Bono's 'Stories of Surrender' documentary gets 7-minute ovation in Cannes
- Bono received a seven-minute standing ovation on May 16 at the Cannes Film Festival for his documentary Bono: Stories of Surrender.
- The documentary reimagines Bono's one-man stage show, recorded at New York's Beacon Theatre during his memoir book tour.
- Bono: Stories of Surrender features Bono combining readings from his memoir with live renditions of tracks such as "Beautiful Day" and "Where the Streets Have No Name."
- After the standing ovation, Bono expressed heartfelt gratitude to the absent director Andrew Dominik, marveling at how he was able to draw such powerful performances from him.
- The documentary premieres on Apple TV+ on May 30, suggesting continued public interest in Bono's artistic and personal narratives.
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Bono, Received a Long Standing Ovation for Seven Minutes in Cannes
On May 16, the film was screened out of competition at the film festival, with the presence of the vocalist of U2 at the Grand Théâtre Lumière. At the end of the screening, the audience stood and applauded for several minutes, following a tradition of the Cannes festival. In response, Bono thanked the positive reaction and paid tribute to director Andrew Dominik (Blonde, One More Time With Feeling), as well as to the late magnate Steve Jobs. Dur…
Bono's 'Stories of Surrender' documentary gets 7-minute ovation in Cannes
Lyvans Boolaky/Getty Images Bono‘s upcoming Apple TV+ documentary, Bono: Stories of Surrender, earned the U2 frontman a 7-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, Variety reports. The documentary is a “reimagining” of Bono’s one-man stage show, Surrender: An Evening of Words, Music and Some Mischief, which was recorded at New York’s Beacon Theatre during the book tour for his memoir. It mixes Bono reading passages from the …


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