Cannes

By Ole Christiansen

Through rare, candid, and often daring photographs, the book celebrates a time when film, fame, and freedom collided at the Cannes Film Festival.

In the 1970s and '80s, the Cannes Film Festival was more than a red carpet -- it was a spectacle of freedom, fame, and excess. Photographer Ole Christiansen was there, camera in hand, capturing a time when the world's biggest stars mingled with dreamers, directors, and the beautiful chaos of the C te d'Azur.

Cannes unfolds a visual story from an era when the festival was still intimate, wild, and gloriously unfiltered. Christiansen's lens brings us close to icons like Grace Jones, Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Clint Eastwood, and many others -- not as distant celebrities, but as part of a living, breathing scene of glamor, sun, and seduction. Through rare, candid, and often daring photographs, the book celebrates a time when film, fame, and freedom collided -- when the nights were long, the parties endless, and the line between cinema and life seemed to disappear in the glow of the Riviera.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8785374261
• ISBN13: 9788785374264
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Helmin & Sorgenfri
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.