NUMÉRO 262

By a swimming pool in Los Angeles, Taylor Russell opens up with fire and daring in this issue. Also in this issue: Pedro Almodóvar, who has just presented Autofiction in Cannes, a dive into the workings of his mind and a creative process he describes as an inner ocean of emotions; Alewya, the London-based singer, songwriter and producer releasing her debut album this summer; Iliona, at 25 one of the brightest stars of the French-speaking scene; Charlotte Cardin, named female artist of the year.

In a world where everything must be controlled, measured and rationalised, passion unsettles: it escapes control and refuses compromise. Also in this issue: Victoria Luengo, who brought two films to this year's Cannes Film Festival, Pedro Almodóvar's Autofiction and Rodrigo Sorogoyen's L'Être aimé; Leïla Bekhti, whose work relentlessly explores identity and female emancipation, and who has turned her red-carpet appearances into a powerful statement; Eartheater, unveiling a seventh album of experimental electroacoustic pop; La Vie d'une femme, starring Léa Drucker and Mélanie Thierry; Arthur Harari's L'Inconnue, in competition at Cannes with Léa Seydoux and Niels Schneider.

Set for a career in sports far removed from cinema, 24-year-old Nadia Melliti has just won the César for Most Promising Actress and opens up in this new issue. Also in this issue: Solann, Léa Drucker, Gus Van Sant's La Corde au cou, Claire Denis's Le Cri des gardes, the Alexander Calder exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, and fashion stories photographed by Brigitte Niedermair, Txema Yeste, Lennert Madou, Bastiaan Woudt, Bruno + Nico Van Mossevelde and Katja Mayer.