Tess Barthelemy, 19, makes her debut in Cannes with a stunning bare back

He blew out the candles on his 19th^e birthday last April. Barely a month later, Tess Barthelemy appeared on the red carpet at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. The daughter of Judith Godrech and actor Maurice Barthelemy climbed the stairs for the first time during the screening of a short film. Me too directed by his mother, in which he acts, is presented in the Un Certain Regard selection this Wednesday night. She wore a mock-sober black dress that hid a huge cleavage that went down to her hips and exposed the entirety of her spine. A cut reminiscent of Mireille Dark’s famous black dress worn by the actress Tall blonde in black shoeswas released in 1972.

The young actress who grew up in the USA was discovered in her mother’s mini-series. Icon of French cinema. She supports her mother in the fight against violence against women. Like the rest of the film crew, including journalist, director and author Rojaya Diallo, she crossed her arms over her mouth to symbolize the women whose words have yet to be freed. Therefore, this first Cannes red carpet was symbolic for the young woman, and engaged both politically and satirically.