Bernardo Bertolucci, first " Palm d’Honneur" of the Cannes film festival, opened yesterday evening the 64th edition of the most glamorous film festival in the world. This legend of the industry launched it during the traditional opening ceremony, just before the projection of Woody Allen's latest movie " Midnight in Paris ".
" I waited a little but I will finally have my Palme d’Or ", declared the 70 years old Italian film director. Bertolucci, in a wheelchair on the stage of the Palais des festivals, appeared to be particularly moved.
He received his Palme d’Or from the hands of the president of the festival, Gilles Jacob. This distinction was handed for the first time and intended to reward a director deprived until then of the Palme d’Or.
Welcomed by a powerful " standing ovation”, Bertolucci dedicated this distinction to " all the Italians who still have forces to fight, to criticize and to get indignant".
A bit before, French actress Mélanie Laurent, in a beautiful black dress made of tulle, had launched the festivities by celebrating " these eleven days which are worth one hundred".
Legend actor Robert de Niro, who is this year’s President of the Jury, was also greeted by a long standing ovation.
He was anxious to express himself in French: "Thank you for inviting me here, for the 75th… sorry 64th Cannes film festival ". " I hope that I will make a good job and thank you again”, De Niro said while the audience was cheering.
Frédéric Mitterrand, French Minister of Culture has been seen in the audience next to legend actress Claudia Cardinale. The Minister was also with a delegation of Tunisian film directors, as well as Antonio Banderas, Woody Allen and the team of " Midnight in Paris ", but also Faye Dunaway, Emir Kusturica, Gong Li, Michel Piccoli, and Salma Hayek.
Glamour and fame are back to Cannes for the next eleven days and Surkld will obviously keep you posted!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Glamour is back to Cannes for 11 days!!
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