Robert De Niro will receive the Honor Palm Honorary Golden of the 78th Cannes Film Festival
Robert De Niro will receive the Honor golden palm of the Cannes Film Festival at the inaugural ceremony of the 78th edition, on May 13th. The following day, the emblematic American actor will participate in a Master On the stage of the Debussy theater.
“I have a great affection for the Cannes Film Festival“, Di Niro said in a statement provided by the Festival.” Especially now, when there are so many things in the world that separate us, Cannes Our: narrators, filmmakers, fans and friends. It’s like going home. “
The actor maintains a long relationship with the Cannes Film Festival. Chaired to the jury in 2011 And the last time he got on the red carpet was to present Martin Scorsese’s “The Moon Killer”. In 1976, De Niro starred in two competitions in competition, “1900”, by Bernardo Bertolucci e “Taxi driver”, from Martin ScorseseFilms that won the Palm d’oro. Inaugurated the Festival in 1982 with ‘The king of the comedy’from Scorsese and the following year he presented ‘Once Upon a time in America’Sergio Leone’s latest film, before returning to Cannes with ‘The mission’by Roland Joffé, who also won the palm.
Juliette Binoche will be the president of the jury this year
The Cannes Film Festival It will be held from 13 to 24 May. As announced above, the French actress Juliette binoche Greta Gerwig will be successful as President of the jury This year’s festival.
It will be the second time in the history of Cannes that the jury is chaired by a woman for two consecutive years, after in 1966 Sophia Loren He will take the place of Olivia de Havilland in the presidency of the jury. The official section of the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will be announced Thursday 10 April.
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