Tilda Swinton on Opening Cannes, Her Next Film Project — and the Power of a Suit

CANNES, France — For Tilda Swinton, the Cannes Film Festival has been an opportunity to reunite with friends and revel in her love of cinema. The premiere of her latest film “The Dead Don’t Die,” a zombie movie directed by Jim Jarmusch, marked the festival’s opening and since then Swinton has stayed put in the French Riviera to take in as many films as she can. “There are many ways of coming to Cannes, sometimes you’re trying to sell a film, sometimes you’re trying to get a film made, you might be here on a jury or bringing a film. But coming at any time and for any reason is a sort of fiesta come school vacation. This year to be with this particular family of filmmakers — Jim Jarmusch and Bill Murray, who I’ve known very well on many different films — is like a family reunion,” said Swinton in an interview, as she was getting ready to walk the red carpet for the premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s much-anticipated “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” alongside her daughter and fellow actress Honor Swinton Byrne. Honor Swinton Byrne and Tilda Swinton  Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock She looked her elegant, otherworldly self in a white suit by Chanel,

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