Sophie Marceau and Teddy Riner for lifting the curtain? French actress and judoka are expected this Sunday, April 13 in Japan for the opening of the 2025 Universal Exhibition in Osaka. They must inaugurate the Pavilion of France that, as tradition dictates, must represent the country in its best light.
In Rone’s electronic music
Placed under the sign of “Hymn to Love”, this pavilion ideally placed at the entrance of Yumieshima’s artificial island, must organize several historical and contemporary events of the French inheritance. An opportunity for the general commissioner of the place, Jacques mayor to “strengthen the image of the country”
The facade of the building was considered a theatrical scene, wrapped in huge mod. Inside, it is marked by the heart that takes advantage of the rhythm of the electronic music of the composer Rone. Different pieces, and available for each pavilion space.
The route is also sung by the statues of the sculptor of Auguste Rodin, five hands that, according to the mayor of Jacques, can evoke “inclusion or support, unite”. Another artistic creation, a fresh fabric directly from the international city of Aubusson Tapestry. Franco-Japanese friendship symbol, represents from the entrance to the building a scene of Princess MononokéClassical Japanese animation produced by Ghibli Studios.
Louis Vuitton Trunks and Alsace Wines
A remarkable place is also granted to knowledge with the exhibition of Alsacia wines and an olive tree for more than 1,000 years. In addition, the result of luxury crafts with the presence of the Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton houses. The latter will exhibit its famous trunks, noticed in particular during the Paris Olympic Games ceremony.
Universal exhibition is also a brand meeting for the business world. Composed of a public space and a space reserved for professionals, the France Pavilion must wait around fifty companies.
Sprinkled with French designer furniture, wants to be an immersive trip in the radiation of our “soft power.” The rear of the building houses a miraculous garden, as a tribute to harmony between buildings and plants. The creation of the France pavilion cost 56 million euros, 42.5 million euros of state endowments.
“It is this French reading of the world, a hymn to love, but also to boldness and dialogue, that visitors to the French pavilion of the Universal Exhibition of Osaka 2025 can discover,” said Emmanuel Macron.
The universal exhibition is an international meeting that has existed since 1851, and is held every five years in a city in the participating countries and with a specific theme.
This year is related to the society of the future. Japan is waiting for 28 million visitors to Osaka for a period of six months until October 13, 2025. The France Pavilion has a capacity of 2,500 to 3,000 people per hour. It must also accommodate two other sponsors: actress Léa Seydoux and the Rugby Antoine Dupont player.
Source: BFM TV
