Alana Haim and co-star Josh O'Connor share sweet red carpet moment at the premiere of their new film The Mastermind during Cannes Film Festival
Alana Haim and Josh O'Connor made an energetic arrival on the red carpet at The Mastermind premiere during Cannes Film Festival on Friday night.
The pair, who star as husband and wife in the new film, shared a sweet exchange and seized the moment as they played up their onscreen identities.
Making sure she and Josh got some attention in a room packed of A-list stars, Alana playfully 'presented' Josh to photographers during the glitzy premiere.
Looking very glamorous in a Louis Vuitton black and green dress on the Croisette, the Haim singer made a show of introducing her co-star with a grin stretching her arms open wide, much to the delight of the cameras.
The pair continued to play out more cute moments, as they made their way up the red carpet, laughing and joking, bringing a spark of joy to the prestigious event.
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Making sure she and Josh got some attention in a room packed of A-list stars Alana playfully 'presented' Josh to photographers during the glitzy premiere on Friday
Alana looked sensational in the black corset top and green skirt which featured dramatic ruffles all over.
She left her brunette locks down for the evening and wore minimal makeup to highlight her naturally good looks.
Josh donned a smart Prada trouser suit for the occasion and pinned a pink corsage to his lapel, for added pazaaz.
They were joined by fellow cast member John Magaro and acclaimed filmmaker Kelly Reichardt, who penned and directed the hotly anticipated project.
Josh stars in the forthcoming heist film, alongside the chart topping singer who, made her Cannes debut in Licorice Pizza by Paul Thomas Anderson four years ago.
In the film, Mooney (Josh) and two accomplices make their way into a museum during the middle of the day and steal four paintings.
However when things go haywire, his life unravels and Mooney is relegated to a life on the run.
The film earned a five and a half minute standing ovation at its Cannes premiere on Friday night.
Looking uber glamorous in a Louis Vuitton black and green dress on the Croisette, the Haim singer made a show of introducing her co-star continued to play out more cute moments, as the pair made their way up the red carpet, laughing and joking
Josh appears in nearly every scene, and during the applause cheers and roars for his part in the film were reported to be the loudest.
It was Josh's second film opening for the film festival, having had the premiere for the new gay romance, The History of Sound on Wednesday night.
Despite receiving a nine minute standing ovation, the actor missed out on the celebrations due to filming Steven Spielberg's new movie.
In The History of Sound, Lionel (played by Paul mescal) and David (Josh), meet at music college, embark on a project to record the lives, voices and music of their friends and countrymen, and in the process forge a forbidden bond.
Josh has previously admitted he has 'mixed feelings' about playing gay characters despite starring in two homosexual roles.
Speaking to Vanity Fair, Josh said: 'It's a really difficult subject. The truth is that ultimately I will read a script and what affects me, affects me.
The actor explained how The History Of Sound was also about grief, companionship and music as well as love.
Whereas his role is God's Own Country told the story of 'someone who was unable to love and be loved.'
He added: 'A character's sexuality, a character's background, where they've grown up, their dynamic with their family—these are all aspects to any character, and so I take those as seriously as I would any other aspect.
'But to be totally truthful, I'm not 100% sure how I do feel about it. I think I have mixed feelings.
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