Woody Allen opened Cannes

The 69th International Film Festival began with the premiere of the new comedy of the cult American "Secular Life"

Woody Allen (in the center) points to her actress Kristen Stewart (extreme right) to something, no doubt, funny

Cannes are once again pretended to the kingdom of superficial shine and chic. Still, because only picturesque dresses and tuxedos, leisure gossip and the amount of transactions imprisoned in the film market, and about innovative, powerful and often unbearable cinema, writes only critics, write only critics. But for popularity, glamor is needed. It is not the first decade for its main supplier in Cannes, oddly enough, is the veteran of Hollywood adored by the French, now 80-year-old Woody Allen. And now, with the help of his next tape “Secular Life”, Cannes attract the whole world. Indeed, from young and popular actors (who are always happy to star from Allen), Jesse Aizenberg and Kristen Stuart came out an excellent screen pair - you will involuntarily forget that Aizenberg had just portrayed Lex Luther in Batman against Superman, and Stewart was loved to the whole world as Bella from Twilight. It was worth playing with Allen so that the sticky role remained in the past.

Woody threw a standing ovation before showing the film. Perhaps that is why he stoically carried trolling from the leading ceremony, French actor Laurent Lafitt. “Thank you for making so many films in Europe, although you are not accused of rape in the United States,” he joked, referring to Roman Polansky. The awkward replica was quickly forgotten, was literally drowned out by music: at the opening of another Frenchman, Mathieu Sedid, rather unexpectedly, but triumphantly performed Purple Rain, the cult hit of the prince, who had recently passed away. And the cinema began - glorious and sweet, like most of Woody Allen's later paintings.

“Secular life” is a branded cocktail according to the recipe of the American 1930s. The action begins in the then legendary Hollywood-although Allen only speaks of the great stars, not trying to show on the screen of their doubles-and then transferred to the gangster New York, filled with the sounds of jazz. The main character, a simpleton from Brooklyn, moves to a powerful uncle, the famous acting agent living in Beverly Hills, hoping for a career. Instead, he finds love there - a smart and beautiful uncle secretary, who, as it turns out, also shares a bed with his uncle, which breaks his nephew. But this is only a plot tie. Ahead-moving back to New York, where the fate of financial collapses and gangsters, musicians and filmmakers and filmmakers are performed in the Ugari of the best nightclubs. And the continuation of the story of love.

The main supplier of Glamur in Cannes is not the first decade, oddly enough, the veteran of Hollywood adored by the French, now 80-year-old Woody Allen

Woody Allen is not looking for originality, he is glad to repeat: the audience goes to his films as a familiar jazz club, and if the saxophonist once takes the wrong note, and the cook will be corrived by a over-legged steak, they will mercy graciously, according to old memory and love. For Cannes, the presence of the venerable old man, the laureate of the highest of the awards of the festival - “palm trees” (Woody the second one who received one was the first to Ingmar Bergman), is also an important symbol indicating the continuity of generations and respect for tradition.

Extracurricular shows, which include “secular life”, is a very important part of the Cannes festival, its impenetratively brilliant shell. This year, in addition to Allen and his “secular life”-Jody Foster with the political and economic thriller “Financial Monster”: it is not known whether the audience will appreciate the satirist about the capture of the television teddy terrorist, but she will surely like the duet of Julia Roberts and George Clooney. Well, then Stephen Spielberg himself will arrive, who will be released on a red carpet covered with a “big and kind giant”, his first fairy tale for many years. Next to him will go the title role, the beautiful English actor Mark Rhealans - the one who had just received an Oscars for Spielberg's Spy Bridge.

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