(Cannes) Hollywood legend Meryl Streep received Tuesday evening, during the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, an honorary Palme d’Or which immortalizes her “indelible place in the history of cinema”.
“You changed the way we see women in the world of cinema […] you gave us a new image of ourselves,” declared actress Juliette Binoche without being able to hold back her tears before presenting Meryl Streep with the honorary prize.
“The Queen Meryl”, 74 years old, has already collected almost all the distinctions, including a record 21 Oscar nominations and 3 golden statuettes, but had not come to Cannes for 35 years.
“I’m just so happy that you didn’t get tired of my apple,” said the actress, moved behind her glasses and dressed in an ivory draped dress.
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“You changed the way we see women in the world of cinema […] you gave us a new image of ourselves,” declared actress Juliette Binoche (left) without being able to hold back her tears before presenting Meryl Streep with the honorary prize.
This Palme rewards the career that began in 1977 of the actress in Juliafollowed by Kramer vs. Kramer – his first Oscar (1979).
Also at ease in the melodrama – The mistress of the French lieutenant (1981) – she is unforgettable as a Holocaust survivor in Sophie’s choice (2e Oscar) and Karen Blixen in Out of Africa (1985). It was to the music of Sydney Pollack’s film that she made her debut on stage.
In her forties, the actress seeing her roles diminish, made a turn towards comedy, until the triumph in 2006 of Devil wears Prada.
Two other Palms of Honor will be awarded during this 77e edition, one at Studio Ghibli on May 20 and the other to director George Lucas, father of the saga Star Wars during the closing ceremony.