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It was too much emotion for her! Invited this Tuesday, May 14, 2024 to present the Honorary Palme d’Or to the immense Meryl Streep during the opening ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, Juliette Binoche had prepared a long speech to pay tribute to the American actress . Her throat choked with tears, she nevertheless had a hard time getting to the end of her text…
Juliette Binoche presented the Honorary Palme d’Or to Meryl Streep. @ France 2 © France 2
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How can we pay tribute to a career as great as that of Meryl Streep? Crowned with an honorary Palme d’Or, this Tuesday, May 14, 2024 as the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opens, the American actress with two Oscars made the trip to the Croisette for the first time since thirty-five years old, to collect his prize during the opening ceremony.
And received a superb reception. After laying down the red carpet, it was to a very long standing ovation that she arrived on stage at the Palais des Festivals. Where Juliette Binoche was waiting for him… Also an Oscar winner a few years ago, the French actress was tasked with presenting her with her Palme. But now, it’s difficult for her not to be overcome by emotion when speaking to Meryl Streep, considered one of the best actresses in the world.
“You changed the way we see women in the world of cinema and you gave us a new image of ourselves. And yet, you don’t take yourself seriously! I see so much joy in you, you are always ready to have fun, to sing, to dance, to undergo fantastic transformations to convey different states of soul“, she said, in tears, after recalling the incredible strength of Meryl Streep in her best-known films, such as The devil wears Prada, On the road to Madison, Out of Africa, Kramer vs. Kramer or Sophie’s Choice.
Juliette Binoche in tears, Meryl Streep tries French
Then paying tribute to the American actress’s way of transforming herself, and her way of interpreting all the roles, she gave her her Palme d’Or to applause. Also very moved, Meryl Streep explained that she loved Juliette Binoche and had even seen her latest film, The Passion of Dodin Bouffantpresented at Cannes last year!
Delighted to be on the Croisette, the actress also paid tribute (sometimes in French!) to the president of the jury, the young American director Greta Gerwig (barbie), also in tears throughout Juliette Binoche’s speech. It must be said that the two women know each other well: the younger one has in fact managed the more experienced one in The Daughters of Doctor March, offering her the role of mother. An experience that seems to have left them with good memories!
Also rather touched, Camille Cottin, mistress of ceremonies for this year, then opened this edition of the Festival with Meryl Streep and Juliette Binoche. And will probably remember this beautiful moment of emotion for a long time!