63rd Cannes Film Festival Poster Arrives With Juliette Binoche Front And Center

The minimalist and enigmatic poster for the 63rd Cannes Film Festival has arrived and it’s not really all that special.

The photo was taken by photographer Brigitte Lacombe, and was inspired by the Franch saying “c’est la meme chose, plus ca change,” which roughly translated means “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Juliette Binoche stands front and center of the poster representing “allegorical figure of cinema ‘who gives life to the image with a single stroke of her luminous brush.'” If Binoche’s connection to the festival seems random, bear in mind she does star in Abbas Kiarostami’s forthcoming “Certified Copy” which was already rumored to appear and now seems almost certain to screen at the festival.

As for the poster, we’re not all the impressed by it. It kind of looks like Binoche is directing air traffic. And boo-urns to Variety for breaking the poster only to post a tiny, low-res version. We’ll update with a higher-res version as soon as we track one down.