Juliette Binoche Announced As President Of The 2025 Cannes Film Festival Jury

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For nan 2nd clip successful nan 78-year history of nan Cannes Film Festival, a female assemblage president will beryllium followed by different female assemblage president. In 2024, “Barbie” and “Little Women” director Greta Gerwig presided complete a assemblage that rewarded films specified arsenic “Anora,” “Emilia Perez,” and “The Seed of nan Sacred Fig.” In 2025, that work will spell to French character and Academy Award victor Juliette Binoche.

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In a statement, Binoche remarked “I’m looking guardant to sharing these life experiences pinch nan members of nan Jury and nan public. In 1985, I walked up nan steps for nan first clip pinch nan enthusiasm and uncertainty of a young actress; I ne'er imagined I’d return 40 years later successful nan honorary domiciled of President of nan Jury. I admit nan privilege, nan responsibility, and nan absolute request for humility.”

Binoche first attended nan show 40 years agone erstwhile André Téchiné’s “Rendez-Vous” won Best Director astatine nan 1985 festival. She won Best Actress astatine nan show successful 2010 for Abbas Kiarostami’s “Certified Copy” and has appeared successful title 10 times overall. Her past quality was successful Trần Anh Hùng’s “The Taste of Things” successful 2023.

Binoche won nan Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her domiciled successful Anthony Mingella’s “The English Patient” successful 1997. Her legendary resume includes nan “Three Colors” trilogy, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” “Damage,” “Chocolat,”Caché,” “Clouds of Sils Maria,” “Non-Fiction,” and Garth Edwards’ “Godzilla.” She besides precocious starred successful “The New Look” for Apple TV+.

The past clip 2 women presided complete nan assemblage back-to-back was successful 1965 and 1966 erstwhile Olivia de Havilland and Sophia Loren took nan honors.

Other caller assemblage presidents see Spike Lee, Ruben Östlund, Vincent Lindon, Cate Blanchett, Pedro Almodovar, Alejandro González Iñárritu, George Miller, The Coen Brothers, and Jane Campion. Binoche is only nan 3rd French president since 2009 aft Isabelle Huppert and Lindon.

The 78th Cannes Film Festival will tally from May 13 – May 24. You tin expect complete sum from La Croisette connected The Playlist.

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