Is Cannes politicizing us? The French Film Festival was once proud and sometimes a fault because it was a non-political "cinema of cinema" festival that seemed to be attacking roadblocks.

The 78th Music Festival is one of the most political opening ceremony in life memory. Robert de Niro, in a speech to accept the Palme d'Or, slammed U.S. President Donald Trump, labeling him as "the Philistine President of the United States" and assembled the audience as "now...no violence, but full of passion and determination to defend democracy." "It is time for everyone who cares about free organizations, protests, and when elections, vote. Vote. Tonight, over the next 11 days, we show our strength and commitment by celebrating art in this glorious festival. Flotti, Égalité, fraternité."

French actor Laurent Lafitte, the host of the ceremony, delivered an equally enthusiastic and highly political speech, calling on actors to use their public platforms to make real-world changes. His name checks James Stewart, Josephine Baker, Marlene Dietrich, Adèle Haenel and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (who Lafitte calls actors to become war leaders) as a positive impact on issues such as climate change, equity, racism, immigration, immigration, racing and more.

Cannes president, Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche, continued, saying that it is the responsibility of the artist to call for the abuse of war, climate destruction, misogyny and the abuse of "our savage demons."

The political tone was set on the eve of the festival, when more than 350 world film characters, including Richard Gere, Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo and Susan Sarandon, posted an open letter on the French website liberation The newspapers condemn the deadly impact of their so-called "silence and indifference" of the global film community on Israel's ongoing military campaign in Gaza. The letter is in memory of 25-year-old Gaza artist and photojournalist Fatima Hassouna, the subject of Sepideh Farso Put your soul in your handsdebuted in Cannes on Thursday night. Fatima was killed on April 16 in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, with her family of 10 members.

Palme d'Or winners Ken Loach and Paul Laverty shared the letter on social media and called on the Cannes international film community to advocate for peace.

"In just a few days, as filmmakers in many countries try to understand what is happening around them, the world's focus depends on Cannes," their post read. "The tradition of the Cannes Film Festival is the tradition of the day, and some still have vivid memories of the events of 1968," recalling the last Cannes Film Festival seemed to be full of political performance as this year.

During the war in Ukraine, Cannes dedicated the opening day of the festival to the Ukrainian people on May 13 to fight against the Russian invasion. The festival displays three documentaries, which, in addition to its official choices, focus on a key figure in the conflict - ZelenskyThis is the life of Ukrainian wartime president Volodymyr Zelensky and the frontline life. 2000 meters to Andriivkadirector Mstyslav Chernov from Oscars (20 DeDour's tribute;), seeing the director embedded in the Ukrainian platoon, they move forward to try to liberate the strategic village of Andriivka. Bernard-Henri Lévy and Marc Roussel Our WarBetween February and April this year, filmed on Pokrovsk and Soumy Fronts in eastern Ukraine.

The #METOO movement has been emitting brief pain on the festivals of the past - when Johnny Depp, who faces accusations of domestic violence, faces shooting the opening movie on the red carpet in 2023, the festival has not peeked. Jeanne du Barry - This year is the front and center of Cannes. On the same day as Cannes opening night, French star Gérard Depardieu was sentenced to 18 months of probation for sexual assault, and Binoche attributed #MeToo for institutional abuse in the watershed situation in French industry.

The festival is banned from walking the red carpet for Dominik Moll's match movie on Thursday night File 137as French actors face charges of rape and sexual assault. Three former partners accused Navarro-Mussy of “rape, physical and psychological violence.” The court dismissed the original criminal lawsuit, but the alleged victims said they planned to file a civil case.

The Cannes General, on behalf of Thierry Frémaux, defended the ban, saying the festival needed to ensure "safety, integrity and dignity" of all those involved in IT screens.

It should be noted that the allegations against Navarro-Mussy are File 137 And earlier than filming a movie.

Given all this newfound activism, before the festival, Cannes organizers issued stricter internal guidelines requiring their own employees to remain “politically neutral” in their interactions with their guests and on social media. The directive, a new addition to the standard agreement, was protested on the opening night of working conditions by Laurence Leslan de che, a labor activist in the informal coalition of festival temporary workers.

Some have also seen the difference between calling for Liberté, égalité and Fraternité and their red carpet fashion police. Festival officials confirmed this year it banned grand nudity and “a lot of clothing”, especially dresses with large trains, “hindered the flow of guests and complicated seats in the theater.” A Fest spokesman clarified that the dress code was not to regulate the “self” of the costume, but to refresh it to reflect certain rules that “has been in effect for a long time.”

But it's a strange conservative measure, and at least this year, it seems to be bringing together 68 years of waves.