The Cannes festival was marked by strong moments. As the 2023 edition approaches, a look back at the passionate kiss that Ryan Gosling exchanged on the Croisette.
The Cannes 2023 festival has not yet started that the controversies are linked. The event dedicated to the seventh art starts this May 16 but has already been talked about, especially for its opening film. Directed by Maïwenn, Jeanne du Barry signs the return to the cinema of Johnny Depp, accused of domestic violence by his ex-wife Amber Heard. Another French director in competition has also been questioned.
This is an opportunity to come back to the scandals that have marked the history of the festival, which has not been spared by the blows of brilliance. And one of the highlights of the Croisette was in 2011, with none other than Ryan Gosling. The actor, who is about to release a new film with Emily Blunt, had distinguished himself with a fiery kiss during a photocall. A gesture that had shocked.
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Ryan Gosling’s kiss that marked the Croisette
Expected in the movie Barbie, planned this summer in theaters, the husband of Eva Mendes exploded at the cinema with a very specific feature film. After beginnings at Mickey Mouse Club alongside Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera or Justin Timberlake, the Canadian stood out in the romantic comedy Never forget Then Crazy Stupid Love but the recognition of the trade arrived with Drive, in which he played a wet stuntman in a dark affair. And it was precisely with the director of this film that Ryan Gosling shocked Cannes in 2011 : he and Nicolas Winding Refn exchanged a passionate kiss during the traditional photocall.
This scene was one of the unforgettable moments of the Cannes Film Festivalwith the “I don’t like you either” by Maurice Pialat (whistled as he won the Palme d’Or), Sophie Marceau’s bare breast on the famous steps or even Vanessa Paradis’ tribute to Jeanne Moreau while singing The vortex of life. What does this 76th edition have in store? Reply soon…