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The 1st Cannes Film Festival was held from September 20 to October 5. 1946. In this documentary, British actress Charlotte Rampling recounts the eventful beginnings of the film festival. In addition, Frédéric Chaudier and Frédéric Zamochnikoff have compiled unpublished contemporary documents from the family archive of Jean Zay, original footage from various eras of the festival, which is now considered the most important and fascinating film festival in the world.

Status: Released
Released Date: 2018-05-09
Runtime: 51 mins
Director: Frédéric Chaudier, Frédéric Zamochnikoff
Writer: Gilles Taurand
Spoken language: Français
Genres: Documentary, TV Movie, History
Original title: Cannes, le festival libre
Production Companies: ARTE, Flair Productions, A Paris Productions, Bienvenue Production
Production Countries: France