A Spice Girl, Jane Fonda and the unfiltered dance of the jury on the steps of Cannes. this was the last climb

A final round of applause for the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. This Saturday, May 27, the directors, actors and actresses competing in the official selection climbed the 24 steps of the Palais des Festivals for the grand closing ceremony. It was indeed time to bring down the curtain on the event and present the jury, chaired by Ruben Östlund, with its seven awards, including the coveted Palme d’Or.

Video: May 27, 2023 step up

It’s the film crew Gran Turismo which set the ball rolling for the latest stair climb, led by ex-Spice Girl Geri Horner Halliwell and Orlando Bloom. Then Friday’s Queer Palm winner Hirokazu Kore-eda A monster, also walked the red carpet alongside his actress, Sakura Ando. This was shortly followed by French filmmaker Justine Trier competing with the film Anatomy of a Fall. The director arrived hand in hand with several members of his team, including Antoine Reinartz and Sandra Hüler, his lead actor and actress, and his companion and screenwriter Arthur Harari. An hour later, he will leave with the highest award, the Palme d’Or. Her feature film follows the journey of Sandra, Samuel and their visually impaired son, 11-year-old Daniel. One day, Samuel is found dead at the foot of their house, and his wife is suspected.

Denis Menochet, dancer

French actor Benoit Magimel signed a few autographs at the Palais before also heading to the Cannes steps accompanied by his wife Margot Pelletier. Is presented The passion of Dodin BouffantThe actor, who has had a caesarean twice (in 2022 and 2023), again aimed for the male interpretation award, which he had already received for the film. The pianistHe walked away empty-handed, but was praised by Franco-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung, who won an award for directing.

Ruben Ostlund’s jury showed great composure and great complicity when entering the red carpet at the Festival Palace. Some jurors led by Denis Menochet even started a little “unfiltered” dance under the anxious gaze of the Swedish director. At the top of the stairs, director Julia Ducourneau, Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson and director Mariam Touzani happily hugged each other before heading to the Grand Theater Louis Lumière.

Quentin Tarantino and Roger Corman

Frenchman Justin Trier’s victory closes a fortnight on the red carpet worthy of Hollywood’s biggest pageants. so red carpet Cannes has been trod by stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Maya Hawke, Natalie Portman, Robert De Niro, Jude Law, Martin Scorsese or even Harrison Ford. This Saturday evening, the curious were able to see, in particular, actor Orlando Bloom, who was invited to present the jury’s award.

Quentin Tarantino, a wonderful Croisette regular, also appeared in the arms of his wife, Israeli singer Daniella Pick. In turn, he had the difficult task of representing the Grand Prix. With him American director Roger Corman (The Raven, the Resurrection). Trophies presented in front of an audience of prestigious guests such as actress Eva Longoria or a star actor Game Of ThronesNikolai Koster-Waldau.

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Finally, Adele Exarchopoulos and Vincent Lacoste, who lend their voices to the French version of the animated film Elementary, were the last to enter the Palais des Festivals. The film chosen to close this beautiful ceremony personifies the elements of nature, water, earth, fire and air becoming friends. For a bit of philosophy, all in lightness.