Actress Catherine Deneuve, 77, returns to Cannes Film Festival after stroke

Catherine Deneuve returns to Cannes on Saturday (July 1) for the premiere of 'Peaceful'. Photo: Reuters

Catherine Deneuve, who has walked the red carpet at Cannes since the 1960s, said on Sunday (July 11) she had never been as moved as this year to return to the film festival after the coronavirus pandemic and her stroke in 2019.

The 77-year-old is a pillar of French cinema and still appears in multiple movies. Wearing a black velvet dress and a chunky gold necklace, Deneuve returned to Cannes on Saturday for the premiere of Peaceful by French director Emmanuelle Bercot, which is being presented out of the main competition.