Vita gazette – The French cinema legend will make another appearance on the Croisette as the poster’s subject for the 76th edition. The actress was chosen for her ability to embody all the souls of cinema that the festival wants to celebrate.

The official poster of the Cannes Film Festival 2023 has been unveiled. Starring Catherine Deneuve: “French Riviera, June 1, 1968. The actress Catherine Deneuve is on Pampelonne beach, near Saint-Tropez, for the filming of La Chamade by Alain Cavalier, based on the novel by Françoise Sagan. She plays Lucile, who leads a worldly and superficial life, tinged with ease and a taste for luxury”, reads the presentation note of the manifesto of the 76th edition of the event, which will take place from 16 to 27 May. “His heart beats frantically, fast, with passion. Like the heart of cinema that the Cannes Film Festival celebrates yearly…”.

Thus the channels of the Cannes Film Festival have revealed the official image of the 76th edition of the event, which will start on May 16th. Catherine Deneuve is at the scene’s centre, “an incarnation of cinema, far from conventions and conveniences”. He is an icon who, with his vast filmography, knows how to represent the two souls of the festival: the more authorial and the popular one.