French actor Vincent Lindon, who won Best Actor at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, will preside over the festival’s 75th anniversary edition
The festival will run from May 17-28.Actor Vincent Lindon arrives at the red carpet to promote the movie 'Avec amour et acharnement' at the 72nd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 12, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
Lindon co-starred in Titane, a body horror movie which explores themes of grief and love, that won the Palme d'Or for best film in 2021.Isabelle Huppert was the last French movie star to be jury president, in 2009. In the history of the Festival, French celebrities have often held this role in an anniversary year, such as Yves Montand in 1987 for the 40th Festival, Gerard Depardieu in 1993 for the 45th, and Isabelle Adjani in 1997 for the 50th.Reporting by Dominique Vidalon, editing by Tassilo Hummel and Alexandra Hudson
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