Movies Interesting Facts CANNES – The Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off Tuesday night when celebrities gathered at the luxurious Grand Theater Lumière to honor Hollywood actor Meryl Streep before heading to see this year’s opening film, “The Second Act.” Stepped on the carpet.
The cast of the French comedy, including Léa Seydoux and Vincent Lindon, along with actor Jane Fonda, model Heidi Klum and dog star Messi of 2023 Palme d’Or winner “Anatomy of a Fall,” also headed this year’s jury. joined in. By Greta Gerwig.
Before the ceremony, French singer Zaho de Sagzan performed David Bowie’s “Modern Love” in the theater aisle to honor Gerwig’s black-and-white dance scene in “Frances Ha”.
Gerwig sang the song and was deeply moved by the performance when de Sagazan came onstage to kiss her hand.
When Streep came on stage in a simple white gown and black-framed glasses, she was greeted in the audience by French actor Juliette Binoche in a red dress.
“You changed the way we look at women in cinema,” said Binoche, who tried to control her breathing while crying during her speech. “And yet you’re not as self-serious as I am.”
Streep – whose long list of films includes “Death Becomes Her,” “Mamma Mia!” and “The Iron Lady” – listed the people she wanted to thank.
He said of the montage of all his films, “It’s like looking out the window of a bullet train.”
“My mother, who was usually right about everything, said to me ‘Merrill, darling, you’ll see. It all happens so fast. So fast.’ And that’s except for my speech,” Streep told the audience.
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