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He becomes smitten with his uncle's assistant, played by Stewart.Īllen, who's also prepping a six-episode series for Amazon, said he doesn't feel old. In the film, Eisenberg stars as a Bronx nebbish trying to make it in Hollywood, where his uncle (Steve Carell) is a powerful agent. Over the next 10 days, they will screen an especially strong slate of films vying for the Palme, including new releases from Pedro Almodovar, Jim Jarmusch, Asghar Farhadi, Andrea Arnold, Sean Penn and the Dardenne brothers.īut the day effectively belonged to Allen, even though "Cafe Society" drew weak reviews. Led by "Mad Max" director George Miller, it includes Donald Sutherland, Kirsten Dunst and Mads Mikkelsen. The jury that will decide Cannes' prestigious Palme d'Or award was also introduced. "We are Anna and Garfunkel," Timberlake announced. Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick also serenaded festivalgoers with an acoustic performance of Cindi Lauper's "True Colors" in a promotion for the upcoming DreamWorks Animations release "Trolls," in which they voice the main characters.įederal Reserve Raises Key Interest Rate by Another 0.75% to Curb Inflation Along with Stewart, "Cafe Society" brought Blake Lively to the Croisette. Festival president Pierre Lescure says about 500 highly-trained security agents will be on guard around Cannes' red-carpeted headquarters, the Palais des Festivals. Security has been elevated, with increased bag checks and bomb sweeps. The famed festival is coming six months after the Paris terrorist attacks that killed 130 people and as France remains in a state of emergency. Allen, a Cannes regular, came to the festival with 2015's "Irrational Man," although that film played in a less prestigious slot out of competition.
The high-profile placement of Allen's latest comedy as the Cannes opener was perhaps too glaring a spotlight for it to escape controversy. Allen has previously denied that he molested Dylan, allegations first leveled in 1992 when Dylan was 7 and Allen and Mia Farrow were in the midst of a bitter divorce. No reporters asked Allen about Farrow's column at the news conference and Allen's publicist didn't return an email requesting comment Wednesday. It sends a message about who we are as a society, what we'll overlook, who we'll ignore, who matters and who doesn't." Farrow is a news reporter for the NBC network. "It sends a message to victims that it's not worth the anguish of coming forward. Farrow questioned Cannes' continued embrace of Allen and chastised the press, who he said don't ask "the tough questions." But just minutes before their news conference, a column by Allen's son Ronan Farrow was posted online by The Hollywood Reporter in which he reiterated sexual abuse allegations against his father. The 69th Cannes Film Festival opened Wednesday with stormy skies, heightened security, the premiere of a new Woody Allen film and resurrected sex abuse allegations against the 80-year-old director regarding his adoptive daughter, Dylan.Īllen brought his 1930s Hollywood romance "Cafe Society," along with stars Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg, to Cannes to kick off the French Riviera festival.
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