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01.03.12 — Cannes 2012 Poster: immortalized Marilyn Monroe.
The Cannes Film Festival, whose 65th edition plays from May 16 to 27, has immortalized Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe in an official poster.
Happy 65 Cannes - your one and only Marilyn Monroe.
The black and white picture shows Monroe in an intimate moment, seductively blowing a kiss. The image conveys an exhilarating flash of myth meeting reality.
Monroe was just 36 when she was found dead in bed. Officially, she had overdosed herself with sleeping pills, but 50 years after this tragic end in 1962, nobody is sure whether it was an accident or a suicide or a murder.
But Marilyn Monroe remains after all these decades as sexily captivating as she was on screen, the innocence of her pout (matched today only by Angelina Jolie’s), and the allure of her frock flying in the breeze still a source of titillation.
The festival says – She enchants us with this promising gesture: a seductively blown kiss. The Festival is a temple of glamour and Marilyn is its perfect incarnation. Their coming together symbolises the ideal of simplicity and elegance.
What do you think of the official Cannes Poster…lets us know
Wow 65 years! How many has FMA been to?
FMA has attended 8 glorious festivals. In our tenth anniversary I think we will celebrate with a party at Niki beach…lol
At first I had some trepidation, but having seen My Week With Marilyn and my love for the great job done by Michelle Williams; not only giving an excellent performance, but she also brought to life the blatant issue of substance abuse in our pop-culture. So I Love the Poster
Extending that answer Jonny B – The party would follow a screening of a past FMA participant`s feature film in the market. A 180 degree celebration – from meeting in Cannes to developement to screening back in Cannes
Very nice Khamal – the poster could produce a dialogue about substance abuse and not just Hollywood glamour that tend to disguise the issue.
I like the poster because it’s bold. I doubt other film festivals would dare use a Marilyn Monroe photo and one that is as ‘seductive’ as they suggest. Kudos!