♪ >> the city of nice remembers the 86 people killed and those injured in the bastille day terror attack five years ago. solemn remembrance and memorial for the victims -- the european commission has launched an ambitious package of climate policy proposals. the e.u.'s goal of cutting emissions by 55% by 2030 from 1990 level.

the latest from the cannes film festival. olivia salazar standing by. good evening. cannes is where we start. day nine of the film festival. olivia actually -- just saw is ready to give us the latest. as well as the spectacle on the screens, show that is open to everyone, the bastille day fireworks because there is a double draw, the cannes, -- film festival and the summer holidays. [indiscernible] olivia: it was postponed -- there was concern it may be too many people to make it manageable. cannes is not a very big town. those numbers have evened out somewhat but the festival in the city, the main herself did think about this -- tnthose non film

industry people. the fireworks all over france, but also and event they have this year at cannes which is expanded. this year is a more full program, it is called the cinema -- an outdoor screen n ext to the festival hub on the beach we can a film. films. steve mcqueen is presenting his latest film and the classic from 20 years ago, the french director, and spike lee himself, the president of the jury will be presenting his own documentary " american utopia" on thursday evening. you do not have that prestidigitation to catch something interesting in cannes. >> tell us about the films in competition this evening. olivia: the red carpet behind me will be filled imminently with the french director presenting

his film, a very hotly anticipated event because he is won the palm d'or quite recently in 2015 for his film. he's also won other films of this festival -- other prizes at the festival. it is his fifth film in competition this year. it takes place in paris's southern district, the 13 arrondissement, all filmed in black-and-white. before that we had a hungarian director. her feature, she is one of the four women presenting films in competition, by the way. her feature is called "the story of my wife." both of them french actors in a romantic drama set in the 1920's. unfortunately, of the four film screening this year has not been able to make it thus far. she has tested positively for covid. i must save my favorite of all

the film screening today in competition comes from american director sean baker, called "red rocket." the story focuses on a washed up porn actor who goes back to a small town in texas to get back on an even keel, get a stable situation any charms -- and hustles his way to success. a very interesting and astute view of america's margins, the communities we do not necessarily see in hollywood productions. it's set to the backdrop of the 2016 elections, the eve of trump's america. a very smart andccessible film. so far that is the one would gi the prize. >> that's good enough for me. thank you very much, indeed. near the red carpet there in cannes. let's bring you the news. the city of nice has been remembering the 86 people killed and those injured in the bastille day attack five years ago.

450 people were injured, many of them sustaining life changing wounds. the tunisian man living in nice claiming leisure to the -- claiming allegiance to the islamic state drove a lorry into the crowd. a solemn remembrance ceremony has been held earlier at the memorial for the victims in the city. the french prime minister attended the ceremony. >> we will fight against all forms of separatism, at school, in sport, in associations, in places of worship. and the cabinet will not hesitate to dissolve structures which serve as fronts, which go against the values of the french republic. >> for those who lost loved ones in nice, the atrocity, the day has been charged up with emo

tion. alison sargent with this. >> many in nice considerate the world's most beautiful seaside walkway. but, since the attack five years ago, strolling down the promenade d'anglais. >> it was horrible, horrible. look, i have chills just from thinking about it. it will never be the same. it's still just as beautiful but those poor souls that suffered will always be present, at lease that is how i feel. >> in july 2016, he was six years old watching the fireworks when his mother when she was killed in the attack. he and his brother have regular meetings with psychologists. >> she asks us questions. i think she made us draw pictures once. >> before we did not talk a lot about it. we didn't like talking about the

attack. now it does not scare them. that had been my worry, that they would withdraw. >> 300 childreni in nice are being monitored for trauma related to the attack. >> i'll have kids in the office and they will be playing. then a fire truck passes and they will stop playing immediately. they'll come to a total standstill. >> just across the street from the promenade, a monument remembers the 86 people killed. their names forming the shape of a heart. an inscription reads "in memory of our angels." >> the memory of what happened still very vivid and very painful in the minds of many people there. well, the bastille day celebrations have continued across france. the day looking better than it did last year. it was more really scaled-down

because of the pandemic. and a special event is taking place at the french embassy in washington, d.c. a replica of the statue of liberty has been unveiled. the centerpiece of the celebrations of july 14th thre, -- there. it was actually brought from paris to washington specially where it will spend the next decade. e ambassador to the u.s. says the statue is a powerful reminder of what freedom means. >> [speaking french]

