As part of Variety‘s SAG Preview: Actors on Actors Feature Marion Cotillard said the following about Kate Winslet as Adele in ‘Labour Day‘:

Kate, I love you. The first time I saw you was in “Heavenly Creatures.” I knew then that I would follow you forever. I felt so deeply connected because that’s what you do.

You connect us in the deepest way to all these women you portray. You embody them, personify them, and there is nothing ever self-conscious about it. And with such simplicity! Watching you in “Labor Day,” I felt scared, excited and touched deeply. I felt despair, fear, joy … and then ultimately love. Because that’s what you were going through and you made me feel it. What I feel when I watch you onscreen is that you enter into people and you move them. So thank you for the emotion, for the connection and for the love.

As you have probably noticed we have been gradually adding photos of Marion’s latest public appearances. For the past two months, Marion has been traveling around to promote her two new films, Guillaume Canet’s ‘Blood Ties’ and James Gray’s ‘The Immigrant’. ‘Blood Ties’ is now out in France and Belgium. Promotion has included screenings at The Toronto Film Festival on September 9 and 10, attended by both Marion and Guillaume. Following that, Guillaume traveled along France during October and Marion attended a couple of the screenings in Bordeaux and Paris.

More recently, Marion has begun promotion for ‘The Immigrant’, which opens in France and Belgium on the 27 of November. She was in Lille for the first screening of what I figure will be a few ending with the premiere in Paris. She was accompanied by James Gray. Photos of all these events have been added.

Finally, and as we had reported before, Marion was honoured by Elle in Los Angeles on October 21. The event, Elle magazine’s ”Women in Hollywood”, is an annual dinner that recognizes women for their impact on the film industry. Marion was honoured alongside Melissa McCarthy, Nancy Meyers, Reese Witherspoon, Naomie Harris, Eva Marie Saint, Shailene Woodley and Penelope Cruz.

During the show, Forest Whitaker, who worked with Marion in Mary, and also awarded her the Academy Award back in 2008, introduced Marion at the event.

When I first met her, I was in rapture. I am always astonished by the completeness in which she immerses herself in her roles.

During her speech, Marion spoke of her passion for her work and of why she loves to do what she does.

As far back as I can remember, I began questioning the world around me. Then I realized that by exploring different human beings and their stories, I felt the connection I was longing for. I know these women have also found answers in what they do, and share my passion for discovering the human soul.

Gallery:
078 – Blood Ties Premiere – Toronto Film Festival, September 9, 2013
123 – Blood Ties Press Conference – Toronto Film Festival, September 10, 2013
007 – Blood Ties screening in Bordeaux, October 1st, 2013
144 – Elle Magazine Women in Hollywood, October 21, 2013
010 – Blood Ties screening in Paris, October 30, 2013
006 – The Immigrant screening in Lille, November 5, 2013

‘Blood Ties‘ has been out in French theatres since October 30. To promote the movie’s release Marion Cotillard gave interviews to French radio station RTL and TV evening news JT20h on TF1.

Gallery:
127 TV Appearances etc > News Segments > JT20H (TF1) – 28/10/2013

Video:
001 News Segments > JT20h, TF1, October 28

Audio:
001 Audio Clips > Interviews, ‘Le Choix de Yves Calvi’ October 18

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Marion Cotillard is once again the face of a Lady Dior campaign. Photographed by Steven Klein and Jean-Baptiste Mondino for past Dior campaigns, it was photographer Tim Walker’s turn to capture the actress posing alongside Dior bags. Marion wore two designs from the French fashion house’s Resort 2014 collection by designer Raf Simons. The ads were featured two days ago in the Japanese edition of Vogue and are featured today in US’ Vanity Fair.

I have added the print ads from the campaign as well as the making of and its screen captures.

In other exciting news, the International trailer for ‘The Immigrant’ has finally been released! The movie opens in Belgium and France on November 27. A worldwide release has been pushed back with rumours claiming the film won’t be in US theatres before next spring. I have added new stills from the movies, the trailer itself and screen captures of the video. The entire production looks stunning, take a look!

Gallery:
004 The Immigrant > Stills
029 The Immigrant > Screen captures > Trailer
004 Lady Dior Resort > Print Ads
031 Lady Dior Resort > Print Ads Making Of

Video:
001 Trailers > The Immigrant International Trailer
001 DVD Extras & Featurettes > Lady Dior Resort Print Ads Making Of

French actress and Oscar winner Marion Cotillard is the latest addition to a star-studded Morocco Film Festival jury

Oscar Winner Marion Cotillard will join American director Martin Scorsese on this year’s jury for the 13th annual Marrakech Film Festival, which will run 29 November – 7 December.

Besides Scorsese, who was named president of the jury, and Cotillard, the jury is stacked with big names, including Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson, this year’s best director winner at the Cannes Film Festival, Amat Escalante, Cannes regular Paolo Sorrentino, Korean director Park Chan-wook (famous for his film Old Boy), and Turkish director Fatih Akin.

