I wanted to push against the expected glamour of Cannes by going underground — literally. The Yukagir bring their relationship with permafrost preservation, the Piedmontese their honeyed Barolo traditions. Together: a woman who guards sweetness in salt and stone. The gown had to feel edible, almost, that beeswax lace catching light like something alive. Her smile is the key — she's not performing importance, she's genuinely delighted by what she protects. That's the cinema. — Lux