Every year in Lyon, film stars come together for one of the most prestigious festivals in France. Although it does not yet rival the Cannes Film Festival, which will take place next May, the Lyon Lumière Festival succeeds each year in attracting international stars. It must be said that with Thierry Frémaux as general delegate, the same role he plays in Cannes, the event is renowned and this year again, the stars are numerous. This year, the Lumière prize will be awarded to the French actress and producer Isabelle Huppert and several personalities attended, like Monica Bellucci and her companion Tim Burton, but one of the guests of honor of this edition is none other than Vanessa Paradis.
Johnny Depp’s ex made a notable appearance for the opening of the festival on October 12. Vanessa Paradis competed in beauty with Monica Bellucci during a ceremony which started with a vibrant tribute to the actor Michel Blanc and an excerpt from Les Bronzés sont du ski, which made the whole room sing, using the iconic words of When will I see you again, wonderful country? In addition to this beautiful moment, the mother of Lily-Rose Depp and her younger brother Jack will also give of hers during the Lumière Festival and she was seen in the streets of the city alongside her husband, Samuel Benchetrit on October 13 (all the photos can be found in the slideshow). The 51-year-old actress was on her way to a masterclass she was giving that day and the lovers were seen arm in arm.
Samuel Benchetrit in the shadow of Vanessa Paradis for his masterclass
During the Lyon film festival, the one who recently compared Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo without tongue in cheek, will present three of the films in which she starred. It is about The Girl on the Bridge by Patrice Leconte, The Heartbreaker by Pascal Chaumeil and Café de Flore by Jean-Marc Vallée. Beautiful moments for the spectators who will certainly be entitled to some anecdotes from the actress, who has played with the greatest.
Vanessa Paradis is particularly discreet about her love affair with the 51-year-old director, who is preparing an ambitious new project. Samuel Benchetrit made an unexpected announcement during an interview with The Sunday Tribune recently, indicating prepare “an American film by its actors but European by its conception”who will tell “a crossing of the United States which speaks of a state of the world”.
