From the first time in front of the TV with eyes full of dreams, the red carpet between feathers and sequins: the German actress still enchants the festival with the film “Amrum” by Fatih Akin
When Diane Kruger was just a girl in Germany, with dreamy eyes glued to the TV screen during the live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, she would never have imagined that one day she would become one of the most loved presences of that same catwalk. “I remember the glamor, the yachts on the ocean, the red carpet … it looked like another world”recently told The Hollywood Reporter. The moment that the spark turned on? See the iconic Sophie Marceau Place in a red dress to remove your breath. Since then, Cannes has become for her “The film event of the year”.
Mission accomplished – and not only. Today, Diane Kruger is an integral part of the festival myth. At 48, the German actress is much more than a simple Croisette diva: it is a symbol of the festival itself. His story with Cannes begins with the Chopard Trophywon in full Hollywood boom during Troypassing through cult roles such as Bastards without glory of Tarantino e The Shrouds by David Cronenberg. Without forgetting the peak: the victory for best actress in 2017 for Beyond the night by Fatih Akinhis longtime director and friend.
And just with Akin, Kruger now returns to Cannes in 2025, with Amrumfilm presented out of competition. A return to the origins, but also a new challenge. The film, set on a remote island of the Baltic Sea at the end of the Second World War, tells the formation of the twelve -year -old Nanning, forced to grow quickly in a world in rubble. Next to him, among the main interpreters, Diane Kruger, who brings one of his most intense roles of recent years to the screen.
But it would not be really Cannes without the magnetic charm of the Kruger on the red carpet. This year he bewitched everyone with a diva look of the past: feathers, sequins And a sophisticated charm that makes it at the same time retro and ultra -modern. Diane managed to perfectly embody the paradox that only the big stars know how to support: being out of time but incredibly current.
Each appearance on the Croisette seems to add a new chapter to a story that combines cinema, style and identity. It is not nostalgia, it is consistency: Kruger always knows how to be there – at the right time, in the right way. And Cannes, who has seen the meteor pass many, continues to reserve a special place.
