I’ve been back to Cannes something like 15 times. I was there with Valérie Donzelli’s film [ Marguerite & Julien in 2015] in Competition and with the closing film [2012’s Thérèse ] from Claude Miller. I’ve had films in Critics’ Week and Un Certain Regard. I was President of the Jury that awarded the Camera d’Or [to Vietnamese director Pham Thien An for Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell ] in 2023. But the one that stands out is from my very first time. I was 15, and I was in Cannes with a Michael Haneke film [2003’s Time of the Wolf ]. I was so young, so light-hearted. I didn’t really understand the craft of an actor, or the stress and joy of attending the Cannes Film Festival . I still remember people telling me: “You don’t know if you’ll ever make another film, this could be the end of your career. So enjoy it while it lasts.” I remember the red carpet. I was so young. I didn’t expect the photographers to yell so loudly.…