“What a hug!”he affirmed before an audience that did not stop applauding him.
“This counts a lot for me since there are hundreds of film festivals in the world but there is only one Cannes (…) it is an incredible honor”abounded.
Uma Thurman trains Michael Douglas at the Palme d’Or in Cannes. Photo: Christophe Simon / AFP
“Age is weighing on me”, joked the American interpreter, 78 years old. “Looking at my 55 years (of career), he asked me how I was able to last so long”he commented, adding that “we work as hard for our failures as for our successes”.
this festival “reminds us (…) that cinema transcends limits and unites borders“he pointed.
Chiara Mastroianni, Michael Douglas, Catherine Deneuve, and Uma Thurman. Photo: Valery Hache / AFP
“To Cannes and all of France, I would like to embrace you from the bottom of my heart”he said in French, before Uma Thurman will give you the prize.
Before the actor appeared on stage, a video recalled some of his most emblematic roles, such as “Fatal Attraction” (1987), “Basic Instinct” (1992) or “A Day of Fury” (1993).
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