The love torments of Paul Mescal, the smile of Elle Fanning and the absence of Josh O’Connor: all on the red carpet of the ninth evening of the Cannes 2025 festival

A red carpet that has given space to stories full of emotion and very expected returns. On the ninth day, at the Cannes Film Festival, they were Three films in competition presented: Affaksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value) of the Norwegian Joachim Trier, Romería by Carla Simón e The History of Sound by Oliver Hermanus, and the red carpet has made a mirror of a cinema that wants to touch deep ropes.

Raphael Sbarge, Hadley Robinson, Sara Murphy, Paul Mescal, Oliver Hermanus, Ben Shattuck, Andrew Kortschak

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The red carpet warmly welcomed the cast of AffaksjonsverdiTrier’s new film, among the most anticipated names of this edition. In the front line, Renate Reinsve, already the protagonist of his The worst person in the world, And Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, who play two sisters marked by the sudden return of the father in the film, a famous director, after the death of the mother. That father has Stellan Skarsgård’s charismatic face. Elegant and smiling Elle Fanning, who plays an actress in the film involved in the filming of the character played by Skarsgård. The presence of the group on the red carpet attracted many attention, and the film, during his world premiere, received an extraordinary 19 -minute standing ovation.

Elle Fanning Stellan Skarsgard and Joachim Trier

Elle Fanning, Stellan Skarsgard and Joachim Trier

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Renate Reinveve

Renate Reinveve

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Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

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Renate Reinveve

Renate Reinveve

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Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

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Among the most photographed of the evening there was undoubtedly Paul Mescal, interpreter of The History of Soundwho tells a love story between two men in charge of registering the rumors of the soldiers departing for the front, during the First World War.

Emma Canning Andrew Kortschak Lisa Ciuffetti Alison Bartlett Ben Shattuck Paul Mescal Oliver Hermanus Raphael Sbarge ...

Emma Canning, Andrew Kortschak, Lisa Ciuffetti, Alison Bartlett, Ben Shattuck, Paul Mescal, Oliver Hermanus, Raphael Sbarge, Hadley Robinson, Theresa Van Graan, Zhang Xin, Sara Murphy

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The film is directed by Oliver Hermanus and also sees Josh O’Connor in the cast, but yesterday was absent. Mescal paraded alone, enjoying great attention from photographers and public.

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

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With Romeríathe Catalan director Carla Simón His personal and delicate cinema path continues. The film follows A girl looking for her origins: Biological parents died of AIDS when she was six, and she now tries to reconstruct its history.

Out of competition was presented The Six Billion Dollar Mandocumentary by Eugene Jarecki on the figure of Julian Assangebetween political topicality and reflection on the power of information. The activist was on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival together with his wife Stella. He made talk Connemara by Alex Lutz, while in the section a Certain Regard Italy appeared with The cities of Pianurafilm by the director Francesco Sossai, who seems to have conquered the interest of the public and critics.

Stella Assange Julian Assange and Eugene Jarecki

Stella Assange, Julian Assange and Eugene Jarecki

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Julian Assange and Stella Assange

Julian Assange and Stella Assange

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Source: Vanity Fair

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