Cannes 2025: A directorial debut for Scarlett Johansson, spotlight on Jodie Foster and Jafar Panahi

Scarlett Johansson joins the growing wave of actresses stepping behind the camera with her Cannes directorial debut “Eleanor the Great”, a touching tale of grief and reinvention. Jodie Foster also impresses in “A Private Life”, playing a wine-sipping, chain-smoking psychiatrist in her first lead French-speaking role.