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Cannes Opener ‘Leave One Day’ Arrives With Five-Minute-Plus Ovation
Amélie Bonnin’s romantic dramedy 'Leave One Day,' the first debut feature to ever open the Cannes Film Festival got a five-minute-plus ovation from the crowd.
The romantic musical revolves around rising chef Cécile (Juliette Armanet), who is about to fulfill a lifelong ambition of opening her own signature gourmet restaurant in Paris. One of France’s most popular contemporary singers, Armanet was introduced to international audiences last summer with her performance of John Lennon’s “Imagine” in front of a burning piano on a barge on the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Croisette premiere followed an opening ceremony that saw Robert De Niro give an impassioned speech for democracy and the arts in the face of Donald Trump’s sweeping funding cuts and proposed film tariffs.
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