>> celebrating franco-american friendship on this bastille day. now to bring you some moreews from the europn scene. the european commission has launched an ambitious package of climate policy proposals to hit the goal of cutting net emissions by 55% by 2030, based on the levels from 1990. this will be done, they say, by an increase in renewables share to 40% by 2030. sustainability reels are to be tightened and e.u. countries are to cut energy consumption by 9% over nine years. the european president says this is the way ahead. >> we set out to make the climate goal, not only a

political aspiration but also a legal obligation. europe is now the very first continent that presents a comprehensive architecture to meet our climate ambitious. we have the goal. but now we present the roadmap to how we get there. >> our world is changing and we will bring you all of the analysis every step of the way. stay with us here on "france 2 " ." ♪ ♪ olivia: two four makers escaped

to ingmar bergman's home. they play a couple in the latest feature "bergman island." the a whole -- then a whole lot of film begins. the french director is exploring the nature of art and of life and relationships in this film that is shown in competition in cannes. we sat down with the full maker and with her actors to find out more about the cinematic -- thank you so much for joining us today. " bergman island" is a film within a film. it shows a passion for cinema. i want to ask you as a person who wrote this and directed the

film within the film, did you ever get lost in those layers? >> no, i don't think i did or if id -- i did, i enjoyed it. the film is partly about getting lost. and i think the pleasure for me i in writing films and making fiction has to do with this desire of losing control somehow. >> your character in the film. she has a great creative drive. she's artistically ambitious, but you sense a struggle within her that she wants to have a happy personal life as well. is that something you identified with as a creative person? >> yes. i would agree with what you said. even there it is about losing control. so, if i want to be a good person first or in my job it's basically the same and if i let go of the idea of who i want to be, i'm actually freer and i am the better person in every life, in every part of myself. >> it's torture, self-inflicted

agony. >> do something else. >> like what, full-time housewife? >> why not me? >> the film takes place on bergman island, the former home of the swedish filmmaker and i got the impression his work is all the bit faddish -- fe tishized. there is a fanatical relationship with him. what'd you want to say there about our relationships with artists? >> it is true there is something like that signifies how the island, is really a place of pilgrimage. the film looks at that sometimes but i also feel great tenderness, actually, for this. i, too, did the bergman safari. i, too, went to those places and tried to find out where bergman lived. >> you know this island is kind of special, right?

>> this place is perfect for working. >> you do realize we are going to sleep in a bed -- >> you star as a filmmaker in "bergman island." there is an interesting echo with your character tony and the great swedish filmmaker. i wanted to know what your relationship with a mark bergman was before you signed on. for you a fan? >> i knew very little about him. there was a fantastic cinema when i was growing up. so, you would go in, take a can of beer, you would pay a couple of -- at the door. they would do all night "vita" or whatever it would be and they would do all night bergman. we were trying to be actors. we thought it was very cool and very deep and dark and twisted

and fun. over the years i've seen him. i do not think i am obsessive about any director. >> your character seems really relaxed about producing creative work. doesn't seem to have any anxiety about it. does it come easily? >> depends on the job. if you're doing a bad film, of which i've done many, it's true, and you know them when you are going in, your job is self preservation up to a point which is a good challenge. i like that. you try to get through it and get out the other side of it and you are done. you never think about it again. when you're doing something that's really good, of which i've done luckily many of those, it is a different kind of struggle to do service to the character and to the part. i would say that the similarity begins and ends with the fact that what was useful about the character within that relationship is he didn't take it too seriously. you got the feeling if he was

writing something it was not working, he with rotary -- he'd throat away and start the next one. he had the ability to move on. whereas vicky's character would stick with it and get tangled up with it. that is the story of the film. >> this perfection, i find it oppressive. >> soothing. >> i didn't realize writing here, how can i not feel like a loser? i'm afraid to sit at a desk. >> go outside then. >> i wanted to ask, this sentiment of writers block, is that something you felt and how do you shake yourself out of it? >> yes, i did, but strangely enough not with that film. actually, i felt it many times before and i still feel very vulnerable when it is about writing. i do write my scripts but it never feels like an easy way, but it was not the case for me with that film. actually it was the film that i wrote with the most pleasure, it

was the most easy film for me to write. i think it was thanks to the island and the magic thaa somehowt-- that somehow open doors for me. >> you are one of four women presenting. there has been a lot of talk about gender equality to get more women into the sector. as someone who has a very successful career in the industry, what would you say are the obstacles that still mean there are fewer women doing this job? >> it's not totally easy for me to -- that, because i think the situation in france is pretty different from every part of the world. france is that country where you have the most female directors. you mentioned there were four women in competition, three are french. i don't know well enough the situation from all around the world, but obviously it seems to have, there is still a long way to go for women.

i do not think that so much a matter how many films are selected, it is more about how many films are made. there is something to fight for i would say it is more than select the film in the festival. it is about letting them happen, you know? >> you came to prominence in 2017 for your role in "phantom thread." that film showed a very complex power dynamic, an intriguing relationship. how does it compare to the one in this film " bergman island" 70 years later? >> ha. 70 years later and still kind of similar. true. i think these power dynamics have always been there. they may always be and i hope they will because otherwise, there is no dynamic. you always need the union and the -- the ying and yang, the black and white and there is a friction, i always say a dance in every kind of relationship.

