Famous Actresses
The late 60s star best known for her blonde hair and passion for animal rights.
Who is Bridget Bardot?
The name of the most prestigious award given at this show.
What is the "Palme d'Or"?
The 1960 Jean Luc Godard debut that is famous for the first use of "jump cuts".
What is "Breathless"?
The leading figured of European cinema from the late 1950s to the 1980s, known for classics such as "Purple Noon" and "Rocco and His Brothers".
Who is Alain Delon?
The time period in which this cinema style flourished.
What is the late 1950s to the 1970s?
The "sweet" actress known best know to English speakers for her role in a 2000 film alongside Johnny Depp.
Who is Juliette Binoche?
The year Cannes was founded.
What is 1946?
The phrase meaning "placing on stage" or "what is put into the scene".
What is "mise-en-scene"?
The award-winning actor who gained widespread acclaim for his performance as George Valentin in 2011's silent film, "The Artist".
Who is Jean Dujardin?
The film critic magazine credited with helping create the New Wave movement.
What is "Cahiers du cinema"?
The first black woman to star in a major motion picture.
Who is Josephine Baker?
Cannes is considered one of the "Big Three" European film festivals, alongside these other 2 cities.
What are Venice and Berlin?
This 1902 film pioneered special effects and created early narratives about fantasy, featuring a shot where a rocket lands in the man in the moon's eye.
What is "A Trip to the Moon"?
The second-highest grossing actor in the history of French cinema whose accomplishments are now overshadowed by sexual assault convictions.
Who is Gerard Depardieu?
The director and critic who "generated one of the largest bodies of critical analysis of any filmmaker since the mid-twentieth century" and revolutionized motion pictures.
Who is Jean-Luc Godard?
The French actress well known for her role as Edith Piaf, a role that earned her an Academy Award.
Who is Marion Cotillard?
The photograph style that has been banned from the Cannes red carpet since 2015.
What is a "selfie"?
The pair of brothers credited with launching French cinematography in 1895 with "L'Arrivee d'un train en gare de La Ciotat".
Who are the Lumiere Brothers?
The actor known for his intense performances in films such as "La Haine", "Irreversible", and "Black Swan".
Who is Vincent Cassel?
The filmmaker and critic who was a proponent of the "auteur theory", which posits that a film's director is its true author.
Who is Francois Truffaut?
The French actress best known to Americans for her roles in "The Da Vinci Code" and "Amelie".
Who is Audrey Tautou?
The film that holds the record for the longest standing ovation at the festival, clocking in at 22 minutes.
What is "Pan's Labyrinth"?
The second largest exporter of films in the world after the United States.
What is France?
The young Franco-American actor best known for English language films like "Call Me by Your Name" and "A Complete Unknown".
Who is Timothee Chalamet?
Fill in the blank: After WWII, filmmakers were inspired by the generation of Italian _______ who explored contemporary everyday life.
What is "Italian Neorealism"?