In 2013, Alec Baldwin immortalized the inimitable atmosphere of the Cannes Festival in his documentary Seduced and Abandoned . The actor had managed to converse with some of the most prestigious regulars on the Croisette, such as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese or Roman Polanski and Jessica Chastain.
But what he dreamed above all was a one-on-one with the Oscar-winning star: Marion Cotillard.
"We had dinner quite late at the Carlton or the Martinez, and the press secretary said" Marion Cotillard is ready to speak to you ". So I literally sprinted with the team through the Croisette, ”recalled Alec Baldwin during an interview with the Hollywood Reporter . It was then necessary to cross multiple tents, each more VIP than the other before finally finding the elusive actress.
A broken dream
“Finally we had reached the last circle of our destiny. Marion Cotillard is at the table, having dinner with a group of people. Behind her is the exit of the tent with a waiting car. As I approach her, taking my hand out to greet her, a security guard stops me. Then someone taps her on the elbow to warn her that she must go to her next event. It's like a dream lived in slow motion, with Cotillard, the star of my dreams. I ran, made my way through the crowd. And she looked at me and said "No, I'm sorry". And she left, "said Alec Baldwin. Maybe another time…
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