Robert De Niro will obtain the Cannes Movie Competition’s Honorary Palme d’Or on the opening night time ceremony of the 78th version on 13 Could.
On the next day, the enduring American actor will participate in a masterclass on the stage of the Debussy Theater.
“I’ve such shut emotions for Competition de Cannes,” De Niro stated in an announcement offered by the competition. “Particularly now, when there’s a lot on this planet pulling us aside, Cannes brings us collectively — storytellers, filmmakers, followers, and associates. It’s like coming residence.”
The actor has had a protracted relationship with the Cannes Movie Competition. He presided over the jury in 2011 and final walked the purple carpet there for Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.
In 1976, De Niro starred in two competitors movies, Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1900 and Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, which gained the Palme d’Or.
He opened the competition in 1982 with Scorsese’s The King of Comedy, and the subsequent yr introduced As soon as Upon a Time in America, Sergio Leone’s final movie, earlier than returning to the Croisette with Roland Joffé’s The Mission, which additionally gained the Palme.
This yr’s Cannes Movie Competition runs from 13 – 24 Could. As beforehand introduced, French actress Juliette Binoche will succeed Greta Gerwig as jury president of this yr’s competition. It’s going to mark the second time in Cannes historical past that the jury might be headed by a lady for 2 consecutive years – following 1966 when Sophia Loren took over president of the jury duties from Olivia de Havilland.
The Official Number of the 78th Cannes Movie Competition might be introduced on Thursday 10 April – keep tuned to Euronews Tradition for the total breakdown of this yr’s line-up.
