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This Sunday, May 19, within the framework of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, the American film director and actor received the badge of the Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters from the Minister of Culture.
The picture is funny. This Sunday, May 19th, a few hours before his film premieres Horizon: An American SagaKevin Costner, selected by competition at the Cannes Film Festival, took a photo with Rachida Duti. The American actor and film director met the Minister of Culture at the top of the Croisette in a special moment. In fact, at the same time as the event, he received the badge of the Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters, which was organized at the Palais des Festivals, Salon des Ambassadeurs. Version given by a French politician for his entire career, both cinematographic, remember he won 7 Oscars Dances with Wolves (1991) – and musically – being Kevin Costner and the leader of a country rock band called Modern West.
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“i will always love you”
While handing him his medal, Rachida Dutt said a few words in tribute to the Hollywood legend. “i will always love you (I will always love you French), he said, looking into her eyes. A sentence about the movie Bodyguard and Whitney Houston’s famous song. The latter, who played the main character, played against Kevin Costner. Visibly moved, he also gave a speech. “I’m really grateful that I was able to be recognized for my contribution to art. I’ll be honest, I made the mistake of looking at who has already won this prestigious award before me. It suddenly made me feel very small. “It’s a dream I’ll cherish for the rest of my life,” she said to applause from several of her children, including her daughters Lily, Annie and Grace Avery, who attended the event. His predecessors include Emmanuelle Beart, among others, or even Diane Kruger and Michael Keaton.
On this sixth day of the Cannes Film Festival, Kevin Costner came to present his new film Horizon, an American saga, marking his return as director after a 20-year absence. A Western that is both epic and intimate, starring Sienna Miller, the saga will be available in four 3-hour films. The first two opuses will be released later this year.
Source: Le Figaro
