It’s not exactly the scoop of the century, but Cannes 2025 will be different from other ones in one small way: it features a double poster. This year, two images from Claude Lelouch’s 1966 movie Un homme et une femme/A Man and a Woman have been turned into two posters.
Un homme et une femme is a major movie in the history of French cinema. Actors Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant won numerous awards for it, as well as director Claude Lelouch. A key scene is when the couple reunite on a windy beach.
Rather than choosing between one or the other, the festival (or their design agency Hartman Villa) chose to present both in separate but matching Cannes 2025 posters. The festival says, “because you can’t separate that Man from that Woman, the Festival de Cannes has chosen for the first time in its history to present a double official poster. A Man and a Woman. Side by side. Back together.”
Both actors have since died, but Claude Lelouch is still directing, most recently Finalement/Finally starring Kad Merad.
Un homme et une femme is also known for its theme song written by French composer Francis Lai, also known for writing for the soft-porn movies Emmanuel and Bilitis. It is often mistakenly called “Shabadabada” due to the vocalising.
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(Michael Leahy. Photo: © Les Films 13/Hartman Villa)