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Catherine Deneuve will preside over the 50th edition of the Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars.

As part of her honorary role as president of this milestone edition, Deneuve will be delivering the opening speech at the ceremony. The gala event will take place on Feb. 28 at the Olympia concert hall and will be broadcast on French pay TV group Canal+, a media partner of the Cesar Awards.

“Who better than an extraordinary actress to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Césars? Thanks to exceptional talent, a unique career and timeless grace, Catherine Deneuve embodies the very essence of the seventh art,” said the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma.

The French star, whose career spans nearly seven decades, has starred in a raft of iconic films directed by some of the world’s most revered filmmakers, from Luis Buñuel (“Belle de jour”) to François Truffaut (“Le Dernier Metro...

French film legend Catherine Deneuve will be front and center at the Cannes Film Festival as the subject of the official poster for its 76th edition.

The shot of a young Deneuve in 1968 standing on the Pampelonne beach, near Saint Tropez, as the cameras roll on La Chamade by director Alain Cavalier is the iconic photo for the poster this year. The French romantic drama had Deneuve playing Lucile, the mistress of a wealthy man who misses the material comforts of life when she leaves him for a younger lover.

“Her heart beats frantically, hurriedly, passionately. Like the heart of cinema that the Festival de Cannes celebrates every year,? Cannes organizers said of the poster in a statement.

Côte d’Azur, 1968.

The iconic Catherine Deneuve embodies what cinema should never stop being: elusive, daring, irreverent. Here is the poster of the 76th Festival de Cannes. From May 16 to 27, let's celebrate the love of cinema.

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French cinema legend Catherine Deneuve was all smiles as she glided into the press conference room of the Venice International Film Festival on Wednesday.

Deneuve is being honored in Venice this year with the festival’s Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement.

Naming her this year’s honoree, Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera rattled off the long list of acclaimed creatives Deneuve has worked with, and inspired, from directors Roger Vadim, Jacques Demy, Luis Buñuel, François Truffaut and Roman Polanski to such actors as Marcello Mastroianni and Gérard Depardieu. She is also one of the rare performers to have received an Oscar nomination for a non-English performance, picking up a best actress nom in 1993 for Régis Wargnier’s Indochine.

“It is always very difficult when you have to stop and look back at things as if you made decisions as if you were thinking of the future,...

Iconic French actress starred in Venice Golden Lion winner ‘Belle De Jour’.

French actress Catherine Deneuve is to be honoured with the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice International Film Festival.

Deneuve is one of Europe’s most iconic, feted actresses, whose performance in Luis Buñuel’s Belle De Jour helped the film win the Golden Lion at Venice in 1967. She also won best actress at the festival in 1998 for her performance in Nicole Garcia’s Place Vendôme and was nominated for an Oscar in 1993 for her role in Regis Wargnier’s Indochine.

Deneuve, who presided over the...

Iconic French actress Catherine Deneuve will be presented with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 79th Venice Film Festival which runs August 31–September 10 on the Lido.

The Oscar nominee for 1992’s Indochine said today, “It is a joy to receive this prestigious award at the Venice Festival, which I love and have known for a long time, since Belle de Jour by Luis Buñuel received the Golden Lion in its day. It is also an honor to be chosen for this tribute at the film festival that has accompanied me so often for so many movies. Thank you, best regards.”

Belle de Jour won the Golden Lion in 1967 while Deneuve took the 1998 Best Actress Volpi Cup for her performance in Nicole Garcia’s Place Vendôme.

Commenting on Deneuve, Venice Fest chief Alberto Barbera said, “An impressive number of movies, most of which are major international successes. An equally...

The Venice Film Festival is honoring French screen icon Catherine Deneuve with its Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

Throughout her career, Deneuve has worked with some of Europe’s greatest directors, such as Luis Buñuel, Francois Truffaut, Manoel De Oliveira, Roman Polanski and Lars von Trier, to name a few.

Deneuve’s long rapport with the Lido harks back to 1967, when Buñuel’s “Belle de Jour” — in which she played a bourgeoise Paris housewife who seeks erotic liberation through part-time work in a brothel — won the Golden Lion. Deneuve then won the Venice Volpi Cup for best actress for her role in Nicole Garcia’s “Place Vendôme” in 1998, and presided over the fest’s jury in 2006.

