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Cannes Film Festival unveils 2026 poster inspired by ‘Thelma & Louise’

EuroNews · · 281 words · By David Mouriquand
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“The official poster for the 2026 edition of the Cannes Film Festival pays tribute to 'Thelma & Louise' – Ridley Scott’s feminist roadtrip adventure which premiered at Cannes 35 years ago.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the 2026 Cannes Film Festival poster pays tribute to 'Thelma & Louise,' noting that the film premiered at Cannes 35 years prior to 2026 (i.e., in 1991).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival will take place from 12 to 23 May 2026. South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will serve as jury president for the main competition. Hartland Villa designed the of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cannes_Film_Festival
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“The festival has unveiled its newest poster image, the one film lovers will see everywhere on the Croisette for its 79th edition. This year, it pays tribute to Ridley Scott’s iconic film Thelma & Louise.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the 2026 Cannes Film Festival poster pays tribute to Ridley Scott’s film Thelma & Louise, referencing its premiere at Cannes 35 years prior.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 63rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 2010. American filmmaker Tim Burton served as jury president for the main competition. Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul won the Palme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Cannes_Film_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 27 May 2023. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund served as jury president. With the French film Anatomy of a Fall winning the Palme d'Or, the fes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Cannes_Film_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival will take place from 12 to 23 May 2026. South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will serve as jury president for the main competition. Hartland Villa designed the of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cannes_Film_Festival
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“The photo by Roland Neveu shows film’s stars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis on top of their Ford Thunderbird Convertible, and honours the legacy of cinema’s first feminist road movie - which premiered in Cannes on 20 May 1991.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Roland Neveu took a photo of Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis on a Ford Thunderbird Convertible, and that the film is recognized as honoring the legacy of cinema's first feminist road movie.
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web search NEUTRAL — Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American buddy comedy-drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. The film stars Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon as Thelma and Louise, two friends who em…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelma_&_Louise
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web search NEUTRAL — Thirty-five years after Ridley Scott's movie premiered in Cannes on May 20, 1991, Thelma & Louise are back as heroines on the official poster. These two unforgettable fighters turned the tables and sh…
https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/press/press-releases/thel…
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web search NEUTRAL — The photo by Roland Neveu shows film's stars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis on top of their Ford Thunderbird Convertible, and honours the legacy of cinema's first feminist road movie - which ...
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/cannes-film-festival-un…
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“Cannes Film Festival organizers have praised the film for breaking gender roles and challenging film conventions, explaning that the film continues to maintain relevancy today.”
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Multiple web search results indicate that Cannes Film Festival organizers praised the film for breaking gender roles and challenging film conventions, noting its continued relevance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 27 May 2023. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund served as jury president. With the French film Anatomy of a Fall winning the Palme d'Or, the fes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Cannes_Film_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 78th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2025. French actress Juliette Binoche served as jury president for the main competition. Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cannes_Film_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival will take place from 12 to 23 May 2026. South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will serve as jury president for the main competition. Hartland Villa designed the of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cannes_Film_Festival
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“Thelma & Louise became a box office hit in 1991 and went on to score six Oscar nominations including Best Actress for both leads. It won Best Original Screenplay for Callie Khouri.”
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Web search results confirm that 'Thelma & Louise' premiered at Cannes on May 20, 1991, and that it received six nominations at the 64th Academy Awards. However, no single source explicitly confirms it was a 'box office hit' or that it won Best Original Screenplay for Callie Khouri. The evidence is strong but not fully corroborated across multiple independent sources for all parts of the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 1st Academy Awards to an actress who has del…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 9th Academy Awards to an actress …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Estelle Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 – September 23, 2022) was an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the antagonist Nurse Ratched in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1…
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“The 2026 Cannes Film Festival runs from 12 – 23 May, with South Korean director Park Chan-wook heading the jury.”
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Wikipedia entries for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival explicitly state that the festival will take place from May 12 to May 23, 2026, and that South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will serve as the jury president.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival will take place from 12 to 23 May 2026. [1][2] South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will serve as jury president for the main competition. French actress Eye Haïd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cannes_Film_Festival
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web search NEUTRAL — While waiting, check out the statement from director Park Chan-wook, who will preside over the Feature Film Jury of the 79th edition of the Festival de Cannes.
https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/the-selection/
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web search NEUTRAL — Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook has been named the jury president of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, which runs May 12-23. He will preside over the main competition selections, with the rest of the ...
https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/cannes-film-festiva…
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“Pierre Salvadori’s The Electric Kiss opens this year’s festival.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Pierre Salvadori's film, The Electric Kiss (La Vénus électrique), is set to open the 79th Cannes Film Festival on May 12.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Electric Kiss (French: La Vénus électrique, lit. 'The Electric Venus') is an upcoming 2026 period romantic comedy-drama film directed by Pierre Salvadori, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Benjam…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Tuesday, May 12, to launch the festivities of the 79th Festival de Cannes, French director and screenwriter Pierre Salvadori's new film will premiere at the Grand Théâtre Lumière, following the ope…
https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/press/press-releases/la-v…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pierre Salvadori's The Electric Kiss (La Vénus électrique) has been announced as the opening film of the 79th Cannes Film Festival. "Cannes celebrates everything I love about cinema ...
https://deadline.com/2026/04/cannes-2026-pierre-salvadori-th…
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