The Tamesis
No film festival is as synonymous with glamor as the stylish two-week festival held every May in Cannes, and at the heart of the event on the Côte d’Azur is its long-term partner Chopard.
It all started when Caroline Scheufele, the Swiss brand’s film-loving artistic director, opened a boutique in this picture-postcard town in 1997. Zhu Zhu (That’s putting it mildly, considering it was made of Plexiglas at the time.) She asked the then-President for a meeting. “Little did I know that I would win the Palme d’Or and take on the challenge of redesigning it,” she told the crowd gathered at the Martinez Hotel on Thursday night to celebrate her latest couture collection.
But enough about the past. As usual, the week at Chopard started in a busy and hectic way. Once a celebrity’s first steps touch down at Nice Airport, they’re likely to quickly head to the lavish styling suites to pick out red carpet-worthy jewelry. The brand also hosted international friends of the brand, who flew in from far and wide to marvel at the 72 different unique fine jewelry The production will debut during the Cannes Film Festival. You may have seen some of them: Jury member Demi Moore’s opening-night necklace was one of the scene-stealing ones.
On Friday night, Schaefer attended the world premiere of Guillaume Canet’s karma Starring Marion Cotillard starring Odessa A’zion, Connor Swindells and Isabelle Huppert. In a few hours, A’zion and Swindells will be honored at the Trophée Chopard Dinner; an annual formal awards ceremony that spotlights up-and-coming talent. As the latest winner, the American actress and British actor follows in the footsteps of past winners Diane Kruger, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, Joe Alwyn, John Boyega, Mike Feist and, of course, Cotillard himself.
Huppert plays godmother at this year’s event, ready to impart wisdom to the duo. “I disapprove of your success. Success is uncertain, fickle and sometimes deceptive,” she said. “I wish you freedom. Freedom to choose, say no, and explore. Freedom to be yourself. Freedom to dream. And most importantly, freedom to stay true to the mystery that brought you here.”
“It’s scary,” A’zion, 25, of Los Angeles, laughed after a montage of her critically acclaimed work was displayed in the room. “It’s crazy and weird – I’ve never been to Cannes before. There are a lot of actors that I admire who are in the pedigree of this award, so it’s really cool,” she continued, pulling a crumpled piece of paper from the pocket of her Dior suit and reading her acceptance speech.
“Unlike Odessa, I prefer watching myself there,” Swindells joked. this sex education The actor also lovingly thanked his late mother Phoebe, who died before he got his big break. “This would absolutely not be possible without her. She has been an amazing spirit that has always been there for me.”
