Judy Foster received the Lifetime Achievement Award
On July 7, Beijing time, the 74th Cannes International Film Festival officially kicked off. Judy Foster, who won the "Honorary Palme d'Or" Lifetime Achievement Award, appeared on the opening red carpet in a sleeveless white dress, noble and elegant, and greeted the media in a big way.
At the opening ceremony, Judy Foster took the trophy from Almodóvar and delivered a speech in French: "Opening my heart and showing myself to the audience is always the happiest thing for me." She recalls that "Taxi Driver" won the biggest award for best picture in Cannes 45 years ago, when she first came to the Cannes Film Festival at the age of 13. He also said that he was present now, "I am proud to be a member of this group."
Pedro Almodóvar, Judy Foster, Bong Joon-ho, Spike Lee
Foster received two standing ovations at the scene, and before receiving the award and delivering the speech, she also made a small statement: "It feels good to go out, we are finally here, do you miss it?" She said she re-felt the beauty of the films of Akira Kurosawa, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee and Bong Joon-ho during the pandemic, and also said that "if the cinema is closed, the film will still exist and defend itself." Sighing that today, movies can still give her goosebumps, "film art can always make me marvel and appreciate." After listening to Foster's speech, Spike Lee, president of the jury of this year's Cannes Film Festival, laughed and said: "Before I sit down, I just want to say one thing: I hope that my French can be spoken as well as Judy Foster. ”
Judy Foster appeared on the opening red carpet in Cannes
Born in 1962, Judy Foster was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 14 for her brilliant performance in Taxi Driver. Subsequently, she won two Oscars for best actress with "Raging Pear Blossom" and "The Silence of the Lambs". In 2012, Foster was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 70th Golden Globe Awards.