Portrait of a star – Virginie Efira, at the top of the red carpet

star portrait – Virginie Efira, at the top of the red carpet

The Franco-Belgian actress will lead the opening and closing ceremonies of the Cannes Film Festival from May 17. A “little revenge” for the former TV host.

Posted today at 6:10 p.m.

Virginie Efira at the Venice Film Festival.

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No doubt we should remember, with her, the tough moment when, as a teenager, the banal question of the destiny of which the students dreamed was asked in class: “A scientific drawing teacher asked us what we wanted to do later” , she confided to the “World” a few years ago. “A classmate answered for me that I wanted to be an actress. “Oh yes?” said the prof. “Do you want to do a peep show?” I laughed with everyone.”