Elle Fanning says Cannes jury job transformed her

Elle Fanning, the youngest juror ever at the Cannes Film Festival, said she’s been transformed by her experience at the French festival.

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The 21-year-old actresses’ jury service came to an end on Saturday with the Cannes closing ceremony. She wanted the festival to keep going.

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“I didn’t know how I would come out of this experience. I do feel like I see films in a different way. I learned so much,” Fanning said after the ceremony. “I will never forget these ten days. I don’t want it to be over.”

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Fanning was part of the nine-person jury that elected Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ the Palme d’Or winner. Mexican director Alejandro Inarritu, president of the jury, praised Fanning for bringing a younger perspective to the jury.

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“Having Elle in the jury was a gift,” said Inarritu. “Elle is an old soul in a way. She has been doing films forever. But to have the fresh ideas, it really grounded us.”

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“We saw it through her young eyes,” he added. “We learned a lot from her too.”

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Throughout the French film festival, Fanning was one of the standouts of the red carpet, regularly drawing praise for her glamorous and varied looks.

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The only downside of her Cannes may have been when she collapsed at the Chopard Trophee dinner on Monday. She later posted on Instagram a thumbs-up photo and said she had fainted because her Prada gown was too tight.