“When I was warned, I thought they were wrong!“Cate Blanchett, radiant, came in all humility to the César 2022 ceremony. However, the Australian actress was present to receive the César d’Honneur, rewarding her entire immense career from Lord of the Rings at Blue JasminePassing by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Airman Where carol.
And if she attended the whole ceremony very smiling, she ended up being overtaken by emotion when her turn came to go on stage. Isabelle Huppert, with whom she has been friends since they shared the stage of Good, in 2014, was responsible for presenting him with the award. The multi-award-winning French actress paid a fine tribute to the Australian, explaining to her that “your freedom is what tells you best. It allows you all the audacity. You can play anything, a man, a snake. You make us want to become the characters you play, you inspire us with these desires for freedom“.
And after a retrospective of her best roles, the one who now lives in England received a superb ovation when she went on stage for her speech, preventing her from speaking. Endless applause that she cut in an… original way! After repeating several times “Thanks very much“, she suddenly shouted into the microphones”Shut your mouth !“, in French !