Movie theater. A month before the competition for the Palme d’Or, the 75th Cannes Film Festival unveils an official selection on Thursday that promises to combine art and glamor, but will probably not forget politics, in the midst of war in Ukraine. Directors from all over the world will have their eyes riveted on the Champs-Elysées cinema at 11 a.m. where the general delegate, Thierry Frémaux, will announce the list of elected officials. Perhaps he will also reveal the name of the person who will succeed Spike Lee as president of the jury. The specialized magazine Variety is betting on Penelope Cruz or Marion Cotillard. More than 2,000 films were submitted for this anniversary edition. The Festival, which returns to its usual dates before the pandemic, from May 17 to 28, could offer a platform to Ukrainian filmmakers, or to Russians breaking with the Putin regime.
Presidential 2022. Emmanuel Macron, outgoing president and candidate for re-election, continues his travels across France on Thursday, stopping in the city of his former Prime Minister: Le Havre. On his side. His opponent, the RN candidate, Marine Le Pen, will hold a meeting in Avignon on Thursday evening.
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Football. Lyon and FC Barcelona, held in check in the quarter-final first leg of the Europa League, hope to win the return Thursday to reach the last four, while Marseille ventures into hostile territory against PAOK Salonika at the same stage of the Europa League Conference with a slight advantage (first leg: 2-1).
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