Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are in Cannes for the premiere of Angelina's new film A Mighty Heart.
Mariane Peal, the widow of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl, was expected to join Angelina at the 60th Cannes Film Festival last night. The pair became close after meeting to discuss the film, in which Angelina plays Mariane.
Angelina said she felt a special bond with Mariane because she was pregnant with daughter Shiloh during the planning of the film. Mariane Pearl was pregnant herself when her husband was murdered by Islamic fundamentalists. She wrote a memoir, A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl, on which the film is based.
Brad Pitt's production company produced A Mighty Heart, which premiered last night. Because of the film's sensitive content, it was not entered into the competition at Cannes and there will be no after-show party, according to Angelina. | 
