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 Every Cannes Film Festival, there is a quest to find the most iconic moment of the drop of the needle from the movies that play in each chapter. The 2022 gold medal goes to Léa Mysius for her rendition of Bonnie Tyler's '80s power ballad, "Total Eclipse of the Heart." The song is recorded at a karaoke night in a sleepy French village, selected by Joanne (Adèle Exarchopoulos) for her and Julia (Swala Emati) to perform. Julia has the distinction of being Joanne's long lost high school sweetheart and the sister of the man she ended up marrying. When Julia suddenly returns after years of self-exile, the path back between them isn't the easiest. In her corner, helping out, is the roaring, roaring force of this raw anthem. Emat, a professional singer, and Exarchopoulos, an actress who puts her body into everything she does, gain confidence as the song reaches its irregular crescendo. Later, at home, Jimmy (Moustapha Mbengue) sarcastically congratulates his wife on ...