The San Sebastián International Film Festival opens its doors today with the presence of major names from the seventh art. Among the main protagonists of this edition is Angelina Jolie, who has traveled to Donostia to present her latest film. The actress is attending San Sebastián with Couture, directed by Alice Winocour.
The Donostia event has once again excelled with its traditional red carpet, where the American actress draws all eyes. Her arrival not only strengthens the festival's international standing, it also coincides with the media attention sparked by some recent statements about her personal life.
A star in San Sebastián
Angelina Jolie has become one of the protagonists of this 73rd edition of the San Sebastián Film Festival. Her participation is part of the Official Section, where Couture is competing for the Golden Shell. The film explores the lives of three women during Paris Fashion Week, in a context of luxury and personal tragedies.
The actress plays Maxime Walker, an American filmmaker who faces a cancer diagnosis. The role has a distinctly dramatic background that connects with Jolie's sensitivity in her recent work. The cast is completed by Anyier Anei, Ella Rumpf, and Louis Garrel, making up a proposal with great international projection.
The audience at Kursaal has received Jolie's arrival with anticipation, and she has shown her closeness to the fans waiting at the doors. Her presence in Donostia confirms that the festival continues to attract the most influential faces in the industry.
A confession that returns to the forefront
Meanwhile, as she presents her new project, the actress is once again making headlines for some statements from the past. Jolie admitted in an interview that, when she met Brad Pitt during the filming of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, she had a very different image of him than the one she later discovered. She confessed that the press had shaped a mistaken idea of the actor, and that meeting him in person was "a big surprise."
In that conversation, the actress described how the connection with Pitt arose unexpectedly. "We ended up doing all these crazy things together and found a friendship and a connection that just appeared," she recalled. She also explained that it was her son Maddox who, by calling Brad "dad," marked a turning point in the couple's story.
What she recounted naturally at the time now makes her uncomfortable. According to sources close to her, Jolie feels embarrassed by those words because the current reality is far from that image. Pitt's relationship with his children is practically nonexistent, which contrasts with the image of the actor she described at that time.
The contrast with her current personal life
The echo of those statements returns just as Jolie is focused on her professional projects and caring for her family. The actress combines her career with an active role as an activist and humanitarian ambassador. The distance from Brad Pitt is now evident, and the lack of connection between the actor and his children has marked a turning point in her life.
The fact that these words have resurfaced during her time in San Sebastián has added an unexpected nuance to her presence at the festival. Although the actress avoids referring directly to the subject, the media have recalled the contradiction between her account from years ago and the current situation. This context has brought the focus back to her personal life at a time of cinematic celebration.