To mark the 65th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, the event’s organised have chosen Marilyn Monroe as the festival ‘icon’ and are paying tribute to her enduring appeal with a suitably glamorous poster featuring the film star.

Picture credit: Marilyn Monroe© by Otto L. Bettmann, artwork: Bronx Agency

In a statement they said: “The Festival poster captures Marilyn by surprise in an intimate moment where myth meets reality – a moving tribute to the anniversary of her passing, which coincides with the Festival anniversary. She enchants us with this promising gesture: a seductively blown kiss. The Festival is a temple of glamour and Marilyn is its perfect incarnation. Their coming together symbolises the ideal of simplicity and elegance.”

Cannes' Marilyn tribute