Cannes, France---Michael Caine, Jane Fonda and Harvey Keitel are combining their legendary acting heft to one of the Cannes Film Festival's most-anticipated movies this year, "Youth", which gets its premiere on Wednesday.
The film, directed by Italian Paolo Sorrentino, who won an Oscar last year for his story of Italian decay, "The Great Beauty", is an ensemble piece filmed in English and set in the Alps.
Rachel Weisz and Paul Dano round out the casting. But it's the three veteran actors that have critics and journalists most eager to watch a picture that could have a shot at winning Cannes's big prize, the Palme d'Or.
Here's what the three big names are bringing to the movie:
- Michael Caine -
Possessing one of Hollywood's most recognisable voices and a 60-year career, Caine enjoys iconic status.
The 82-year-old has long said he is semi-retired, but continues to add to his vast body of work, having recently appeared in sci-fi epic "Interstellar", the box-office hit "Kingsman: The Secret Service", and the blockbuster Batman trilogy.
Born Maurice Micklewhite to a fish-porter father and cleaner mother in working-class southern London, he chose his stage name in tribute to his favourite movie "The Caine Mutiny".
He has appeared in over 115 films and been Oscar nominated six times. He won the golden statuette twice, for Woody Allen's "Hannah and her Sisters" in 1986 and "Cider House Rules" in 1999.
His movie career started out with hits such as "Zulu" (1964) and "The Italian Job" (1969). His portrayal as a charming gangster in 1971's "Get Carter" and womaniser in "Alfie" established him as the acting face of Swinging Britain.
Caine was honoured with a knighthood in 2000. He has also turned his talents to food, becoming a celebrated restaurateur with eateries in London and Miami.
AFP
