Cannes 79: Opening Remarks | A Woman's Life | Butterfly Jam | I can't Sleep

Welcome back to our coverage of the Cannes Film Festival! This year is the 79th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival and marks our ( Eliana and Patrick (Twitter)) fourth time covering it.

In this episode, we discuss:

The opening ceremonyA Woman's Life | La vie d'une femme dir. Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet (Competition)Butterfly Jam dir. Kantemir Balagov (QdC)I can't Sleep | J'ai pas sommeil dir Claire Denis (Carrosse d'or récipient 2026) --

Credits:

Sound:

EFF Open Audio License for Le Carnaval des Animaux (Saint-Saëns, Camille - Aquarium) by Neal O'Doan (Piano) Nancy O'Doan (Piano), and Seattle Youth Orchestra Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive.

Extro: Former Quinzaine des Cineastes Intro Music: Cyril Moisson | Piano: Frédéric Fortuny

Manipulated cover:

79th Cannes festival poster, J'ai pas sommeil poster, Unsplash