Overview
- Jolie landed in Biarritz around 15:15 after a private flight from London Biggin Hill and was driven to the Hotel María Cristina, entering through a service door with only a few fans catching a glimpse and an Ertzaintza vehicle present.
- She is set for a 18:30 red-carpet appearance at the Kursaal before presenting the film in the K1 auditorium with a press conference scheduled to run during the screening.
- Festival director José Luis Rebordinos credited her determination to make the trip after days of wider airport problems and reported cyberattacks affecting European air travel.
- Jolie will appear alongside director Alice Winocour and co-star Louis Garrel, with cast members Anyier Anei, Garance Marillier and Ella Rumpf also slated to take part.
- Couture explores a filmmaker confronting breast cancer, a subject Jolie discussed with emotion at the Toronto screening given her family history and prior surgery.