<p>This year’s Cannes Film Festival began with presenting veteran actress Meryl Streep with the honorary Palme d’Or. As she walked up to the stage, Meryl was received by the audience with a thunderous, two-minute standing ovation as she got teary-eyed at the massive love.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Being her usual chirpy self, Meryl Streep pretended to walk off the stage as she got a standing ovation but then obviously came back and did a little jig, thanking everyone for the love and appreciation.</p>

<p>French star Juliette Binoche presented the honorary award to Meryl Streep and said, “When I see you on the screen, I don’t see you … Where does it come from? Were you born like this? I don’t know, but there’s a believer in you; a believer that allows me to believe.”</p>

<h2><strong>Meryl Streep is an "international treasure," says French actress Juliette Binoche</strong></h2>

<p>Binoche called Streep “an international treasure” before naming some of her iconic films that we have grown to watch and love and fan over.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meryl then took to address the audience and thanked Cannes Film Festival for the honour, for welcoming her back after 35 years, when she made her last appearance at the festival for 1989’s <em>Evil Angels.&nbsp;</em></p>

<h2><strong>Meryl Streep's Cannes speech</strong></h2>

<p>She said that watching her filmography clip on such a big stage was “like looking out the window of a bullet train, watching my youth fly into my middle age, right onto where I am standing on this stage tonight. So many faces and so many places that I remember.”</p>

<p>She said that the last time she was at Cannes, “I was already a mother of three, I was about to turn 40 and I thought that my career was over. That was not an unrealistic expectation for actresses at that time."</p>

<p>"And the only reason that I’m here tonight and that it continued is because of the very gifted artists with whom I’ve worked, including Madame La President,” she said, referring to the jury president Greta Gerwig, who directed her in 2019’s <em>Little Women.&nbsp;</em></p>

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<p>Meryl Streep added, “And, incidentally, that was my daughter she was beating up in <em>‘Frances Ha’</em> in the first clip. I’ll speak to you about that later.”</p>

<p>Streep ended her speech by saying that she is “just so grateful that you haven’t gotten sick of my face and you haven’t gotten off the train.</p>

<p>"My mother, who is usually right about everything, said to me: ‘Meryl, my darling, you’ll see. It all goes so fast. So fast.’ And it has, and it does,” Streep said. “Except for my speech, which is too long.”</p>

<p>In addition to Meryl Streep,<em> Star Wars</em> stalwart George Lucas will also receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the closing ceremony.</p>

<p><strong>Also Watch: Cannes Exclusive Interview - Manthan Goes To Cannes</strong></p>

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This year’s Cannes Film Festival began with presenting veteran actress Meryl Streep with the honorary Palme d’Or. As she walked up to the stage, Meryl was received by the audience with a thunderous, two-minute standing ovation as she got teary-eyed at the massive love.

This year’s Cannes Film Festival began with presenting veteran actress Meryl Streep with the honorary Palme d’Or. As she walked up to the stage, Meryl was received by the audience with a thunderous, two-minute standing ovation as she got teary-eyed at the massive love. Being her usual chirpy self, Meryl Streep pretended to walk off the stage as she got a standing ovation but then obviously came back and did a little jig, thanking everyone for the love and appreciation. French star Juliette Binoche presented the honorary award to Meryl Streep and said, “When I see you on the screen, I don’t see you … Where does it come from? Were you born like this? I don’t know, but there’s a believer in you; a believer that allows me to believe.” Meryl Streep is an "international treasure," says French actress Juliette Binoche Binoche called Streep “an international treasure” before naming some of her iconic films that we have grown to watch and love and fan over. Meryl then took to address the audience and thanked Cannes Film Festival for the honour, for welcoming her back after 35 years, when she made her last appearance at the festival for 1989’s Evil Angels. Meryl Streep's Cannes speech She said that watching her filmography clip on such a big stage was “like looking out the window of a bullet train, watching my youth fly into my middle age, right onto where I am standing on this stage tonight. So many faces and so many places that I remember.” She said that the last time she was at Cannes, “I was already a mother of three, I was about to turn 40 and I thought that my career was over. That was not an unrealistic expectation for actresses at that time." "And the only reason that I’m here tonight and that it continued is because of the very gifted artists with whom I’ve worked, including Madame La President,” she said, referring to the jury president Greta Gerwig, who directed her in 2019’s Little Women. Also read: Cannes 2024: Meryl Streep, Greta Gerwig kick off the festival Meryl Streep added, “And, incidentally, that was my daughter she was beating up in ‘Frances Ha’ in the first clip. I’ll speak to you about that later.” Streep ended her speech by saying that she is “just so grateful that you haven’t gotten sick of my face and you haven’t gotten off the train. "My mother, who is usually right about everything, said to me: ‘Meryl, my darling, you’ll see. It all goes so fast. So fast.’ And it has, and it does,” Streep said. “Except for my speech, which is too long.” In addition to Meryl Streep, Star Wars stalwart George Lucas will also receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the closing ceremony. Also Watch: Cannes Exclusive Interview - Manthan Goes To Cannes

