Annette to Open Cannes Film Festival, Then Off to Prime Video

Amazon Studios’ Annette was announced as the opening night film at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. Following the film’s premiere, it will debut in theaters and on Amazon Prime Video.

Directed by Leos Carax, and starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard, Annette will make its world premiere on July 6, 2021 on the Croisette, marking the return of the film festival after last year’s cancellation.

Annette to open Cannes Film Festival

Annette‘s original screenplay, original songs and score were written and composed by Ron Mael and Russell Mael of the innovative pop/rock band Sparks.

Legendary filmmaker Leos Carax returns to Cannes with his first feature film since the critically-acclaimed Holy Motors (2012).

Henry (Adam Driver) is a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humour who falls in love with Ann (Marion Cotillard), a world-renowned opera singer. Under the spotlight, they form a passionate and glamorous couple. With the birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious little girl with an exceptional destiny, their lives are turned upside down.

“Every Leos Carax film is an event. And this one delivers on its promises! Annette is the gift that lovers of cinema, music and culture were hoping for, one that we have been yearning for during the past year,” said Pierre Lescure, President of the Festival de Cannes.

“We couldn’t have dreamed of a more beautiful reunion with cinema and the silver screen, in the Palais des festivals where films come to assert their splendor,” added Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate.

“Carax’s cinema is an expression of these powerful gestures, these mysterious alchemies that makes the secret of cinema’s modernity and eternity.”