For the 7th time Cannes organized the art concept ‘Cannes fait le mur’ on the occasion of the Cannes Film Festival. To celebrate the 60th edition of the festival 17 giant portraits are hung on the city’s walls beginning May 16 until July 15. Photographer Denis Rouvre shot French stars Emma de Caunes, Vincent Cassel, Gaspard Ulliel, Morgan Freeman, Laetitia Casta, Jean Dujardin and Marion Cotillard. Their portraits decorate the following buildings: Alexandra à La Bocca, Médiathèque Espace Ranguin, lycée Jules Ferry, l’hôtel de Ville, Hotels Renoir and HotelCannes Riviera. For the first time also in the street rue d’Antibes portraits are hung up. These feature  Elijah Wood, Alain Delon, Kevin Bacon, Samuel Lee Jackson, Diane Kruger, Rosy de Palma, Matt Damon, David Caradine, Tom Hanks and Maiwenn.

So if you’re in Cannes anytime during the next few weeks you know what to do: look for the Marion poster. My guess is they’re using this picture.

Marion Cotillard was named the Costa Serena’s godmother. Read the original announcement here. The inaugural festivities took place last Saturday, May 19, in Marseille, France.

First came “the official christening ceremony in a more traditional maritime fashion. Godmother Marion Cotillard possessed an actor’s excellent timing (and great instincts). She successfully hacked a rope in one swipe, allowing for a Champagne bottle to smash against the ship’s hull. Two cannons fired confetti into the air, and the Chorus of the Marseilles Opera burst into song.”

That was followed by a gala dinner for more than 1,200 guests – for which internationally-renowned chefs had been commissioned. The evening’s festivities celebrating the Costa Serena ended with an inaugural show, entitled “Mediterranean Serenade,” involving the entire city of Marseille. “ Blending fireworks and projections of light that illuminated the night sky with explosive colors, the show was centered around Marseille’s four most famous monuments (known as the city’s “four wonders”): Pharo Cove and Palace, Sainte Marie Majeure Cathedral, Entrecastaux Castle and the Fort Saint-Jean. Each site was individually lit up, and the fireworks exploding overhead offered a joyful visage. CostaSerena too was ablaze with lights.”

The cruise company’s site about the Inaugural event: Costa Serena

006 ‘Costa Serena’ Inaugural event

According to today’s guest list on the official Fesitval site Marion Cotillard is present at this year’s Cannes festival today.

Welcome to the new version of ‘Presenting Marion Cotillard’. I have re-done the whole content with WordPress – an amazing feature that I’m discovering at the moment. There’s nothing new content-wise, really, but expect more information on Marion’s projects as well as new scans after I’m back from my holiday at the end of the month.

In the meantime, why don’t you comment? Thanks

p.s. the header features 3 rotating/random images… 

I’ve added some more photoshoot pictures to the gallery (register & log in to be able to view) that the lovely Mariana had sent in! Many thanks! There are also some more pictures of Marion Cotillard promoting La Vie en Rose (La Môme) in the States.

I’ve added the Screencaptures, Making Of and Teaser for last year’s French film ‘Dikkenek’. Enjoy!

Earlier today I’ve uploaded a huge amount of pictures of Marion Cotillard appearing at various events throughout the years, her first (to my knowledge) visit to the Berlin Film Festival in 1999, the multiple visits at the grand Cannes Film Festival, of course her big night at the 30th Cesar Awards and lot more. Enjoy! Public Appearances sorted by year: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

And the new events in the ’2007′ category:
012 Madrid – La Môme Premiere, April 10, 2007, many thanks to Mariana
006 Quebec – La Môme Premiere, March 13, 2007
006 New York – La Môme Premiere, February 28, 2007
010 Paris – La Môme Premiere, After Party, February 12, 2007
161 Berlin Film Festival – Press Conference Screencaptures, February 8, 2007
083 Berlin Film Festival – Photocall Screencaptures, February 8, 2007
012 Bordeaux – La Môme Premiere, February 5, 2007
026 Lille – La Môme Premiere, February 2, 2007
006 Strasbourg – La Môme Premiere, January 30, 2007
004 Lyon – La Môme Premiere, January 24, 2007
007 Vivement Dimanche, France 2, January 31, 2007 (TV)

Marion Cotillard, or actually her film ‘La Vie en Rose’, certainly is making the festival round-up. The Philadelphia Film Festival, running from April 5 – 18, is showing it on April 12 at 7.00 pm and on April 13 at 2.15 pm. See the film’s page on their website here. And the film’s English official site has been set up – though it’s not yet complete.

But also last year’s French film Fair Play also starring Marion will be shown there. Here’s a review:
Fair Play assumes that life is a game and succeeds to startling effect in proving that, in corporate France, the converse is true, as well. In the final canyoneering (you know, for fraternité) scene, pain is a truth serum that threatens to destroy the rules and shatter the boundary between sport and real life. The lousy subtitles are the only unintentional addition to the constant tension — struggling to figure out what the hell is going on and read white subtitles against a waterfall while Charles (Eric Savin) tries to intimidate Nicole (Marion Cotillard) into withdrawing her sexual harassment suit isn’t nearly as rewarding as watching Alex welt his boss with a racquetball after proclaiming he’s slept with his wife in an attempt to keep his job.

Showtimes: Wed., April 11, 2:30 p.m., Ritz East, 125 S. Second St.; Fri., April 13, 2:30 p.m., The Bridge: Cinema DeLuxe, 4012 Walnut St.; Mon., April 16, 7:15 p.m., Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St.

The San Francisco Film Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The fest, which runs April 26 – May 10, will screen 200 films from 54 countries and present three world premieres. It has now been announced that “the official closer will be another costume drama, current French b.o. smash “La Vie en Rose” with Marion Cotillard as tragic chanteuse Edith Piaf.” This will mark the film’s West Coast Premiere in the United States. See the festival’s page on the film here.

I’ve added some more pictures of Marion travelling around to promote ‘La Vie en Rose’ (La Môme):
021 London – ‘La Môme’ Premiere, March 29, 2007 – Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
007 Stockholm – ‘La Môme’ Press Conference, March 20, 2007