Cannes Official Poster Revealed, New Documentary About Ingrid Bergman Announced
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Posted March 23, 2015 04:27 PM by Webmaster
The official poster for the 68th Cannes Film Festival was revealed today. This year, the poster features Hollywood star Ingrid Bergman. A promotional video was also released.
The poster is based on a photograph by David Seymour, co-founder of Magnum Agency. Hervé Chigioni, who also created last year's festival poster, is again behind this year's image, with graphic designer Gilles Frappier.
Additionally, Ingrid Bergman, in Her Own Words, a new documentary by Stig Björkman (the author of books and documentaries on Woody Allen and Ingmar Bergman), will be screened in the Cannes Classics section.
The Cannes Film Festival will also be involved with Ingrid Bergman Tribute, which will be organized next September by Isabella Rossellini to celebrate the centenary of her mother's birth. According to the official press release, the show, directed by Guido Torlonia and Ludovica Damiani, will be based on the star's autobiography and her correspondence with Roberto Rossellini. It will be performed in the five key cities in Ingrid Bergman's life: Stockholm, Rome, Paris, London and New York, and will feature, alongside Isabella Rossellini, Jeremy Irons, Fanny Ardant, Christian De Sica and several other actors. The show's complete cast will be announced at the next Festival.
Following the official announcement, the actress commented: "My family and I are deeply moved that the Festival de Cannes has chosen to feature our magnificent mother on the official poster to mark the centenary of her birth. Her outstanding career covered so many countries, from the smallest European independent films to the greatest Hollywood productions. Mum adored working as an actress: for her acting was not a profession but vocation. As she put it, 'I didn't choose acting, acting chose me."
The festival runs from May 13 to May 24. The Jury will be presided by American directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.
The poster is based on a photograph by David Seymour, co-founder of Magnum Agency. Hervé Chigioni, who also created last year's festival poster, is again behind this year's image, with graphic designer Gilles Frappier.
Additionally, Ingrid Bergman, in Her Own Words, a new documentary by Stig Björkman (the author of books and documentaries on Woody Allen and Ingmar Bergman), will be screened in the Cannes Classics section.
The Cannes Film Festival will also be involved with Ingrid Bergman Tribute, which will be organized next September by Isabella Rossellini to celebrate the centenary of her mother's birth. According to the official press release, the show, directed by Guido Torlonia and Ludovica Damiani, will be based on the star's autobiography and her correspondence with Roberto Rossellini. It will be performed in the five key cities in Ingrid Bergman's life: Stockholm, Rome, Paris, London and New York, and will feature, alongside Isabella Rossellini, Jeremy Irons, Fanny Ardant, Christian De Sica and several other actors. The show's complete cast will be announced at the next Festival.
Following the official announcement, the actress commented: "My family and I are deeply moved that the Festival de Cannes has chosen to feature our magnificent mother on the official poster to mark the centenary of her birth. Her outstanding career covered so many countries, from the smallest European independent films to the greatest Hollywood productions. Mum adored working as an actress: for her acting was not a profession but vocation. As she put it, 'I didn't choose acting, acting chose me."
The festival runs from May 13 to May 24. The Jury will be presided by American directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.
