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Swann Arlaud Stars as Vichy Bureaucrat in Cannes Competition Film 'Notre Salut'

festival-fair · 2026-05-21

At the 79th Cannes Film Festival, actor Swann Arlaud stars in 'Notre Salut', a competition film about a zealous bureaucrat under the Pétainist Vichy regime collaborating with Germans. The film was screened on May 20. Arlaud is also a signatory of the anti-Vincent Bolloré petition causing buzz on the Croisette.

Key facts

  • Swann Arlaud is a central figure at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
  • 'Notre Salut' was screened in competition on May 20.
  • The film portrays a zealous bureaucrat of the Vichy regime collaborating with Germans.
  • Arlaud is a signatory of the anti-Vincent Bolloré petition.
  • The petition has caused controversy on the Croisette.

Entities

Artists

  • Swann Arlaud

Institutions

  • Cannes Film Festival
  • Canal+
  • RFI

Locations

  • Cannes
  • France

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