The 74th&nbsp;Cannes Film Festival is set to open with Leos Carax’s anticipated romantic musical film 'Annette'&nbsp;starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard on July 7.&nbsp;

The film will also run as part of the main competition for the Palme D'Or, with the jury this year headed by US director Spike Lee.&nbsp;

'Annette'&nbsp;will be released simultaneously in theatres in France by UGC. The film marks Leos Carax’s English-language debut and features a soundtrack composed by Sparks, the art-rock band founded in 1971 by Ron and Russell Mael.&nbsp;Carax is&nbsp;known for dark and ambitious arthouse favourites 'Holy Motors'&nbsp;and 'Les Amants du Pont Neuf'.&nbsp; 
 
 
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The film brings together two favourites of independent cinema, Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard, like a glamourous celebrity couple whose lives are upended by the arrival of their first child, "a mysterious girl with a special destiny." 
 
The Cannes Film Festival, usually held in May, has been postponed to July 6-17 this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;

The trade fair that runs alongside the festival has been moved online and is due to be held from June 21 to 25. 
 
(With input from agencies)&nbsp;

The 74th Cannes Film Festival is set to open with Leos Carax’s anticipated romantic musical film 'Annette' starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard on July 7. The film will also run as part of the main competition for the Palme D'Or, with the jury this year headed by US director Spike Lee.

The 74th Cannes Film Festival is set to open with Leos Carax’s anticipated romantic musical film 'Annette' starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard on July 7. The film will also run as part of the main competition for the Palme D'Or, with the jury this year headed by US director Spike Lee. 'Annette' will be released simultaneously in theatres in France by UGC. The film marks Leos Carax’s English-language debut and features a soundtrack composed by Sparks, the art-rock band founded in 1971 by Ron and Russell Mael. Carax is known for dark and ambitious arthouse favourites 'Holy Motors' and 'Les Amants du Pont Neuf'. The film brings together two favourites of independent cinema, Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard, like a glamourous celebrity couple whose lives are upended by the arrival of their first child, "a mysterious girl with a special destiny." The Cannes Film Festival, usually held in May, has been postponed to July 6-17 this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The trade fair that runs alongside the festival has been moved online and is due to be held from June 21 to 25. (With input from agencies)

Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard starrer 'Annette' to open Cannes Film Festival

Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard was among those put forward for the Legion d&#39;Honneur, France&#39;s highest honour, as the country celebrates its national day on Thursday. 
 
The forty-year-old star was among some 650 names from the worlds of politics, culture, sport, and public life published in the government&#39;s official journal for Bastille Day. 
 
Cotillard was the first French woman since 1960 to win America&#39;s top acting prize for her portrayal of singer Edith Piaf in the 2007 &quot;La Vie en rose&quot;, and she was nominated again last year for her turn as a depressive mother in &quot;Two Days, One Night&quot;. 
 
France gave Cotillard its top artistic gong in 2010, but the actress winced when then culture minister Frederic Mitterrand jabbed the pin through her blouse as he made her Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. 
 
The Legion d&#39;Honneur is awarded three times annually -- at the start of the year, Easter, and Bastille Day -- with civilians taking two-thirds of the places on the list and the military making up the rest. 
 
Among other recipients of the prestigious award announced on Thursday were photographers Raymond Depardon and Sebastiao Salgado. 
 
(AFP)

France gave Cotillard its top artistic gong in 2010. She is also the first French woman since 1960 to win America's top acting prize in 2007

Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard was among those put forward for the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest honour, as the country celebrates its national day on Thursday. The forty-year-old star was among some 650 names from the worlds of politics, culture, sport, and public life published in the government's official journal for Bastille Day. Cotillard was the first French woman since 1960 to win America's top acting prize for her portrayal of singer Edith Piaf in the 2007 "La Vie en rose", and she was nominated again last year for her turn as a depressive mother in "Two Days, One Night". France gave Cotillard its top artistic gong in 2010, but the actress winced when then culture minister Frederic Mitterrand jabbed the pin through her blouse as he made her Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. The Legion d'Honneur is awarded three times annually -- at the start of the year, Easter, and Bastille Day -- with civilians taking two-thirds of the places on the list and the military making up the rest. Among other recipients of the prestigious award announced on Thursday were photographers Raymond Depardon and Sebastiao Salgado. (AFP)

Actress Marion Cotillard given France's highest honour

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Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard starrer 'Annette' to open Cannes Film Festival

Actress Marion Cotillard given France's highest honour