Deauville 2009: the emotion of Harrison Ford and the elegance of Meryl Streep

An exceptional concert by Julia Migenes opens the festival, the 2009 edition of which has as guest of honor, Harrison Ford, emblematic personality of American cinema and faithful friend of the Deauville Festival. The intense emotion of the latter during the evening dedicated to him remains one of the highlights of the 35th edition.

A meeting is proposed with the comedian Andy Gar-cia, to whom the fest-ti-val also pays homage, alongside Robin Wright (at the time Robin Wright Penn), the ZAZ trio (David Zucker, Jim Abra-hams, Jer-ry Zucker) and the filmmaker Robert Aldrich.

To strengthen its identity, and following the competitive presentation of the film Precious – welcomed with enthusiasm by the public and winner of the 2009 Jury Prize -, the Fes-ti-val will adopt the following year as the subtitle for its future editions: “ A precious moment for all cinema lovers”, in English in the text and with the free translation: “A unique moment for all cinema lovers! »

One more edition?

In the editorial of the 2009 catalog, Lionel Chouchan writes, a little mockingly: “Okay: it’s just one more edition! As André (Halimi) could have said: “It’s a year of crisis from which, a priori, the Festival is doing well.” And as Bruno (Bard) would write: “It is the conceptual and ontological trauma of a languid epistemology at its improbable zenith.” Me, I am undoubtedly more romantic than the first and less Literated than the second, I simply say that it is the 35th step of an adventurous ascent which never ceases to amaze and fascinate me. » And which will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year.

Meryl Streep, again and again

“Meryl Streep is the first Hollywood star to walk the red carpet at the 35th American Film Festival. This is already his second visit to Normandy. After The devil wears Pradathe actress most nominated for the Oscars (15 times at the time), -Editor’s note 21 times today- came to present a preview in Deauville, Julie and Julia, a food column by Nora Ephron. In this film, which will be released in theaters on September 16, she plays Julia Child, the woman who popularized French cuisine in the United States. The Parisian . Meryl Streep won four awards for this film and was nominated for an Oscar.

Many Deauville residents and film enthusiasts hope to see the star, who has just made a very notable appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, once again walk the red carpet leading to the CID, in September for the 50th edition of the American cinema festival in Deauville.

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