On Friday, the Cannes Film Festival revealed the official poster for the 77th edition. It features a scene from ‘Rhapsody in August’, a Japanese classic by the late Akira Kurosawa.
The film was premiered out of competition in Cannes in 1991, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film revolves around a grandmother who was a victim of the Nagasaki bombing passes on her trust in love and integrity as a bulwark against war and violence to her grandkids and American nephew.
The poster expresses the Japanese motif that is emerging during this year’s Cannes festival.
Earlier this week, the prestigious announced that it would present an honorary Palme d’Or this year to Japanese anime house Studio Ghibli. This will be the first time the French festival awarded its highest award to a company instead of an individual artist.
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