we ll have the headlines and all the news for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. hello from the french riviera. i m tom brook and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, highlights from one of the world s great movie events, the cannes film festival. coming up in the programme the excitement of cannes. the strong lineup of films and the wealth of famous names from international cinema on the red carpet. top movie stars on being in cannes. harrison ford returning as indiana jones, overwhelmed by the festival s adulation. it was, uh, indescribable. adored by his fans but not by all, the once mighty hollywood superstar johnny depp in cannes discussing with me, if somewhat uncomfortably, his comeback role. i mean, comeback is a weird thing because. he never left. no, i didn t go anywhere, you know what i mean? and martin scorsese is back on the riviera with a western crime drama that was a big hit. also how a book written by bianca stigter, the
describes the planned assault as an historic opportunity . a man arrested after a car crashed into the gates of downing street earlier this week, has been released while under investigation. now on bbc news. talking movies cannes film festival special. hello from the french riviera. i m tom brook and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, highlights from one of the world s great movie events, the cannes film festival. coming up in the programme the excitement of cannes. the strong lineup of films and the wealth of famous names from international cinema on the red carpet. top movie stars on being in cannes. harrison ford returning as indiana jones, overwhelmed by the festival s adulation. it was, uh, indescribable. adored by his fans but not by all, the once mighty hollywood superstar johnny depp in cannes discussing with me, if somewhat uncomfortably, his comeback role. i mean, comeback is a weird thing because. he never left. no, i didn t go anywhere, you know
cannes edition of talking movies. cheering and applause the big news at the start of the cannes film festival this year was thatjohnny depp was coming to town. he starred in the opening night film which is called jeanne du barry, it s a french language period drama in which he plays the king louis xv who gets involved or falls in love with a young social climber played by the franco algerian actor maiwenn who also directed the picture. talking movies got an interview withjohnny depp whose career has been derailed in recent times by high profile legal battles with his former wife amber heard involving domestic abuse allegations. johnny depp certainly created a lot of excitement with his presence in cannes, but the creative force behind this picture comes from maiwenn who was deeply fascinated by this story of a humble french woman who became the mistress of louis xv.
johnny depp certainly created a lot of excitement with his presence in cannes, but the creative force behind this picture comes from maiwenn who was deeply fascinated by this story of a humble french woman who became the mistress of louis xv. i wanted to tell this story because i fell in love withjeanne du barry s story. maybe for her character, maybe for her life, for her love story. ifelt, you know, when you fall in love with someone, sometimes you know why and sometimes you don t know why, and maybe that s my case. in this french language film, johnny depp doesn t have that many lines. he had a decent knowledge of french, which helped. as an actor, does it change the rhythm of your technique in a way, having to act in french? for sure, i m a good student