The president of the official selection jury, Juliette Binoche, preparing to climb the steps of the Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2025. (Credit: AFP)
The encounter occurred serendipitously by the restrooms of an amphitheater. Despite the 23 degrees, Claude Lelouch in a beige bomber promised an interview, saying, « Meet me at the Carlton tomorrow at 11 a.m., » before heading to yet another screening. The appointment is set. The next morning, at the café, accessible only by invitation, visitors stood on the dated floral décor. Central to the marble arcades, Juliette Binoche, head of the official selection jury, seemed in no rush to enter the cinemas. Seated on a couch in a khaki sweater, the actress, undisturbed by those around her, sipped her milk tea in royal indifference, surrounded by her collaborators.The Carlton, the oldest and most inaccessible hotel establishment on the Croisette. (Credit: Servane d'Alverny/L'Orient-Le Jour) Wearing caps pulled down to their eyebrows...
The encounter occurred serendipitously by the restrooms of an amphitheater. Despite the 23 degrees, Claude Lelouch in a beige bomber promised an interview, saying, « Meet me at the Carlton tomorrow at 11 a.m., » before heading to yet another screening. The appointment is set. The next morning, at the café, accessible only by invitation, visitors stood on the dated floral décor. Central to the marble arcades, Juliette Binoche, head of the official selection jury, seemed in no rush to enter the cinemas. Seated on a couch in a khaki sweater, the actress, undisturbed by those around her, sipped her milk tea in royal indifference, surrounded by her collaborators.The Carlton, the oldest and most inaccessible hotel establishment on the Croisette. (Credit: Servane d'Alverny/L'Orient-Le Jour) Wearing caps pulled down to their...