Marion Cotillard was one of the selected VIP guests who joined Dianne Furstenberg in a special party to preview the new park on the elevated rail tracks dubbed the High Line in New York ahead of it’s official opening on June 15.

Read more about the event over at WWD.com

As previously announced, Marion Cotillard as the face of the new Lady Dior advertising campaign and as an environmental activist made a special appearance to show her support for the “Bike in Style Challenge” project. The challenge was to create stylish, practical and affordable bike clothing and gear in support of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s bicycling promotion initiatives, which should help create a greener, greater New York City.

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (the company also owns parts of Dior) organized the event as part of its longstanding commitment to the environment and next to Marion also Hilary Duff and iconic designer Donna Karan announced the winners earlier this afternoon. Read Press Release

She looked absolutely perfect, with alluring blue eyes, and honestly, could she have looked any more classy?!

109 Bike In Style Challenge Ceremony

[edit:] added 16 more
[edit June 3:] added another batch of pics – replacing many mq pictures – bringing the total count up to 109.

I’ve added the new clips for the Olivier Dahan directed short film ‘The Lady Noire Affair‘ as well as the previous clips for the Peter Lindbergh photographed Paris campaign – all for Lady Dior – to the video archive. Some new Lady Noire stills also made their way into the gallery as well as the screencaptures of course. Enjoy!

Gallery
005 The Lady Noire Affair – Behind the Scenes
060 The Lady Noire Affair – Screencaptures
060 The Lady Noire Affair – Making Of

Video
004 Tags: Lady Dior

I’ve updated the ‘Events in 2009′ category with a few more pictures of Marion we previously didn’t have.

050 Events in 2009 > Last additions

Now that I’ve caught up with all Cannes news & pictures word is out that Marion is set to attend a new event again:

Marion Cotillard, Hilary Duff, Donna Karan, LVMH honcho Renaud Dutreil and first deputy mayor Patricia Harris are expected to be on hand when the Bike in Style Challenge winners are unveiled June 2 at the LVMH Tower in Midtown Manhattan. In support of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s battle cry for more bike commuting, LVMH teamed up with the Department of Transportation and the Fashion Institute of Technology to round up students to design clothing worthy of a ride to work.
• source: wwd.com

I’ve finally added the clip of Marion Cotillard’s interview on “Le grand journal”, which took place May 18, 2009 during the Cannes Film Festival. Not only that but you can also find HQ screencaptures of the interview as well as an English translation. I hope the translation really conveys the meaning of what was said on TV.

Gallery: 182 Talk Shows > Le Grand Journal – 2009
Video: 001 Talks Shows > Le Grand Journal – 2009/05/18
Translation: Le grand journal in Cannes

From Gaumont’s Cannes Promo Flyer and Marion’s appearance on ‘Le grand journal’ (caps & clips coming soon) we have 2 new ‘Le dernier vol‘ stills. Have I already said how impatiently I’m awaiting its cinema release?!

Apart from France the movie is also scheduled to come to the French part of Switzerland on November 25, 2009!

002 Le dernier vol (The Last Flight) – 2009 > Stills

On May 22 Dior and ELLE magazine hosted a dinner in honor of Marion Cotillard at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc. The hotel’s furnishings were all covered in red Chinese silk and Marion, who attended together with Guillaume Canet, matched the Asian flare of the event by wearing a crimson bustier dress. Here some of her quotes:

Cannes is every bit as glamorous as the Oscars

Being Lady Dior is fabulous. I meet beautiful people and go to amazing parties. But most of all I love John; he’s so unique and creative. I like people who take risks, and he’s the boldest designer of them all.

I get to wear amazing Dior dresses, but I don’t get to keep them,” she smiled. “They all go into this magical archive!

• La Vie en Cotillard, Fashion Week Daily, May 26

008 Dior & Elle Magazine Party

Last week on May 21 during the Cannes Film Festival Marion Cotillard together with Guillaume Canet attended the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS event at the Hotel du Cap. A journalist from the Black Book Magazine was also there and mentioned Marion favourably:

and any crack at carrying a half-decent conversation with the likes of … Marion Cotillard, who takes the prize for grace, dignity and professionalism, is best forgotten. It’s too loud to have a talk.
• source

I’ve added pictures of the arrivals, dinner and after party. Apart from Guillaume, she was also photographed with Cécile Cassel, Mélanie Laurent and Sharon Stone among others. Enjoy!

• credit black&white pictures: Puple Diary

094 amfAR Cinema Against AIDS
003 amfAR Cinema Against AIDS After Party

I’ve added HQ pictures of Marion Cotillard signing a bottle for charity in the Moët Lounge, probably before or after the ‘Nine‘ promotional event which took place on May 18 – as well as 2 pictures of her in front of her hotel with a friend on May 19.

Further reinforcing its century-long love affair with the international film industry, Moët & Chandon the champagne of cinema, today opens its “Moët Lounge Cannes 2009”, an exclusive VIP hotspot at the private beach venue, Bâoli Beach, in celebration of the 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival.

With prime positioning on the iconic Croisette, “Moët Lounge Cannes 2009” is an invitationonly prestige venue that will host an array of film soirées, cinema-inspired art exhibitions and celebrations from 14-24 May. During the festival, Moët will invite A-list celebrities and filmmakers to autograph 15-liter Nebuchadnezzar bottles for charity, a now legendary cinema tradition that the House began decades ago at iconic film festivals and awards around the globe.

002 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival – Moët Lounge
002 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival – Out & About

Thanks to MelFan we now have the full Cannes Film Festival Photo Session that was featured in the recent Libération issue. Many thanks!

04 Cannes Film Festival – Session 001