US EditionCannes set to open with a 3-film salute to Ukraine and De Niro getting an honorary Palme d'Or
- The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is set to commence on Tuesday in France, marking the start of a highly anticipated 12-day celebration of international cinema.
- The festival begins amid geopolitical tensions and follows U.S. President Donald Trump's call for tariffs on overseas films.
- Cannes will feature premieres like Mission: Impossible- The Final Recoking, Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest, and Ari Aster's Eddington, plus three documentaries on Ukraine.
- At the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, Robert De Niro will be honored with a special Palme d'Or to commemorate the 49th anniversary of Taxi Driver’s original win, while Gérard Depardieu awaits a sexual assault judgment during the event.
- The festival director Thierry Frémaux said, "It's far too early in the game," but affirmed a strong American cinema and highlighted artists' commitment to Ukraine.
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Cannes 78 opens with De Niro and Ukraine. Frémaux: Bardot's criticisms? She's just a spectator.
The delegate-general meets the press, speaks of divines, commitment and responds to the criticism of Brigitte Bardot who on TV defines the review of being boring and with a few "myths"
Cannes Festival to kick off with 3-film tribute to Ukraine, honorary Palme d'Or for De Niro
The 78th Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday with a three-film tribute to Ukraine and expectations running high for a mega edition this year as 22 films compete for the top prize, the Palme d'Or. Hollywood acting legend Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d'Or, 49 years after "Taxi Driver" won Cannes' top prize.
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