Meryl Streep gets teary-eyed accepting honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes 2024

<p>The prestigious Cannes Film Festival has begun. The prestigious film festival opened at the French Riviera with the unveiling of Greta Gerwig's jury and the presentation of an honorary Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep. Streep and Gerwig kicked off a potentially volatile 77th edition.<br />
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A 10-day stream of stars will begin flowing down Cannes' famous red carpet beginning with the opening night film, <em>The Second Act,&nbsp;</em>a French comedy starring Lea Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphaël Quenard. During the opening ceremony, Streep will be given an honorary Palme.<br />
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Ahead of the ceremony, Streep posed for the press dressed in a white pantsuit and black and white stripe shirt. Streep wore a hat and big hoops and tied her hair in a low bun for the photo call.</p>

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<p><strong>Films, premieres and drama</strong><br />
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In the days to come, Cannes will premiere George Miller's Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Francis Ford Coppola's self-financed Megalopolis and anticipated new movies from Paolo Sorrentino, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Kevin Costner.<br />
<br />
But much of the drama surrounding this year's Cannes has been off screen.<br />
<br />
After French actor Judith Godrèche earlier this year accused two film directors of rape and sexual abuse when she was a teenager, the French film industry has been dealing with arguably its defining #MeToo moment. On Wednesday, Godrèche will premiere her short “Moi Aussi.”</p>

<p>Festival workers, fed up with short-term contracts that leave them unqualified for unemployment benefits in between festivals, have threatened to strike.</p>

<h2><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/cannes-2024-studio-ghibli-becomes-first-group-to-receive-honorary-award-in-festival-history-712670">Cannes 2024: Studio Ghibli becomes first group to receive honorary award in festival history</a></h2>

<p>And on Monday, the Iranian filmmaker Mohammed Rasoulof, whose film The Seed of the Sacred Fig' is premiering next week in competition in Cannes, said he had fled Iran after being sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging. The film is said to be a critical depiction of the Iranian regime.<br />
<br />
<strong>Cannes Red Carpet</strong><br />
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Many, though, will be focused on the stars parading Cannes' carpet. They'll include Emma Stone, Anya Taylor-Joy, Demi Moore, Selena Gomez, Nicolas Cage and Barry Keoghan. At the closing ceremony on May 25, George Lucas will be&nbsp;receiving&nbsp;an honorary Palme d'Or.</p>

<p>Regardless, the 77th Cannes will have a lot to live up to. Last year's festival, widely celebrated for its robust lineup, produced three Oscar Best Picture nominees: <em>Anatomy of a Fall</em>, <em>The Zone of Interest</em>&nbsp;and <em>Killers of the Flower Moon.</em>&nbsp;To help rekindle last year's spirit, Messi, the canine star of “Anatomy of a Fall,” is back in Cannes for a series of brief French TV spots.</p>

