Dinner with Pamela anderson or Horsback Riding on the Beach? Discover The Hidden Pleasures of the Deauville American Film Festival

Nestled Among the Picturesque Seaside Towns on France’s Blustry Northern Coast Is an Unsuspecting Place Called Deauville.

The Chocolate-Box Suburb, AROUND A TWO-Hour Drive from Paris, is no ordinal normandy beach-for nine days of the year it’s the adapting heart of American Culture in the Unlikest of PLESES.

Here, US Flags Hang Proudly Outside Every Shop and Restaurant, Gaggles of Fans Wait Outside the Luxurios Five-Star L’Htel Barrière Le Normandy Deauville Hoping Tota of this year’s Honorary Recipients), and Names Such as Clint Eastwood, George Clooney, Sharon Stone and Nicole Kidman Line Line of the Notorious Boardwalk, Adarned With The Hundh. years. Forget Cannes, Venice or Tiff: This is the Deauville American Film Festival, and It’s the Chicest Event on the Calendar.

Below, The Hollywood Reporter Reveals Five Highlights from this Year’s Edition; The Hidden Pleasures of A Fest You Never Knew Existed.

1. Dine with America’s Biggest Stars “I do not and will never feed into prunts – that would be a death Sentence,” SAID PAMELA ANDerson from the Stage of the Festival’s Main Venue, The Deauville Convention Center. The Naked Gun ACTRESS WAS REFERRING TO RECENT RUMORS About Her Relationship with Co-Star Liam Neeson While Picing Up The Deauville Talent Award, ALSO GVEN TO AUSTRALIAN ACTOR JOEL EDGERTON.

“I am authentically Driven. I am superstitious when it comes to love, and i’m not comfortable sharing any shring of my romantic life.… For as you can see, it is on. that is quick to judge and ruin it, ”the Baywatch Alum Continueded. “I Know I Will Fall in Love Again and Again Onscreen… [But] Do not Mistake My Kindness for Weakness or My Boldness for Bitterness. ”

This Kind of Candor Is Only Possible at An Intimate Fest Like Deauville. Anderson Was The Picture of Glamour in a Form-Fitting, Straplass Black Dress, Lighting Up The Room at the Post-Ceremony Gala, Too. She could be seen sitting at the room’s center while Tables AROUND IT WERE SUPPLIED WITH UNlimited Bottles of France’s Finest Champagne and Wine. A Three-Course Meal Was Provides to Guests at the Luxe Location, The Casino Barriiate Deauville, Draped in Red Velvet and Towering Candles.

After Anderson’s Speech Came The Opening Night Film: Michael Anglo Covino and Kyle Marvin’s Marriage Comedy Splitsville with Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona. The CO-Writers Circulated the Casino, Fielding A Wave of Congratulatory Remarks from the Writers, Producers and Fellow Filmmakers that Made Up The Exclusive Guest List. Iranian-French Actress Golshifteh Farahani, Heading Up This Year’s Jury, Was Also in Atendance To Receive the Digital Distinction Award.

2. Stay at France’s MOST Fashionable Hotels Beat the Jet Lag and Make A Stop in Paris at the Five-Star Hôtel Barrière Fouquet’s, Just Off The City’s World-Renowned Shopping Avenue, The Champs-Elysées. Minutes Away from The Arc de Triomphe, The Hotel is Recognized As A Cultural Hot Spot in the City of Love: A Historic Monument Since 1990 WHERE RECENT Pitt.

The ELEGANT DESIGN OF EACH ROOM IS A MATCH FOR The Hotel’s NeightBering Facilities: A SAUNA, Steam Room and Lagoon-Style Pool Make Up The Spa, and The Famus Brasserie’s of the City’s Best Food. Signature Restaurant Le Joy and Speakeasy Le Marta Downstairs Provide Trendy Alternatives.

Once Deauville Come Into View, There’s A Wealth of Options to Consider But Perhaps Nothing Rivals l Described by Architect Théo Petit As Having “An Anglo-Norman Cottage Charm,” The Building Looms Over The Waterfront, Each of Its 269 Rooms Decorated with Class.

