After a year 2023 marked by the triumph of her film “Barbie”, the talented filmmaker, screenwriter and American actress Greta Gerwig was chosen to chair the jury of the 77th Cannes Festival, which will take place from May 14 to 25, 2024.
At just 40 years old, Greta Gerwig became the second youngest personality to occupy this function after Sofia Loren, who was only 31 years old in 1966, the second director after Jane Campion in 2014; The second American after the actress Olivia de Haviland, the first woman president of the jury in 1965. She succeeds a prestigious line of personalities from the world of cinema. This appointment is welcomed as evidence by Iris KnoBloch, president of the Cannes Festival, and Thierry Frémaux, general delegate, who underline the audacity of Greta Gerwig in the revival of world cinema.
A bold cinematic course
In less than fifteen years, Greta Gerwig has engraved its name to the Pantheon of American and international cinema. Originally from Sacramento, California, and now adopted by the New York cinematographic scene, she traced a singular, coherent and daring journey. Yesterday independent cinema muse, she is today at the top of the world box office.
From his beginnings, Greta Gerwig distinguished herself as an actress, screenwriter and director. She co -signed out significant works such as Hannah Takes The Stirs (2007), Nights and Weekends (2008), and acclaimed Frances Ha (2012) and Mistress America (2015). Its first solo achievement, Lady Bird (2017), received five Oscar nominations, including that of the best achievement.
Ambassador of the feminist revolution through Barbie
His second film, an adaptation of the literary classic The four daughters of Doctor March (2019) demonstrates his ambition to renew the look at women in the history of cinema. His last masterpiece, Barbiereleased in July 2023, was not only a worldwide success with more than a billion dollars in revenue, but also consolidated its position as the first director to reach this historic threshold.
The declaration of Iris KnoBloch and Thierry Frémaux confirms that the choice of Greta Gerwig as president of the jury is motivated by her central role in the revival of world cinema. His youth, at only 40, adds an exceptional dimension to this appointment. Successful at four years of male presidency, Greta Gerwig represents a strategic choice for Iris KnoBloch and Thierry Frémaux, demonstrating their desire to diversify the perspectives at the head of the largest film festival in the world.
Greta Gerwig’s art and commitment
The year 2023 devoted Greta Gerwig alongside Taylor Swift as a woman worth more than a billion. The film Barbieco-written with his companion Noah Baumbach, not only pulverized the box office with $ 1.36 billion in global revenue, but also captured the spirit of a feminist revolution in a pop form, subtly integrating reflexive elements.
Greta Gerwig, despite its success with Barbieremains attached to a diversity of forms and film formats. Her decision to accept the presidency of the jury in Cannes testifies to her commitment to the wealth and the variety of cinema, symbolized by a list of classics that she likes, going from Madame de… (1953) from Max Ophüls to Playtime (1967) by Jacques Tati.
Cannes 2024 placed under the sign of cinematographic audacity
Greta Gerwig, new president of the Cannes festival jury, promises an exceptional 2024 edition, celebrating cinematographic audacity and artistic diversity.
Neïla Driss
