Born from a political and humanistic intuition, the Cannes Film Festival was meant to be, in its first edition, a bulwark against Nazism. The small and grand stories of the event unfold through the destinies of its two creators, Philippe Erlanger and Jean Zay. An incomparable festive interlude celebrating the seventh art in its diversity and creative profusion, the Cannes Film Festival had a dramatic birth, marked by war. The film tells the story of its creators, Philippe Erlanger and Jean Zay, two visionary individuals with exemplary courage. The chronicle of the shift from an era to nothingness, narrated by Charlotte Rampling.
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