Cannes 2024 – Quentin Dupieux opens the 77th festival with “the second act”
The 77th Cannes Film Festival, which will take place from May 14 to 25, 2024promises to open its doors with a touch of audacity and madness, which better than Quentin Dupieux, the master of the absurd, could embody it? His new film, soberly entitled The second actwas chosen for the opening of this emblematic edition, and the expectations are up to the iconoclastic engineering of this extraordinary director.
The second act Mark the long -awaited return of Quentin Dupieux on the Croisette, where he had already caused a sensation in the past. Presented outside competition in the world preview on Tuesday, May 14, this film promises a colorful opening evening, like the director himself.
Quentin Dupieux, a protean artist, has accustomed us to disconcerting works, both by their originality and by their deconstruction of traditional codes. With 13 feature films to his credit in just 17 years, he established himself as one of the most singular figures in contemporary cinema. His unconventional approach and his incessant exploration of the absurd make him a separate filmmaker, ready to shake up the established standards to better transcend them.
This new film is in line with the previous works of the director, all imprints of this sweet madness which is its own. Through stories as eccentric as they are captivating, Quentin Dupieux takes us into a universe where reality and imagination merge, where the most absurd situations rub shoulders with deep emotions.
In The second act, Dupieux invites us to follow the adventures of Florence, David, Guillaume and Willy, four characters as delusional as Atachers, gathered in a restaurant in the middle of nowhere. Between misunderstandings, unexpected twists and turns and chiseled dialogues, the spectator is embarked on a wacky and delightful trip.
To embody his colorful characters, Quentin Dupieux surrounded himself with a prestigious cast, skillfully mixing new from his universe. Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphaël Quenard lend themselves to the game with disconcerting ease, bringing their talent and their charisma to this crazy comedy.
They thus join the constellation of stars that inhabit the Dupieux universe, where we find with pleasure names such as Alain Chabat, Benoît Poelvoorde, Jean Dujardin, Adèle Exarchopoulos, or Léa Drucker, to name a few. This opening evening thus promises to be an unforgettable moment, when French cinema in all its diversity will be in the spotlight.
For this exceptional evening to be accessible to everyone, the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival will be broadcast live on France Télévisions and Brut, thus allowing moviegoers around the world to live this event in real time. Many cinemas in France will also project the ceremony and the opening film, thanks to the support of the National Federation of French Cinemas and in partnership with France Télévisions and Brut. In addition, for several years, the cinema The Agora La Marsa has used to participate also this event by projecting the opening ceremony of the Festival to Tunisian film buffs. Will it do this this year? Nothing has yet been announced at the moment.
It is Thursday, April 11, 2024 that the official selection of the festival will be announced, marking an important moment for filmmakers, actors, professionals in the sector and all moviegoers, who will discover which films will have the chance to compete for the prestigious awards of the festival.
Neïla Driss