The jury votes on the festival’s top prize, the Golden Star, for best film, as well as the jury prize, best actor and best actress.

The festival will pay tribute to Scandinvaian cinema on 5 December.

The full line-up is expected to be announced later this week.

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Sofia added new posters for ‘Blood Ties‘ and I added some additional movie stills. All but one are now HQ!

Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard attended an advanced screening of the movie in Bordeaux on Tuesday. Check out our Twitter account to see photos of them (re-tweets of people who were lucky enough to be in attendance). Follow ‘Blood Ties’ and director Guillaume Canet on Twitter to stay up to date on where any advance screenings ahead of its October 30 premiere are held (in France).

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002 Blood Ties – 2013 > Artwork
004 Blood Ties – 2013 > Stills

USA Today reported last week that Marion Cotillard will be among the women to be honoured at ELLE’s 20th Women in Hollywood event on October 21 at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills. Congratulations!

Fellow honorees will be Penélope Cruz, Reese Witherspoon, Naomie Harris, Melissa McCarthy and Nancy Meyers. Shailene Woodley will receive the Calvin Klein Collection Emerging Star Spotlight Award, and Eva Marie Saint will get the L’Oréal Paris Legend Award.

“This is a special moment for Elle as we mark 20 wonderful years of Women in Hollywood,” says Elle editor-in-chief Robbie Myers in a statement. “The longevity of this annual celebratory event is a testament to the remarkable women we honor who have been setting an example in the entertainment industry with their brilliant work. We’re proud to continue championing these illustrious women in the years to come.”

‘Jeux d’enfants‘ (Love Me If You Dare) was released on Blu-ray in Germany last week. I replaced our screencaptures of Marion Cotillard as Sophie in this tumultous love story with Julien (played by Guillaume Canet) that was originally released 10 years ago with ultra HQ screencaptures. Enjoy!

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731 Jeux d’enfants (Love Me If You Dare) – 2003 > Blu-ray Screencaptures

For the past few weeks, Mia and I have been updating the portraits gallery with new and not so new shoots, rare outtakes and behind the scenes photos. Some of the shoots are entirely new to the site, others have been added to where new photos were found. Enjoy!

Gallery:
013 Sessions from 2012 > The Hollywood Reporter
001 Sessions from 2012 > Wall Street Journal Magazine
002 Sessions from 2012 > New York Times
003 Sessions from 2012 > C Magazine
009 Sessions from 2012 > Elle France
005 Sessions from 2011 > L’Express Styles
003 Sessions from 2010 > Vanity Fair Italy
001 Sessions from 2010 > Studio Harcourt Paris
001 Sessions from 2010 > Interview
011 Sessions from 2007 > Set 003
004 Sessions from 2005 > Set 003
001 Sessions from 2005 > Elle
003 Sessions from 2005 > Set 001
001 Sessions from 2004 > Cannes Film Festival
029 Sessions from 2004 > VSD
002 Sessions from 2004 > Score
001 Sessions from 2004 > L’Optimum
001 Sessions from 2003 > Set 001
005 Sessions from 2003 > Elle
004 Sessions from 2003 > Paris Match
012 Sessions from 2003 > Studio
002 Sessions from 2003 > Studio
005 Sessions from 2002 > Set 001
003 Sessions from 2001 > L’Optimum
016 Sessions from 2001 > Ciné Live
003 Sessions from 2001 > ‘Une Femme Piegée’ Promo
006 Sessions from 2000 > Studio
002 Sessions from 2000 > Cannes Film Festival
002 Sessions from 2000 > Le Progrès
009 Sessions from 2000 > Set 001
002 Sessions from 2000 > Set 002
004 Sessions from 2000 > Set 003
001 Sessions from 1999 > Studio Harcourt Paris
003 Sessions from 1998 > ‘Taxi’ Promo
002 Behind the Scenes > L’Optimum
003 Behind the Scenes > Elle
004 Behind the Scenes > Paris Match
014 Unknown Sessions > Set 001
002 Unknown Sessions > Set 002

‘Taxi‘ was released on Blu-ray in France earlier this year (buy it on Amazon.fr, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com) as a 15 year anniversary edition. The film has been completely remastered leading to a stunning picture quality; the disc comes with English subtitles, a new Making Of and Photo Gallery as well as with hard copy photographs and a board journal. Most of it revolves around the cars and the two main stars but Marion Cotillard is also featured. The journal starts in 1983 when Luc Besson became known and ends in Cannes 1998 when ‘Taxi‘ had become a success and they decided to do a sequel. The only thing relating to Marion Cotillard in it is that casting her was a unanimous decision. Enjoy the screencaptures:

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318 Taxi – 1998 > Blu-ray Screencaptures
009 Taxi – 1998 > Blu-ray Screencaptures > Making Of
013 Taxi – 1998 > Blu-ray Screencaptures > Photo Gallery