(24 May 2024)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cannes, France – 24 May 2024
1. Mid of Dame Helen Mirren on red carpet
2. Pan from photographers to Dame Helen Mirren
3. Wide of Mirren and Andie MacDowell on red carpet
4. Various of Mirren, MacDowell and Iris Berben on red carpet
5. Mid of Andie MacDowell
6. Mid of Coco Rocha posing for photographers, pull out to wide of Rocha, Lady Victoria Hervey and Pixie Lott
7. Mid of Lady Victoria Hervey and Pixie Lott
8. Wide of photographers
9. Mid of Lady Victoria Hervey, pan to Coco Rocha
10. Various of Joey King posing on red carpet
11. Tilt up of Leonie Hanne
12. Various of Emmanuelle Beart
13. Wide, zoom in on Xavier Dolan
14. Mid of photographers, tilt down to Alexandre Desplat
15. Tilt up of Berenice Bejo
16. Mid of Berenice Bejo
17. Wide of cast and crew of "La Plus Précieuse des Marchandises" ("The Most Precious of Cargoes")
18. Pan cast (right to left) producer Patrick Sobelman, Serge Hazanavicius, Dominique Blanc, and Grégory Gadebois, director Michel Hazanavicius, producer Florence Gastaud, and composer Alexandre Desplat
19. Various of cast and crew posing on red carpet
20. Pan poster on Palais des Festivals to various of Patrick Sobelman, Serge Hazanavicius, Dominique Blanc, Grégory Gadebois, director Michel Hazanavicius, Florence Gastaud, and Alexandre Desplat posing on steps of Palais des Festivals before entering building
STORYLINE:
Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius returned to the Cannes Film Festival to unveil his debut animation "La Plus Précieuse des Marchandises" ("The Most Precious of Cargoes"), in competition.
Hazanavicius’ film premiered with a star-studded red carpet in Cannes on Friday evening, attended by the likes of Dame Helen Mirren, Andie MacDowell and Joey King.
Based on the novel by Jean-Claude Grumberg – who co-wrote the screenplay with Hazanvicius – the WWII story follows a baby thrown by its father from a train bound for Auschwitz, found and brought up by the wife of a woodcutter.
The fairy tale-style animation is narrated by iconic late actor Jean-Louis Trintignant, in his final movie performance before his death in 2022.
The voice cast also includes Dominique Blanc, Grégory Gadebois and Denis Podalydès.
Blanc and Gadebois joined Hazanvicius at the premiere.
A late addition to the competition slate, "The Most Precious of Cargoes" marks the fourth time Hazanavicius has had a film shortlisted for the Palme d’Or, with "The Artist" (2011), "The Search" (2014) and "Godard Mon Amour" (2017) all nominated.
The film is one of 22 competing for this year’s Palme d’Or – the festival’s top prize.
The winner will be announced on Saturday.
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