• "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" has been, so far, the most high-profile event of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
  • Our film journalist Caroline Vié had the chance to experience it in full, from the arrival to the departure of the team.
  • She shares this experience in this article.

Fan of the Indiana Jones saga since the first part, I admit: the presence of the Dial of Destiny at the Cannes Film Festival 2023 made me wriggle as soon as it was confirmed. And the experience was beyond my expectations.

It all started with real suspense. Was I going to get interviews for 20 Minutes or not? Would the film live up to my expectations? Would Harrison Ford want to talk or would he be grumpy as he has been in the past? I tell you everything.

It started as a treasure hunt. "Keep a time slot between 18pm and 22pm, we will take you to a top-secret screening." So secret that we didn't know where we were being taken. Ok, it was at the Cineum multiplex, but when you move away from the Croisette during the festival, you find it exotic. And then the room was very beautiful with its giant screen.

The next day, first interviews (yes, I got them!). In the morning, Ethann Isidore, an adorable 16-year-old Frenchman, who plays Indy's sidekick. He answers my questions in front of the camera in seven energetic minutes. In the afternoon, it's the director James Mangold who talks to me longer and whose words you will be able to read at the time of the release of the film, on June 28. I meet Mads Mikkelsen in the corridor, nice, he poses for a photo in a hurry.

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The next day, it is first, the press conference where the journalists sing in chorus the theme of Indiana Jones - yes, me too - at the initiative of Didier Allouch, a nice moment of sharing. Then came the Holy Grail: Harrison Ford himself in interview. Still upset by the surprise Palme d'Or d'honneur received the day before, he often has tears in his eyes during the interview. I shed my own teardrop as he is so moved during our meeting. I had never seen him so upset despite the many interviews I did with him.

He still has his little scar under his chin. His voice, so recognizable, is a velvet for the ears. Aware of his charm, he is not stingy with bright smiles even if his voice sometimes breaks due to emotion.

It's impossible not to feel like you have an extraordinary chance to talk to a star of this caliber who is wearing beautiful for his 80 springs. Harrison Ford was snatched from me too quickly, but it would have been too early even if I had been given two hours. No time to take a picture. Indy is gone and the adventure is over.

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