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Photography exhibition ‘Chronicles of a festival’

  • Cultural
  • Exhibition
Maison des Arcades, Impasse du Balladou, Proche de l'Église, 83310 Grimaud
Photography exhibition ‘Chronicles of a Festival’ by Gérard Rondeau.
In 1989 and 1990, Le Monde sent Gérard Rondeau to cover the Cannes Film Festival with the mission of delivering one photograph per day, accompanied by a caption written by Danièle Heymann.
Where many photographers bow to the festival's constraints (tuxedos in bright sunlight, conventional shots of starlets and artificial appearances), Rondeau adopts a unique perspective, both loving and uncompromising.

His lens was not limited to the expected images: he revealed what went on behind the scenes, the truth of Cannes.
He captured the loneliness of the great figures of cinema in the impersonal rooms of luxury hotels, the light-heartedness of passers-by delighted with sandwiches and autographs, the Croisette in the early morning, cleansed of its excesses, and the fleeting grace of Nastassja Kinski.
His eye also transforms symbols: Polanski's Pirate ship becomes a shrunken memory, a snake man entertains the crowd in front of the Palais, Gregory Peck slips away with a farewell gesture...

Organised by the Culture and Heritage Department.

Rates

Rates

Free entry.

Opening times

Opening times

at 19:00
Monday
Closed

Tuesday
09:00 - 12:30
14:30 - 18:00

Wednesday
09:00 - 12:30
14:30 - 18:00

Thursday
09:00 - 12:30
14:30 - 18:00

Friday
09:00 - 12:30
14:30 - 18:00

Saturday
09:00 - 12:30
14:30 - 18:00

Sunday
Closed

Monday
Closed

Tuesday
09:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:30

Wednesday
09:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:30

Thursday
09:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:30

Friday
09:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:30

Saturday
09:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:30

Sunday
Closed

Monday
Closed

Tuesday
09:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:30

Wednesday
09:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:30

Thursday
09:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:30

Friday
09:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:30

Saturday
09:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:30

Sunday
Closed

09:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 17:30

Location

Location

Photography exhibition ‘Chronicles of a festival’
Maison des Arcades, Impasse du Balladou, Proche de l'Église, 83310 Grimaud

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French
Updated on 25 September 2025 at 10:04
by Office de tourisme de Grimaud
(Offer identifier : 7331130)
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