Actor Meryl Streep
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Meryl Streep will likely be honoured with a particular Palme d’Or on the Cannes Film Festival’s opening ceremony on May 14, organizers introduced Thursday.
The Hollywood icon, who gained the very best actress prize at Cannes in 1989, will be a part of the kickoff of the 77th version on the Grand Theatre Lumiere.
“I am immeasurably honored to receive the news of this prestigious award. To win a prize at Cannes, for the international community of artists, has always represented the highest achievement in the art of filmmaking. To stand in the shadow of those who have previously been honoured is humbling and thrilling in equal part. I so look forward to coming to France to thank everyone in person this May!” Streep mentioned in a press release.
She’ll return to the famend French competition, after a profitable Hollywood profession spanning 5 a long time. “We all have something in us of Meryl Streep! We all have something in us of Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie’s Choice, Out of Africa, The Bridges of Madison County, The Devil Wears Prada and Mamma Mia! Because she has spanned almost 50 years of cinema and embodied countless masterpieces, Meryl Streep is part of our collective imagination, our shared love of cinema.” Cannes competition heads Iris Knobloch and Thierry Fremaux mentioned in a joint assertion.
Streep’s participation within the Cannes opening will mark the start of a competition ending on May 25, with awards offered by a jury led by president Greta Gerwig. Previous recipients of the Cannes honorary Palme d’Or embody Jeanne Moreau, Marco Bellocchio, Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Jane Fonda, Agnes Varda, Forest Whitaker, and Jodie Foster.