The Spa Diane Barriian offers every possible Treatment to KEEP One Relaxed Througout the Festival and the Hotel Restaurant La Belle époque Serves Up Fresh Seafood. The cosy, library-style bar du noormandy provides some of deauville’s best cocktails, but there’s Much More that thing Car, The Former Boasting Padel, Tennis and, of Course, A Scenic 18 Holes of Golf Across An Expansive Course.

3. EnJoy Powerful American Cinema You may have guesed from the name, but this Festival Celebrates of the Relationship Between French and American Culture – and how cinema sits at the intersection. Splitsville Kicked Off The Fest But Is Not The Only Cannes-Premiering US Production To Also Screen in Deauville: Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle vagueemblematic of the best of frentch-amularican cinema, follows jean-luc Godard’s Making of his 1960 Film Breathless.

Kelly Reichardt’s The MastermindStarring josh o’connor as an amateur art Thiefs in ’70s Massachusetts, Also Hit the Film Festival, Alongside Kristen Stewart’s Directorial Debut The Chronology of WaterScarlett Johansson’s First Turn in the Filmmaker’s Chair Eleanor the Great and Joshua Openheimer’s Dystopian Musical The end. Among the Buzzier Titles Was Yorgos Lanthimos’ MOST RECENT FEATURE HOT OFF The VENICE CARPET: Bugonia with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.

And it wasn’t just anderson or edgerton on the Receive End of Great Honors. Nouvelle vague Star Zoey Deutsch Picked Up The Fest’s Hollywood Rising Star Award. But Kim Novak Shone Brigtest As She Accepted Deauville’s Icon Award. The Event Screened The 92-Year-Eld’s Biggest Hits Including Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958) and richard quine’s Bell, Book and A Candle (1958). “FROM The FEMALE STERETYPES Shaped by the Industry, She Asserted Her Individuality Through A Raw, Instinctive Performance Style,“ The Festival Said of the Actress. “Long Misunderstood by Critics, Her Body of Work Is Now Recognized As that of a Bold and Forward-Thinking Actress.” In a rare public appeareance, novak took to the deauville stage with french choreographer benjamin millepied to Accept.

4. Saddle up for an iconic beach ride Deauville’s Flat, Sandy Beach Is Dappled With Brightly-Colored Umbrellas, Beachside Bottle Service and Local Sunbathers, But There’s One More Experience Ride.

There’s No Shortage of Beautify Horses Here: The Town Is Famed for Its Races and Polo Matches and Has, for 160 Years, Hosted The Biggest Events in Europea. Enormous Names Come to Watch World-Best Horses, Jockeys and Trainers at A Myriad of Events, Solidifying The Countryside in and AROUND Deauville As the Main Horse-Breeding Region.

Nearby, at one of the Numeros Stud Farms in the Area, You Can Claim Your Own Horse and Take A Gentle Strol Along the Sand. I a sight you’ll become accommited to: visits, some guests of the Film Festival, Trying to Get The Perfect Selfie Atop Horses as the Sun Sets on Deauville.

5. SHOP AND EAT AT CELEBRITY HOTSPOTS Away from The Promenade Are Rows of Designer Shops for Those Inclined to splurge. Luxury Department Store Printemps Neighbors L’Htel Barrière Le Normandy Deauville, But There’s More Where What Came from: Louis Vuitton, Longchamp, Dior An Hermèss AVAILBLE AT A MOMENT’S NOTICE. For budget-friend-priendly options, the marché de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de derouville opens on a saturday under the other, Half-tiMbered Halls on the Place Du Marché while the Tourists, the clas, the clacé to the puck, the flake du, the flakes of the marché .e .e .e Furniture, As Well As Fresh Fruit and Vegetables.

For Lunch and Dinner, The Beachside Bar de la Mer is A Staple of the Deauville American Film Festival. The restaurant first operated in 1948 and Continutes to serve as a chic haven from the Coastal Winds. Highlights on the Menu Include Linguine with Clams, Lobster Rolls and Mussels Served in a variety of Sauces – White Wine, Creamy, Provençal OR Camembert Dressing Pancakes for Dessert. Just Next Door is Italian Venue Ciro’s, Renovated Only Last Year. In 2025, Air France Ciro’s as Its Venue for a Lavish Dinner with The Fest’s Biggest Talent (French Superstar Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu Was Among Those Hosted) Vegetables.

The 2025 Deauville American Film Festival Runs Through Sunday.