“It is a joy to receive this prestigious award at the Venice Film Festival, which I love and have known for a long time, ever since Luis Buñuel’s ‘Belle de Jour’ received the Golden Lion,...

Though it’s no competition for her love for her husband Jeffrey, Ina Garten has long adored Paris. After first visiting the French capital decades ago, the Food Network star purchased a pied-a-terre in the 7th Arrondissement in 2000 and often escapes her main home in East Hampton, NY for holidays and vacations there.

Throughout her travels, Ina is constantly posting about her favorite restaurants and Parisian destinations on Instagram. Her “first stop” on a recent trip was to Poilâne bakery for some fresh baked bread. The quaint shop is a spot she visits often—like on Christmas Eve last year...

The couple that slays together, stays together!

Just when we were beginning to recover from Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston‘s matching leather ensembles, the lovebirds served up another major style sighting while out in the City of Light.

The pair visited the Chanel store in Paris on Wednesday, with Aniston, 48, in a long, tan coat, black pants and sneakers. And, true to his love of coordinating with his wife and their mutual love of neutrals, 45-year-old Theroux sported a tan jacket with black jeans.

One day earlier, Aniston and Theroux coordinated in head-to-toe black ensembles at the launch dinner...

His and her leather looks!

Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston coordinated in head-to-toe black ensembles at the launch dinner of Louis Vuitton’s Masters collaboration with artist Jeff Koons inside Paris’ Louvre museum on Tuesday evening.

The Leftovers actor grabbed everyone’s attention with his skinny leather pants while the Friends alum wore a tailored suit and boned black bustier from Lv creative director Nicolas Ghesquiere’s Spring 2017 collection.

Black and leather may be Aniston’s go-to as of late as she recently selected a leather one-shoulder mini dress from Brandon Maxwell’s Fall/Winter 2017 collection for the season 3 premiere...

Catherine Deneuve: César Award Besst Actress Record-Tier (photo: Catherine Deneuve in 'In the Courtyard / Dans la cour') (See previous post: "Kristen Stewart and Catherine Deneuve Make César Award History.") Catherine Deneuve has received 12 Best Actress César nominations to date. Deneuve's nods were for the following movies (year of film's release): Pierre Salvadori's In the Courtyard / Dans la Cour (2014). Emmanuelle Bercot's On My Way / Elle s'en va (2013). François Ozon's Potiche (2010). Nicole Garcia's Place Vendôme (1998). André Téchiné's Thieves / Les voleurs (1996). André Téchiné's My Favorite Season / Ma saison préférée (1993). Régis Wargnier's Indochine (1992). François Dupeyron's Strange Place for an Encounter / Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre (1988). Jean-Pierre Mocky's Agent trouble (1987). André Téchiné's Hotel America / Hôtel des Amériques (1981). François Truffaut's The Last Metro / Le dernier métro (1980). Jean-Paul Rappeneau's Le sauvage (1975). Additionally, Catherine Deneuve was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category...

Hot off her acclaimed turn as a Polish woman struggling to survive in America in James Gray’s period drama The Immigrant, French actress Marion Cotillard is set delve right back into another period romance, this time with auteur Nicole Garcia. The film, titled Mal De Pierres, sounds like another potential awards contender for Cotillard.

Set after the close of WWII, Mal De Pierres spans twenty years and focuses on the life of a passionate, free-spirited young woman (Cotillard) who seeks refuge from a loveless marriage in the arms of another man. It’s based on the best-selling novel by Milena Agus, which has been translated into more than 15 languages since its publication in 2007.

Alian Attal will produce the film, which Garcia co-wrote with her usual partner Jacques Fieschi, for independent film company Les Productions du Tresor. In a statement, Attal said:

“It’s a passion project for both Nicole and us.

Heading out to a swanky affair, celebs gathered at the Van Cleef & Arpels Bowers Museum Exhibit Gala in Santa Ana, California on Saturday night (October 26).

Sporting a sexy red dress was AnnaLynne McCord while Krysten Ritter looked pretty in a midriff-baring lavender top and skirt with platform heels.

