Cannes Celebrates Its 65th Year With Marilyn Monroe

Organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have chosen to honour Marilyn Monroe by selecting a photo of the Hollywood sex goddess for the poster of this year's event.

Marilyn with eyelids lowered and lips pursed, blowing out a candle on a birthday cake.

The organisers said in a statement on Tuesday that "50 years after her death, Marilyn remains one of the major figures of world cinema, an eternal and contemporary reference of grace, mystery and seduction".

The 65th Cannes Film Festival runs from May 16 to 27. 
by Mirella Afonso


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