CANNES DO ATTITUDE

Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman: for 40 Cannes film festivals Eric Gaillard has snapped them all, says Liam James

- Liam James

Gaillard has photographed the likes of Emmanuelle Seigner, Christopher Lambert, Stefania Rocca, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Pierce Brosnan and Morgan Freeman

When Eric Gaillard first went to photograph the Cannes Film Festival in 1981, it was a smaller, more intimate affair – the kind of place where you could see the greats from Hollywood’s Golden Age like Lauren Bacall or Ava Gardner wandering alone on the esplanade or having fun on the beach without bodyguards.

Returning for his 40th time, Gaillard finds a different beast – larger, more multicultural, with more restrictions on where photographers can stand to try and get that viral snap or capture that moment when a movie star gets caught off-guard sharing an intimate smile, doing a goofy pose, or having a bad hair day.

Kristen Stewart removes her heels on the red carpet at the 71st Cannes on 14 May 2018

Woody Harrelson is held by director Michael Cimino (left) and actors Alexandra Tydings and Jon Seda as they arrive for the screening of their film ‘Sunchaser’ at the 49th Cannes on 18 May 1996