Cannes Film Festival kicks off with Johnny Depp, 'Jeanne du Barry' and plenty to talk about

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(16 May 2023)
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Cannes, France, 16 May 2023
1. Medium Johnny Depp arrival
2. Medium Johnny Depp with fans
3. Medium (L-R) Pauline Pollmann, Diego Le Fur, director Maiwenn, Johnny Depp, Pierre Richard, Benjamin Lavernhe, Pascal Greggory, and Melvil Poupaud posing on the carpet
4. Wide Pauline Pollmann, Diego Le Fur, director Maiwenn, Johnny Depp, Pierre Richard, Benjamin Lavernhe, Pascal Greggory, and Melvil Poupaud on top of the steps
5. Medium (L-R) Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas and their daughter Carys Zeta Douglas
6. Wide Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas and their daughter Carys Zeta Douglas on top of the steps
7. Various Uma Thurman arrival
8. Wide Catherine Deneuve
9. Medium Mads Mikkelsen with fans
10. Wide Helen Mirren on the carpet
11. Medium zoom in Brie Larson with fans
12. Medium Paul Dano with fans
13. Medium Elle Fanning posing
14. Medium Pom Klementieff
15. Wide (R-L) John C. Reilly, Émilie Dequenne, Paula Beer, Alice Winocour and Davi Chou

STORYLINE:
The Cannes red carpet sprang to life again Tuesday (16 MAY 2023) with the premiere of the Louis XV period drama “Jeanne du Barry," with Johnny Depp, as the French Riviera movie pageant launched a star-studded and potentially controversy-rife 76th edition.

Throngs of onlookers shouted “Johnny!” as Depp, in purple-hued sunglasses signed autographs and edged back into the spotlight following his explosive trial last year with ex-wife Amber Heard. “Jeanne du Barry,” directed and co-starring Maïwenn, has been billed as Depp's comeback — though his prominent presence at Cannes has been hotly debated.

A coterie of stars streamed down Cannes' famous red carpet for the opening night ceremony, including Brie Larson, Uma Thurman, Gong Li, Elle Fanning, Catherine Deneuve (who graces this year's festival poster) and a blue-haired Helen Mirren, who carried a fan labeled #worthit.

During the opening ceremony, Michael Douglas received an honorary Palme d'Or, with his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones and their daughter, Carys, looking on from the audience.

“I'm even older than the festival," said Douglas, 78, after receiving a warm standing ovation.

Douglas and Deneuve officially declared open a festival that promises a Côte d'Azur buffet of spectacle, scandal and cinema set to be served over the next 12 days. It's unspooling against the backdrop of labor unrest. Protests that have roiled France in recent months over changes to its pension system are planned to run during the festival, albeit at a distance from the festival's main hub.

Meanwhile, an ongoing strike by screenwriters in Hollywood could have unpredictable effects on the French Riviera festival.

“My wife is currently picketing with my 6-month-old, strapped to her chest,” Paul Dano, a juror, said Tuesday, referencing Zoe Kazan. “I will be there on the picket line when I get back home.”

But with a festival lined with some much-anticipated big-budget films, including James Mangold's “Indiana Jones and the Dial of the Destiny” and Martin Scorsese's “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the party is sure to go on, regardless. Stars set to hit Cannes' red carpet in the next week and a half include Natalie Portman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Sean Penn, Alicia Vikander, Scarlett Johansson and Abel Tesfaye — also known as the Weeknd.


Östlund, 49, wondered whether he might have been handed the opportunity a decade too soon. But while addressing the press, Östlund — whose “The Triangle of Sadness” was nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards — made it clear where his allegiances lie.








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