“You have changed the way to see women in cinema and you have given us a new image of ourselves,” the French actress said through tears. Juliette Binochewhen delivering the Palm of Honor to a fireproof Meryl Streep, last night at the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival.
“I’m very happy that you haven’t gotten tired of my face,” said the actress who has received three Oscars, nine Golden Globes, three Emmys and two Baftas.
Meryl Streep has been the undisputed protagonist of the opening ceremony of the 77th edition of this Festival. The actress lives each award with the same enthusiasm with which she received the first, and also with the humility that characterizes the star.
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Meryl Streep receives the award from Juliette Binoche.
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A lifetime in cinema
After the projection of a video that has reviewed his entire filmographyand about which the actress has commented that this summary is like looking for the sale of a high-speed train that goes like lightning, “from my youth to today.”
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In her speech, Streep recalled what he thought 35 years ago, when he first set foot at the Cannes International Film Festival. “She was a mother of three children. I was approaching 40 and thought my career was over.. At the time, for an actress, that was a reasonable prediction. The only reason I’m here tonight is because of the wonderful artists I’ve worked with,” she noted.
Streep in an impeccable light dress at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Your hairdresser and your manager
Thus, he cited the two people with whom he forms a team and to whom he dedicated the Palme d’Or because “I owe them a lot,” he confirmed. They were none other than his representative Kevin Huvane, who has managed his career for 33 years. “More than three decades of happy and productive friendship and professional collaboration,” he said.
He has also had words for his makeup artist and hairstylist Roy Helland. “He is responsible for almost every one of the characters I have played during the last half of this century,” said the actress.
Long light dress
Dressed in an elegant white dress and exuding style, the 74-year-old actress made her entrance on stage to the music of Memories of Africa (1985) directed by Sydney Pollack, and one of his most recognized roles.
On the red carpet he showed off his sense of humor to the sound of Dancing Queenthe ABBA song, which appears on the film’s soundtrack Mamma Mia in which he showed that he can do comedy as well as drama.
Already in the morning, she had posed before the press upon her arrival in Cannes, wearing a white suit, striped shirt, very high-heeled silver stilettos and a hat, demonstrating what she is, a great lady of cinema.
