Friday, February 4, 2011

The new Woody Allen will open the Cannes Film Festival

It should perhaps be defeated by her husband in politics, but in terms of cinema, Carla Bruni is stronger than Nicolas Sarkozy. If The Wild, the film traces the arrival of the President of the Republic in power, was tipped to open the 64th Cannes Film Festival May 11 this year, Midnight is finally in Paris, the latest film by Woody Allen appears in the First lady of France, who will have that honor.

It is the general delegate of the festival, Thierry Frémeaux, which officially announced the news a few days ago. "Midnight in Paris is a wonderful love letter to Paris," said Thierry Fremaux. "This is a work in which Woody Allen deepens the questions in his latest film: our relationship to history, art, pleasure and life.

For his 41st feature film, it is again evidence a great inspiration. " The film, shot in the French capital last summer, had done much talking with (or because of) the presence in the casting of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, who, according to some sources, was not up to the expectations of Woody Allen, to return several times his scenes.

Anyway, the singer of "Somebody told me" well this is the film's credits, in which she plays the role of director of the Rodin Museum. A small role in short. But the headliners of the latest Woody Allen has nothing to envy to Carla Bruni. The film in fact offers a great lineup of stars, starting with Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Adrien Brody and Gad Elmaleh.

Midnight in Paris, in theaters the same day as its projection on the Croisette, will be presented out of competition, Woody Allen has always refused to take part. However, many film director from New York who were presented at Cannes, Like You'll meet a beautiful and sombreinconnu in 2010.

Also, Woody Allen received the Palme in 2002 palms for his entire career, a special prize which was awarded only twice since the inception of the Festival.

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