{"id":74109,"date":"2025-05-13T15:27:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T19:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=74109"},"modified":"2025-05-31T15:28:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T19:28:40","slug":"leonardo-dicaprio-will-present-the-honorary-palme-dor-to-longtime-friend-and-co-star-robert-de-niro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/leonardo-dicaprio-will-present-the-honorary-palme-dor-to-longtime-friend-and-co-star-robert-de-niro\/74109\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo DiCaprio will present the honorary Palme d\u2019Or to longtime friend and co-star Robert De Niro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"529\">The 2025 Cannes Film Festival is kicking things off in true Hollywood royalty style. Legendary actor <strong data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"405\">Robert De Niro<\/strong> is set to receive the <strong data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"451\">honorary Palme d\u2019Or<\/strong>, the festival\u2019s top lifetime achievement award\u2014and honestly, it\u2019s about time!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"763\">De Niro, whose career has basically shaped modern cinema, is being celebrated for a body of work that includes iconic films like <em data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"683\">The Godfather Part II<\/em>, <em data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"698\">Taxi Driver<\/em>, <em data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"713\">Raging Bull<\/em>, and more recently, <em data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"762\">Killers of the Flower Moon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"972\">Adding even more star power to the moment? None other than <strong data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"845\">Leonardo DiCaprio<\/strong> will be presenting the award to De Niro himself at the festival\u2019s opening ceremony. Talk about a cinematic full-circle moment!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"1285\">The two have shared a bond that goes way back to <strong data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1051\">1993\u2019s <em data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1049\">This Boy\u2019s Life<\/em><\/strong> and have continued to work together, including on their most recent project\u2014Martin Scorsese\u2019s <em data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1174\">Killers of the Flower Moon<\/em> in 2023. Seeing them reunite on stage at Cannes is bound to be one of those goosebump moments for film lovers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1375\">In a heartfelt statement, De Niro reflected on his connection to the festival, saying,<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1593\">\n<p data-start=\"1378\" data-end=\"1593\">\u201cI have such close feelings for Festival de Cannes. Especially now when there\u2019s so much in the world pulling us apart, Cannes brings us together\u2014storytellers, filmmakers, fans, and friends. It\u2019s like coming home.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"1707\">The Cannes team echoed the love, calling De Niro a <strong data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1668\">\u201ccinematic legend\u201d<\/strong> whose work has influenced generations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1900\">After the tribute, the festival will roll into a splashy screening of <em data-start=\"1779\" data-end=\"1794\">Leave One Day<\/em>, a musical comedy directed by <strong data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1842\">Amelie Bonnin<\/strong>. It\u2019s expected to kick things off on a fun, vibrant note.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"2039\">With massive names like De Niro and DiCaprio headlining the opening night, <strong data-start=\"1977\" data-end=\"2038\">Cannes 2025 is already shaping up to be one for the books<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Cannes Film Festival is kicking things off in true Hollywood royalty style. 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