there will be a dance. the question is how are you dancing? ♪ >> the film wa writtens woman. do you feel a difference on the set where the person directing as a woman? >> no, i don't. i find every director to be different. unless it does for the director. if the director is a woman and has had those issues in the past and brings them to the set and we discussed is. no, i didn't find it. we got on with it. it was the journey of making the film was as interesting in its history as the film itself. olivia: in fact, you have directed before. that is not a role that is unfamiliar. the film "war zone" was critically acclaimed. do you have plans to go back to the. >-- back to that. >> i can't say that

definitively. is every director would testify, it takes a lot of time and i may just want to spend what i got left -- do that stuff. acting is a quicker hit. olivia: speaking of acting, a future project of you is in the marvel universe. >> that's method acting. olivia: once upon a time. it would've been considered strange for high profile actors to "jump ship" into an action moving. but a lot of respected actors are going into these roles. what is it about marble that makes it interesting?: >> i was there ages ago. i did two films in that kind of strange world. i did "planet of the apes" with tim burton in full monkey makeup. then " incredible hulk." i did it for my kids. i thought it would be really

funny if they have me on a lunchbox when they went to school. and i thought -- also, i thought their friends would take the piss out of them. what happened is they came back and said would you mind bringing that character back in? i thought, why not? it is a crazy, chaotic, wild world when you are feeling it. it's fascinating and bizarre and hilarious all day. i mean, i have a great time doing. >> you are a regular here. in 2012 you were the jury president. >> thank you for that because i did not remember when i was here last. >> the festival is known for its commitment for independent cinema. you have a career that straddles wide appeal and blockbuster films and smaller productions, how do you see the health of the cinema industry and it comes to independent productions? >> i actually think it is in pretty good shape. i have got three movies i'm doing, i hope three, before the end of the year. they are all in that category, all very difficult subjects.

very good film makers, young, interesting, new filmmakers. of both sexes. and fantastically written, brilliant work, but i think previously would not have been financed. i think the advent of political change and covid has helped these projects get financed. i think during covid it was the platform stuff that was coming up and that is how is a, cinemas were close. so, the push to get people back into cinema is working in our favor. i think -- i am hopeful, i would say that. ther eyou go. >> we are all hopeful for more cinema. thank you very much for your time today. >> thank you.

♪ >> time for french connections, our weekly look at the intricacies of life in france. this we focus on legal drugs. and what public opinion thinks about the issue. flo, before we start we begin -- would be good to have a look at the key vocabulary. >> let's start with - -the word, which is essentially the legal term for illicit drugs in france. that includes hallucinogens, lsd, amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, the most popular drug in france is cannabis. fun fact. the use of canada states back to napoleon's campaign. -- dates back to napoleon's campaign. due to the lack of alcohol his troops turned to cannabis. these days, france has the highest rate of cannabis

consumption in europe. in 2017, just under 50% of the population of said they tried cannabis once in their life. about 11% use it on a regular basis, mainly young men. and in some cities like paris and marseille, people u se it out in the open. >> [speaking french] >> a lot of those people saying it is no big deal. france does have some of the toughest drug laws. walk us through what the law says. >> french drug laws don't distinguish between the different types of narcotics, whether it is heroin, cocaine or cannabis. you can see it -- consuming illegal drugs is a criminal

offense. it's passable by one year behind bars, a 3750 euro fine. there was a slight change in the drug laws with the creation of on the spot fines. this is a campaign promise by emmanuel macron. people caught with a small amount of drugs for their personal use are handed out 200 euro on the spot fines. the main goal of this measure was to ease the backlog of criminal cases, and essentially simplify the work of law enforcement who say this works. take a listent. . -- a listen. >> [speaking french] >> paying is one thing and that will stop the judicial proceedings. when it comes to steps towards decriminalization, there are not many. >> which means that france is going against the current of say

some of the neighboring countries it has. in belgium, luxembourg, and switzerland people are allowed to use cannabis recreationally without any fear of reprisals. france's repressive drug laws have a lot of critics in france who say it does not work in terms of curbing consumption or drug -- >> [speaking french] >> ordering drugs online is on the rise in france. they're talking about an uberization, the idea you can get drugs easily. surprisingly, that is a trend that is increased during the

coronavirus pandemic. >> absolutely. you might've thought a global pandemic would slow down drug trafficking but on the contrary, business is booming. just like for people working in the regular legal economy, drug dealers had to get creative, when it came to sales and distribution and a lot of it has been happening on social media. these days you can order drugs like you can order a pizza. and sometimes you can get from freebies if you article client -- you are a good client. >> [speaking french]

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