Cannes kicks off with a Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep and a post-’Barbie’ fête of Greta Gerwig

  • 📰 BusinessMirror
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 59%

Entertainment Entertainment Headlines News

Entertainment Entertainment Latest News,Entertainment Entertainment Headlines

CANNES, France—Beneath intermittent rainy skies, the Cannes Film Festival opened on Tuesday with the presentation of an honorary Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep and the unveiling of Greta Gerwig’s jury, as the French Riviera spectacular kicked off a potentially volatile 77th edition.

A 10-day stream of stars began flowing down the Cannes’ red carpet with the opening night film, The Second Act, a French comedy starring Lea Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphaël Quenard.The festival’s first lengthy standing ovation, though, went to Streep, who was awarded an honorary Palme d’Or during Tuesday’s opening ceremony. After Juliette Binoche introduced her, Streep alternatively shook her head, fanned herself and danced while the crowd thunderously cheered.

“My mother, who is usually right about everything, said to me: ‘Meryl, my darling, you’ll see. It all goes so fast. So fast,” added Streep. “And it has, and it does. Except for my speech, which is too long.” Thierry Fremaux, Cannes’ artistic director, on Monday praised her as “the ideal director” for Cannes, given her work across arthouse and studio film and her interest in cinema history. And, Fremaux said, “We very much liked Barbie.”

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 19. in ENTERTAİNMENT

Entertainment Entertainment Latest News, Entertainment Entertainment Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Meryl Streep to receive honorary Palme d'Or at CannesMeryl Streep will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, organizers said Thursday.
Source: gmanews - 🏆 11. / 68 Read more »

Meryl Streep honored in emotional ceremony as Cannes opensThe Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off on Tuesday night as celebrities walked the red carpet into the plush Grand Theatre Lumiere to honor Hollywood actor Meryl Streep before settling in to watch this year's opening film, 'The Second Act.'
Source: gmanews - 🏆 11. / 68 Read more »

Mad Max, Meryl, and #MeToo in strong day for women at CannesA blood-splattered 'Mad Max' heroine, a Meryl Streep masterclass, a MeToo figurehead — the Cannes Film Festival showed the progress women have made in cinema on its first full day.
Source: PhilstarNews - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »

Mad Max, Meryl, and #MeToo in strong day for women at CannesA blood-splattered 'Mad Max' heroine, a Meryl Streep masterclass, a MeToo figurehead — the Cannes Film Festival showed the progress women have made in cinema on its first full day.
Source: PhilstarNews - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »