Cannes: Portrait of a Lady on Fire " a turbulent drama about female gazing from Céline Sciamma
The film is one of only three by female directors vying for the Palme d'Or
Today is Sunday, August 16, 2026 Closing: Ragtime Broadway Baby Birthdays: Cristin Milioti Rumer Willis Jennifer Mudge Charlotte Parry Manu Narayan Daniel Stewart Sherman Ron Bohmer Stew Bohmer Timothy Hutton Laura Innes Madonna Innes Angela Bassett Toby Sedgwick Josh Clark Jeff Perry Kathie Lee Gifford Dee Hoty Reginald Vel Johnson Lesley Ann Warren John Tremaine Jim Brochu Bob Balaban Russ Titelman James Hunter Paul Hecht Carole Shelley Ketty Lester Carol Gelfand Anita Gillette Julie Newmar Janet Henfrey Ronald Roston John Standing Betsy von Furstenberg Robert Culp Eydie Gorme Anne Blyth Peter Johl Norman Wexler William Alfred Mimi Kelly Jean Sincere Al Hibbler Joseph J. Lilley Ronald Graham Ena Burrill Ruth Gillette Walter Kinsella Jane Gail Eula Guy