Bonjour, Blogosphere! It's Day 3 here in Cannes and today was the struggle of having to wake up at 7am to watch the premiere gala of LE HAVRE, a film directed by Finnish Aki Kaurism
äki. Strictly by invitation only (ohhhyeaaah...heheheh..), it was an early morning screening held in the
Grand Théâtre Lumière. An impressive place with great surround sound system.
Despite it being so early (it was formal wear for both men and women!), I've to admit it sure was nice to see how much enthusiasm there was.In 'Le Havre,' Andre Wilms plays Marcel Marx, a former author who scrapes a living as a shoe shiner and is part of a close-knit local community in a run-down part of town sharing a modest home with his wife Arletty.
His life is thrown upside-down when Arletty falls seriously ill and a young refugee turns up on his doorstep, setting in motion an increasingly desperate bid to help him cross the Channel to England and reunite with his mother in London. At the end of the 1 hour 33-minute film, all of us gave a standing ovation and personally, I really liked the film. It's so full of wit and humour, yet made
simple. And I like that.
While waiting for the film to start, there were us reading the synopsis, while most were having their favourite technological tool -- the mobile phone -- out:
For yesterday's Day 2, I was at the Marché du Film, where I met and discovered the many media projects and products coming from around the world. It was amazing indeed and an honour for this unique opportunity to be in the biggest event in the International Film industry.
At 3:30pm, I attended a press conference and dialogue meeting - 'The future MEDIA programme.' This is basically on the discussion of how to strengthen the competitiveness of the European film, TV and new media industries and to increase the international circulation of European audiovisual product.
By 6pm, I was on a boat party for the gala premier of a film exclusively made in Kazakhstan. There was an extensive exchange of namecards but of course, laughters and getting-to-knows. This went on till close to 9pm and the best part is, I didn't even notice it! Well, not because I was having a ball of a time, but because the sun was still up and shining brightly! A beautiful sunny day...spent sometime by the beach after that. Oh, I'm sure loving this big time!
It's 3:53pm right now....I'm going to have a nap...because TONIGHT WOULD BE THE WALK ON THE RED CARPET!!!!!!!!! MAKE-UP, HAIR, DRESS.......OH...I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED RIGHT NOW........READY OR NOT, HERE COMES FARAH! IF CANNES DIDN'T INVITE YOU, NO WORRIES LOVELIES, BECAUSE THEN I SHALL INVITE YOU! STAY TUNED..YOU'RE STRUTTING ALONG WITH ME! :) xxxx
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