entire Arab people. Because we have a civilization and culture that should reach the whole world. It shows that the Arab peoples are capable of creativity in all fields, and give a better picture of them, contrary to what is prevalent among some in western countries”.
In the same context, she stresses the “need of the Arab cinematic and artistic sector in general for support,” stressing the need for governments in these countries to attach more importance to it, and realize its weight “in entertainment, education, and improving the image of their societies,” which were associated in the minds of some with problems that have become today. across continents, especially religious extremism, and the tragedies it causes in many of them.
As for the chances of Arab works in this international cinematic event, it is impossible to guess about them, “especially since they have not yet been shown,” as a young Tunisian woman who was wandering around the festival points out. The final word belongs to the arbitration committees, whose choices are not always according to the public’s speculation. These choices are different according to the tastes and tendencies of the film committees. In all cases, Malak says, “I would be proud if an Arab film won a prize in any competition.”
France 24 delegate to Cannes: Boualem Ghobchi
France 24 delegate to Cannes: Boualem Ghobchi
