NARRATIVE – The American actor gave an exciting master cl in front of a dumbfounded audience. He knew how to seduce with his anecdotes, his humility, his sense of humor and his self-mockery. A real gentleman.
Just before the screening of the opening film of the festivalJeanne Du barry, in which Maïwenn portrays King Louis XV, another king walks up the steps: Michael Douglas! On the Cannes red carpet, he arrived in a tuxedo and bow tie, surrounded by his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and his daughter, Carys. At 78, the son of the legendary Kirk Douglas still holds the line, even if his gait has slowed down. It must be said that he had to overcome a terrible cancer of the throat, which he ended up triumphing over. At the top of the stairs, his wife and daughter gaze at him and amuse themselves by giving him a tender kiss in stereo. Last year, Cannes awarded a palme d’honneur to Forest Whitaker. This year, Thierry Fremaux chose to honor the unforgettable Gordon Gekko of Wall Streetthe financial shark who won Douglas an Oscar in 1988.
When, in the Lumière amphitheater, the luminous Uma Thurman solemnly presented her with her honorary palme d’or, the public…
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