This edition of Cannes will bring together a large number of Hollywood legends.
Meryl Streep will receive the honorary Palme d’Or on the opening night of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festivalas revealed by the Variety portal.
This edition of Cannes will bring together a large number of Hollywood legends. It is worth remembering that George Lucas will receive the honorary Palme d’Or during the closing ceremony; In competition they present “Megalopolis” of Francis Ford Coppola and “Oh, Canada.” of Paul Schrader; and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” of George Miller and the epic of the west Kevin Costner “Horizon, an American Saga” They are presented out of competition.
The honorary tribute will mark Streep’s return to Cannes after decades. It seems that her last trip to the festival dates back to “Evil Angels a Cry in the Dark” of Fred Schepisifor which she won the best actress award in 1989.
Streep rarely appears at film festivals, and Thierry Fremaux, director of the Cannes Film Festival, has been courting her for several years to return to the Croisette in an honorary role. In addition to the gala ceremony that will pay tribute to her extensive – and still vibrant – career, Streep could participate in a conversation while she is in Cannes. will happen to Michael Douglaswhich received the award on opening night last year.
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As previously announced, the festival will begin with “The Second Act” by Quentin Dupieuxstarring Lea Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphaël Quenard. The opening and closing ceremonies will be conducted by Camille Cottin, who stood out in “Call My Agent!” and starred in “Stillwater” and “House of Gucci,” among others. Greta Gerwig will preside over the jury for this next edition that will take place from May 14 to 25.
The list of high-profile films scheduled for this year’s festival includes “Kinds of Kindness” of Yorgos Lanthimosa stylized three-part story set in the present that brings together the director of “Poor Things” with Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe; the musical melodrama of Jacques Audiard “Emilia Pérez” made by Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez; “Parthenope” of Paolo Sorrentino with Gary Oldman; and “The Shrouds” of David Cronenbergstarring Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger; “The Apprentice” of Ali Abbasiin which Sebastian Stan takes on the role of donald trump; and “The Substance”of Coralie Fargeata horror film starring women and starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley from Universal Pictures and Working Title Films.
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