Eric Cantona cast as The Stallion in erotic film Since retiring from football in 1997, Cantona, now 47, has forged a career as a film and stage actor, having the most success for his part in the 1998 film Elizabeth, starring Cate Blanchett, and in Ken Loach's 2009 film Looking for Eric. In his next film, Les Rencontres d'après minuit (The Meetings After Midnight), an erotic comedy which is out in November, Cantona plays a character L'Etalon (The Stallion), who is invited by a young couple and their transvestite maid for an orgy. Cantona has said that the film, which is directed by Yann Gonzalez, is "not foolishly voyeuristic but elegant and unique." Eric Cantona as Monsieur de Foix in Elizabeth ALAMY Among the films Cantona and the eight-strong jury will be judging in Dinard are The Selfish Giant by Clio Barnard, Everyone's Going to Die, Hello Carter, Spike Island, The Sea (starring Charlotte Rampling) and Titus, which is about a jazz musician. The Dinard Festival has been running since 1990 and is expected to attract around 30,000 visitors. The festival will close with a screening of Roger Michell's independent Le Weekend, starring Jim Broadbent. Previous jury presidents at Dinard include Sir Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Rampling and Kristin Scott-Thomas.