Acknowledging the rumbling noises off from the warin Ukraine and a persistent pandemic, the French actor said that, given the "turbulent times” in the world, the festival's role was more vital than ever.
“Do you think the world will change if we stop Cannes?” he said. “No. If it would, then I'm sure we'd stop Cannes. But I think the opposite. At this festival we can be a mirror.
"And I think that culture is the most crucial piece of proof or evidence of what the world was like when we were living in it. So it's very important. We have to do it.”
The surprise guest of honour at the opening ceremony last night was Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who addressed the audience by video link.
“We continue fighting,” Zelenskiy said. “We have no choice but to continue fighting for our freedom." The president spoke about Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator, quoted Apocalypse Now and drew parallels between fictional war and dictators and the one Ukraine now faces.
“I'm sure that the dictator will lose," he continued. "We will win in this war. Glory to Ukraine."
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