“When someone gives you so much joy, you have to know how to give back…” With these words surely shared by all the (lucky) people present this Thursday evening at the Grand Theater Lumiere at the Cannes Film Festival, General Delegate Thierry Fremaux called Harrison Ford on stage to applaud his influence and place. “In American Cinema and Cinema in General.”
Harrison Ford on stage at the Palais des Festivals
As a gift to open Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fortune on the Croisette, the American star unveiled a montage of tributes summarizing his impressive career before accepting a surprise Palme d’Or from the protest’s new president. , Iris Knobloch.
In his 80-year career spanning nearly six decades, countless iconic roles including Indiana Jones and Han Solo, Harrison Ford he said to himself “Deeply touched and moved” In front of the ovations of the festival attendees and this main trophy. Recall that the actor has never received an Oscar, but only honorary awards from Caesars, Golden Globes, CinemaCon or the American Film Institute. And now the biggest film festival.
Harrison Ford received an honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes
Between emotions, humility, shyness, and the familiar humor from him, Harrison Ford He spoke for a few minutes: “They say when you’re about to die, you see your life flash before your eyes…and I just saw my life flash! A beautiful part of my life anyway. Not my whole life, my life was shaped. By my lovely wife who supported me My passion and my dreams and I’m grateful for it.”
“I love you too”
“And you know I love you too… Thank you. You gave my life purpose and meaning. (…) I’m so excited about this tribute. But I have a movie to watch. And it’s going to play behind me. So I’m going to go .Thank you again for this great honor.”
After the screening, Harrison Ford was full of emotions. Misty-eyed, he enjoyed the applause of the Cannes public for several minutes. The circle is closed, of course. One that was discovered and championed in particular by Agnes Varda and Jacques Demy in the late 1960s. (They wanted to give her the lead role as a model, but the studio hired a more experienced actress). Its place is not yet in the (cinema) museum, but definitely in the hearts of the audience.
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