Cate Blanchett cuts an elegant figure at talk amid Cannes Film Festival

Cate Blanchett looked as elegant as ever as she attended the Kering Women In Motion Talk at Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.

The actress, 54, cut a stylish figure in slim-fit black leather trousers as she spoke at the event at the 76th annual Cannes film festival.

The Academy Award-winning star paired the ankle-cropped trousers with a black velvet blazer, which featured satin lapels.

She donned the jacket over a smart white shirt, which she wore tucked in as she addressed the crowds at the event.

Cate gave herself a few extra inches in a pair of black pointed toe high heels.

Co-ordinated: Academy Award-winning actress, 54, paired the ankle-cropped trousers with a black velvet blazer with a black leatherette lapel

She accessorised with gold jewellery, including small but chunky gold hoops and a plethora of thin banded rings.

The Tar star was all smiles as she attended the Kering Women In Motion Talk with film producer Coco Francini.

The pair met on the film set Mrs America and have become producing partners.

The duo spoke about their careers, including their latest film venture The New Boy and Cate’s interest in producing at the panel talk. 

Cate’s latest film The New Boy premiered at the film festival on Friday and has so far received mixed reviews by critics.

The film, which is due for release next month, sees the cinematic sensation take a starring role as well as producing. 

It is set in the 1940s and depicts a nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy, played by rising star Aswan Reid, arriving at a remote monastery run by Cate’s character, a renegade nun Sister Eileen.

It is the third film the new producing partners have been involved in this year, with their movie Shadya debuting at Sundance. Their third film. Fingernails. will be released in Autumn this year.  

Suited and…heeled: The cinematic sensation paired the outfit with black pointed toed heels

Bling bling: She accessorised the outfit with gold jewellery, including small but chunky gold hoops and a plethora of thin banded rings

Beaming: Tar star was all smiles as she attended the Kering Women In Motion Talk

Dynamic duo: She attended the event with film producer Coco Francini, whom she has worked with on several projects

Producing partners: The pair discussed their joint ventures including The New Boy which premiered at Cannes on Friday

Cate also brought her Hollywood glamour on Friday night in a black-and-white Louis Vuitton dress, with a cape flowing out behind her.

She opted for typically subtle make-up including light blush and a rosy lip, while her platinum tresses were neatly pulled back into a bun. 

Her unique ensemble stood out with two sequinned silver pockets, allowing her to rest her hands, while a belted waist emphasised her slim frame. 

Meanwhile a small slit up the side of her dress added some practical movement while also remaining stylish. 

Ahead of the Cannes premiere, Cate spoke about the power of Warwick’s work and what The New Boy means to her, saying: ‘My worldview has been shifted in ways beyond articulation by the films Warwick has made.

‘He’s a singular, mercurial filmmaker, yet there is a beguiling universality to the stories he chooses to tell. He is, quite simply, one of Australia’s greats.’ 

In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter, Cate was asked what attracted her to the project and how Sister Eileen drew her in as a character. 

She said: ‘Well, it’s usually a conversation that starts things for me. As an actor, whether it’s onstage or onscreen, I’m very director driven. And what I mean by that is that the work comes out of those early conversations…

‘When you’re dealing with someone like Warwick who writes, directs and does all the cinematography of his films, the script is just kind of like a template for the idea, right?…

‘Warwick is someone I’ve admired for a while, so we just started talking during the pandemic and the character was actually quite secondary to the conversations…

‘We were exploring themes together and there was this growing desire to work together. 

‘Warwick had been brewing on this world for a long time, and the archetypes, internal struggle and framework were all there once he pulled the script out of his sock drawer and showed it to me. 

‘But once I stumbled into this thing, it meant that the original character of the priest would be changed to a nun, which had interesting ramifications.’

Renaissance woman: As well as starring in the film, Cate takes a starring role in The New Boy playing renegade nun Sister Eileen  

Productive: This comes along two other films Cate has produced with year Shadya, debuted at Sundance

More to come: The pair’s third project, Fingernails, will be released later this year

Stunning: The star also wowed in a black-and-white dress with an eye-catching cape  at the festival on Friday night