Monica Belluci Festival Ceremony Master

The opening of the Festival will be attended by the Italian actress who will be at the helm of the opening and closing ceremonies on 17 and 28 May.

The Cannes Festival is always a glamorous celebration of cinema. With its 70th edition, the organizers intend to continue the tradition. At 52, this is the second time that Monica Bellucci has been appointed to this position, which she had already held in 2003.

She joined the 17 women who shone the festival ceremonies and succeeded French comedian Laurent Lafitte, who was in command of the 69th ceremony.

In 2000, she first climbed the steps to present the film « Suspicion » Stephen Hopkins.
She's back two years later with the sulphurous « Irreversible » by Gaspar Noah, who shockes the festivalgoers and fascinates the cruise through a memorable polemic.

This year she is the beloved actress of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival

The jury will be chaired by the Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvara jury of which Monica Bellucci ex-wife of Vincent Cassel was a member in 2006. Italian actress recently at the casting of season 3 of « Twin Peaks » of the David Lynch which will also be on the poster of On the Milky Road, the new feature film by Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica (twice winner of the Palme d'or in Cannes), expected at the cinema on July 12.

Perhaps we will see the festival's darling at the Palais or during one of the official evenings, for a live cane blog. Because we appreciate her journey and she's here for this 70th anniversary.

This prestigious festival will start on May 17. For the time being, the list of films in competition has not yet been made public, but will on April 13 during the press conference that the blog of Cannes will make you live live on Twitter account: @cannes70