🗓 From May 14th to 25th, the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will grace La Croisette.
✴ This iconic rendez-vous of the cinematic world was born in 1938 through the vision of diplomat and historian Philippe Erlanger.
🎶 Disheartened by the political pressures influencing the Venice Film Festival juries to award Nazi propaganda documentaries, Erlanger envisioned a festival free from such constraints.
💃 His idea garnered approval from the French government, and Cannes was selected from a pool of ten candidate cities. All film-producing countries were invited to select entries for competition.
⚡ However, Germany and Italy declined to participate in the inaugural edition, slated for September 1st to 20th, 1939. Sadly, on September 3rd, war was declared…
🧘♀️ Following the dawn of peace, Erlanger revived the festival concept. Yet, neither the state nor the city of Cannes could shoulder the organizing expenses. It was through public subscription that, on September 20th, 1946, the Cannes Film Festival was inaugurated amidst a jubilant atmosphere.
🏅 In its inaugural year, Michèle Morgan received the Grand Prix International for Best Actress for her role in Jean Delannoy’s “Symphony Pastorale.”
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