This year’s Cannes Film Festival official poster has been unveiled and movie fans might notice something quite familiar about the new artwork; it depicts the iconic end scene from Peter Weir and Andrew Niccol’s The Truman Show, starring Jim Carrey.
Along with the reveal came the following footnote.
Peter Weir and Andrew Niccol’s The Truman Show (1998) is a modern reflection of Plato’s cave and the decisive scene urges viewers to not only experience the border between reality and its representation but to ponder the power of fiction, between manipulation and catharsis. Just as Truman escapes falsehood as he rises, the Festival, with its famous ascending red carpet, offers viewers the truth of the artists when they enter the theater.
This year’s festival takes place from 16th-28th May.