Cute as a button, Camilla Belle wore a sleeveless sky blue floral patterned dress with gold heels as she made her way inside.

At the museum, visitors can see jewelry, watches, and precious accessories, as well as archival drawings and documents of the Place Vendôme High Jewelry Maison.

Catherine Deneuve: 2013 European Film Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Catherine Deneuve has been named the recipient of the the European Film Academy’s 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award for her "outstanding body of work." And outstanding it is. Yesterday, I posted an article about Dirk Bogarde (Victim, Death in Venice, Despair), one of the rare performers anywhere on the planet to have consistently worked with world-class international filmmakers. The Paris-born Catherine Deneuve, who turns 70 next October 22, is another one of those lucky actors. (Photo: Catherine Deneuve at the Potiche premiere at the 2010 Venice Film Festival.) Deneuve’s directors have included an eclectic and prestigious list of filmmakers from various countries. Those include Belle de Jour and Tristana‘s Luis Buñuel; Le Sauvage and La Vie de Château‘s Jean-Paul Rappenau; The Hunger‘s Tony Scott; Un Flic‘s Jean-Pierre Melville; The Mississippi Mermaid and The Last Metro‘s François Truffaut...

Diane Kruger attended the opening of Jaeger-LeCoultre's new boutique on Paris's Place Vendôme last night. She had the honor of cutting the ceremonial ribbon alongside the company's director general, Guillain Maspetiol, and CEO Jerome Lambert. Diane wasn't the only famous face at the bash. She was joined by legendary French actresses Catherine Deneuve and Isabelle Huppert too. Diane was decked out for the occasion in a jumpsuit from her designer pal Jason Wu. Diane arrived in France just yesterday morning. She had been in La, where she spent the weekend with her boyfriend, Joshua Jackson. He's since left California too, heading to Vancouver for more work on Fringe. View Slideshow ›...

Composer who scored nearly every Merchant Ivory film from The Europeans onwards and was an integral part of the brand

The Guinness Book of Records notes that the 44-year collaboration between the Indian producer Ismail Merchant and the American director James Ivory was the longest in the history of cinema. They might equally have added the screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who joined the duo from the start. And a member of Merchant Ivory Productions for almost as long was the composer Richard Robbins, who has died after suffering from Parkinson's disease, aged 71.

The Ivory-Robbins working partnership, which lasted over three decades, outdid in longevity such celebrated director-composer unions as Federico Fellini-Nino Rota, Michelangelo Antonioni-Giovanni Fusco and Alfred Hitchcock-Bernard Herrmann. Robbins scored nearly every Merchant Ivory production from The Europeans (1979) onwards, and was an integral part of the film company's brand.

The reason for the...

It's a blossoming fashion battle! Both Rihanna and Liv Tyler were spotted in Givenchy's oversize satin tee from the label's 2012 resort collection. Ri-Ri, 24, went casual street chic in New York City by rocking it with blue jeans, Alexander Wang black lace-up boots, a chunky gold-link necklace and her blond hair pulled up in a bandana. Steven Tyler's 34-year-old celebuspawn and Givenchy spokesmodel went for a flirtier, more polished look by pairing her top with a pencil skirt, blazer and lovely black strappy heels as she headed to a Givenchy commercial shoot at Place Vendôme in Paris. So which beauty shuts it down in the floral topper?...

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve, 68, will be the recipient of the Film Society of Lincoln Center's 39th Chaplin Award. The annual fundraising gala benefiting Lincoln Center programs will be held on Monday, April 2, at the Alice Tully Hall in New York. The evening will include films clips and a party. [Full list of Film Society of Lincoln Center (Fslc) Chaplin Award Honorees.] Catherine Deneuve's career spans more than five decades, from André Hunebelle's Les collégiennes / The Schoolgirls (1957), Jacques-Gérard Cornu's L'homme à femmes / Ladies Man (1960), and Michel Fermaud and Jacques Poitrenaud's Les Portes claquent / The Door Slams 1960) to her latest efforts: Christophe Honoré's Les Biens-aimés / The Beloved, shown at last year's Cannes Film Festival; Thierry Klifa's Les Yeux de sa mère / His Mother's Eyes; and Laurent Tirard's upcoming Astérix et Obélix: Au Service de Sa Majesté / Astérix et Obélix: On Her Majesty's Secret Service, as Cordelia, the Queen of England, opposite frequent co-star Gérard Depardieu and Edouard Baer.

