After Forest Whitaker and Tom Cruise, who both received it in 2022, the Palme d'Or d'honneur at the Cannes Film Festival will go to another American actor this year. Michael Douglas, 78, will receive the trophy "which will salute his brilliant career and his commitment to cinema," organizers announced Wednesday. This tribute will be paid to him during the opening ceremony, which will be broadcast live on France 2 and on Brut, on May 16.
"After more than 50 years of career, it is an honor to return to the Croisette to open the festival and speak our common language, that of cinema," said Michael Douglas, quoted in a statement. The actor, also a producer, made his first appearance at Cannes in 1979, for The Chinese Syndrome. His last climb of the stairs was in 2013, on the occasion of the world premiere of My Life with Liberace.
Tribute documentary
"To complete the tribute paid to him, an unpublished documentary by Amine Mesta [Michael Douglas, the prodigy son], broadcast soon on Arte, will be visible for two days on the festival site," from May 14 at 18 p.m. to May 16 at 18 p.m., the organizers also said.
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