Cannes Film Festival, 10 kisses that made history

The Cannes Film Festival 2025 goes around the buoy of his first week. Until next May 24, the French Riviera is the center of the universe between breathtaking looks and unforgettable films. Flash crazy for the many stars who parade on the red carpet to give us moments destined to become iconic. Since 1946, the French festival has been the setting for the most famous romantic and artistic couples of the moment, which often have let themselves go to memorable kisses, between the enthusiasm of fans, paparazzi and in the last years of social networks.

Just think of Alain Delon and Romy Schneiderimmortalized in 1962 while exchanging complicit looks and tender kisses: young, beautiful and persistently in love, embodied the elegance and torment of an era. The kiss three in 2002 is also unforgettable, when Antonio Banderashis wife Melanie griffith and the actress Rebecca Romijn They let themselves go to a playful and provocative moment on the treadmill, capturing the attention of all international media. And in more recent times, the passionate kiss between Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber He went around the world in a few moments, fueling gossip and sending social networks. Let’s review the kisses of the stars who made the history of Cannes: from George Clooney and Amal to the saffic kiss between Eva Green and Emmanuelle Seigner.

Alain Delon and Romy Schneider, 1962

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Immortalized as they exchanged complicit looks and kisses full of tenderness. Young, splendid and madly in love, the icon of French cinema and the Austrian diva embodied the elegance and restless charm of an entire era.

Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith and Rebecca Romijn, 2002

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Are triple kisses permitted? Of course yes! Here the lucky one is the beautiful antonio who received a double smack from the then wife, Melanie Griffith, and from his colleague Rebecca Romijn. On the red carpet of Femme fatalethe stars have let themselves go to a playful and provocative moment, capturing the attention of all international media.

Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz, 2009

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To demonstrate all his affection and gratitude, the master of Spanish cinema tenderly kisses his muse during the photocall de The broken hugs.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

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The golden couple of Hollywood on the Croisette, during the premiere of The Tree of Life by Terrence Malick. This kiss certainly did not go unnoticed, too bad they broke up in 2016.

Michael Haneke and Susanne Haneke, 2012

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Exchange a kiss in the audience, after winning the most prestigious prize, is a timeless classic of gala events. Protagonists of this moment full of emotion the director Michael Haneke, awarded the Palma d’Or for Amourand his wife Susanne.

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, 2013

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A large cinema star deserves a greeting worthy of a queen: so Keith Urban did, paying homage to an elegant baciamnano to her nicole, jurors of the 66th edition of the Festival.

George Clooney and Amal Clooney, 2016

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A kiss must not always be passionate to be remembered. This between George and Amal is among the sweetest ones. The golden couple of the Jet Set trained the Cannes Red Carpet during the Première of Money Monster by Jodie Foster.

Eva Green and Emmanuelle Seigner, 2017

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Protagonists of What I don’t know about herDark Lady Eva Green and the French diva inflame the 70th edition of Cannes with a saffic kiss, during the photocall of the psychological thriller signed Roman Polanski.

Monica Bellucci and Alex Lutz, 2017

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The 2017 edition went down in history for the breathtaking kiss that the sensual godmother of the festival printed on the lips of the fascinating French actor, Alex Lutz, immediately after dancing a tango with him during the opening ceremony.

Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber, 2022

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From the post-covid edition, a passionate kiss that has gone around the world in a flash, inflaming gossip and sending social networks. Protagonist the star of Elvis And the queen of the catwalks, on the treadmill of Baz Luhrmann’s first of the biopic.

Source: Vanity Fair

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