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<p>A good Cannes will help France keep the global spotlight through the summer. The festival will be followed by the French Open, the Tour de France and, most notably, the summer Olympics in Paris. On May 21 in Cannes, the Olympic flame will be carried up the steps to the festival's hub, the Palais des Festivals.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/sikkimese-director-samten-bhutias-tara-the-lost-star-to-be-screened-at-cannes-film-festival-720334">Sikkimese director Samten Bhutia's Tara: The Lost Star to be screened at Cannes Film Festival</a></p>

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<em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


The prestigious Cannes Film Festival has begun. The prestigious film festival opened at the French Riviera with the unveiling of Greta Gerwig's jury and the presentation of an honorary Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep.

The prestigious Cannes Film Festival has begun. The prestigious film festival opened at the French Riviera with the unveiling of Greta Gerwig's jury and the presentation of an honorary Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep. Streep and Gerwig kicked off a potentially volatile 77th edition. A 10-day stream of stars will begin flowing down Cannes' famous red carpet beginning with the opening night film, The Second Act, a French comedy starring Lea Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphaël Quenard. During the opening ceremony, Streep will be given an honorary Palme. Ahead of the ceremony, Streep posed for the press dressed in a white pantsuit and black and white stripe shirt. Streep wore a hat and big hoops and tied her hair in a low bun for the photo call. "Oh, don’t be ridiculous, Andrea. Everybody wants this. Everybody wants to be Meryl Streep!" 👒#Photocall 📸 Meryl Streep, Honorary Palme d’or / Palme d'or d'honneur #Cannes2024 pic.twitter.com/Yi8qw2amRD — Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) May 14, 2024 × Strike the pose! 📸 Ils prennent la pose !#Photocall Feature Film Jury / Jury Longs Métrages#Cannes2024 pic.twitter.com/9NebbtqeVd — Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) May 14, 2024 × Films, premieres and drama In the days to come, Cannes will premiere George Miller's Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Francis Ford Coppola's self-financed Megalopolis and anticipated new movies from Paolo Sorrentino, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Kevin Costner. But much of the drama surrounding this year's Cannes has been off screen. After French actor Judith Godrèche earlier this year accused two film directors of rape and sexual abuse when she was a teenager, the French film industry has been dealing with arguably its defining #MeToo moment. On Wednesday, Godrèche will premiere her short “Moi Aussi.” Festival workers, fed up with short-term contracts that leave them unqualified for unemployment benefits in between festivals, have threatened to strike. Cannes 2024: Studio Ghibli becomes first group to receive honorary award in festival history And on Monday, the Iranian filmmaker Mohammed Rasoulof, whose film The Seed of the Sacred Fig' is premiering next week in competition in Cannes, said he had fled Iran after being sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging. The film is said to be a critical depiction of the Iranian regime. Cannes Red Carpet Many, though, will be focused on the stars parading Cannes' carpet. They'll include Emma Stone, Anya Taylor-Joy, Demi Moore, Selena Gomez, Nicolas Cage and Barry Keoghan. At the closing ceremony on May 25, George Lucas will be receiving an honorary Palme d'Or. Regardless, the 77th Cannes will have a lot to live up to. Last year's festival, widely celebrated for its robust lineup, produced three Oscar Best Picture nominees: Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest and Killers of the Flower Moon. To help rekindle last year's spirit, Messi, the canine star of “Anatomy of a Fall,” is back in Cannes for a series of brief French TV spots. Cannes Film Festival 2024: 8 Indian Films That Will Be Screened A good Cannes will help France keep the global spotlight through the summer. The festival will be followed by the French Open, the Tour de France and, most notably, the summer Olympics in Paris. On May 21 in Cannes, the Olympic flame will be carried up the steps to the festival's hub, the Palais des Festivals. Sikkimese director Samten Bhutia's Tara: The Lost Star to be screened at Cannes Film Festival (With inputs from agencies)

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Meryl Streep gets teary-eyed accepting honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes 2024

Cannes 2024: Meryl Streep, Greta Gerwig kick off the festival