Meeting with Norman Lloyd © FIF/LF
Rendez-vous with Norman Lloyd
Every year, the Festival de Cannes invites prominent figures from the world of cinema to give “Masterclasses”. Chiefly focusing on directing (previous directors have included Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Wong Kar-wai, etc.), from time to time the Masterclasses explore other aspects of film-making. Hence, for the 65th anniversary Philip Kaufman, Alexandre Desplat and the veteran American Norman Lloyd will each speak about their work at the Buñuel Theatre followed by a Q&A with the audience.
Actor, producer and director working in both theatre (he co-founded the Mercury Theater with Orson Welles) and cinema (he is the man who falls from the Statue of Liberty at the end of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1942 film Saboteur); Norman Lloyd is an extraordinary personality who at the age of 97 has a truly unique take on American cinema history.
“I first met Norman Lloyd back in 1976 at Jean Renoir’s home in Los Angeles”, explains the journalist and writer Todd McCarthy. "Having already interviewed him twice on stage, I know that his appearance will be keenly anticipated. Cannes festival-goers will be thrilled to have the opportunity to meet this veritable veteran of the silver screen”.