From a masterpiece of film noir to classic Gene Kelly musical An American in Paris, French film critic Agnès Poirier chooses her favourite sets in the city

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Les Enfants du Paradis, Marcel Carné, 1943-45

Penned by poet Jacques Prévert and featuring the enigmatic Arletty, dashing Pierre Brasseur and melancholic Jean-Louis Barrault, Les Enfants du Paradis takes place in Paris in the 1840s and tells the story of the contrarian love of Garance and Baptiste. One key scene takes place in the boulevard du Temple, known at the time as boulevard du Crime. "You smiled at me! Don't deny it, you smiled at me. Ah, life's beautiful and so are you. And now, I shall never leave your side. Where are we going? What! We've only been together for two minutes and already you want to leave me. When will I see you again?...

Aka Un Balcon sur la Mere, this atmospheric thriller will feature a crazy mystery and murder most foul.

Actress-turned-director Nicole Garcia (Place Vendôme, The Adversary) directs classic actress Claudia Cardinale (Fitzcarraldo, Once Upon a Time in the West) Jean Dujardin (Oss 117), Tony Servillo, Sandrine Kiberlain and Cannes Best Actress Award-winner Marie-Jose Croze (The Barbarian Invasions, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) in this atmospheric thriller that cuts between Oran at the end of the Algerian War and southern France in the first days of Mitterrand's presidency, between the search for lost love and the unraveling of a property scam, between past longings and present desires.

Happily married with a daughter, Marc is a successful real estate agent in Aix-en-Provence. One day, he has an appointment with a woman to view a traditional country house. A few hours later, Marc finally puts a name to her face. It's Cathy, the girl...

Jacques Tati was a master of burlesque. Emilie Bickerton on a French revolutionary

If you told Jacques Tati that his flight was delayed, he'd say terrific – and settle down to watch what he considered "the best movie of the year": people passing by. Observation gave the director all the material he needed for the four films he made over three decades. Tati liked to call himself "the Don Quixote of cinema", which captures his combination of idealism, imagination and generosity. Monsieur Hulot, his charming, self-effacing but out-of-synch comic creation, is the character with whom he is most often, and fondly, associated. But Tati's work cannot be reduced to the man with the too-short trousers. His films – from the early burlesque of Jour de fête in 1949 to the highly stylised modernism of Play Time in 1967 – might not have an intellectual message, but they are delightful witnesses to the second half...

ROME -- French actress Catherine Deneuve, the best actress winner at 1998's Venice International Film Festival, will head the main competition jury at the 63rd edition of the event, organizers said Wednesday. The festival also said it will host the world premiere of Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Mozart's The Magic Flute along with a series of screenings celebrating the centennial of the birth of iconic Italian directors Roberto Rossellini, Lucino Visconti and Mario Soldati. Deneuve has a long association with the Venice fest, which this year runs Aug. 30-Sept. 9. She made a name for herself at the 1967 edition as the star of Luis Bunuel's Golden Lion winner Belle de jour. In 1998, she won the Coppa Volpi award for her role as Marianne Malivert in Nicole Garcia's Place Vendome.

ROME -- French actress Catherine Deneuve, the best actress winner at 1998's Venice International Film Festival, will head the main competition jury at the 63rd edition of the event, organizers said Wednesday. The festival also said it will host the world premiere of Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Mozart's The Magic Flute along with a series of screenings celebrating the centennial of the birth of iconic Italian directors Roberto Rossellini, Lucino Visconti and Mario Soldati. Deneuve has a long association with the Venice fest, which this year runs Aug. 30-Sept. 9. She made a name for herself at the 1967 edition as the star of Luis Bunuel's Golden Lion winner Belle de jour. In 1998, she won the Coppa Volpi award for her role as Marianne Malivert in Nicole Garcia's Place Vendome.