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Robert De Niro calls for protest against 'philistine' Trump as Cannes opens
- Robert De Niro received an honorary Palme d'Or during the 78th Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony on May 13, 2025, in Cannes, France.
- His speech criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump came after Trump announced plans to impose a full tariff on international films, alongside reducing funding for the arts.
- The festival features 22 films competing for the Palme d'Or, includes a three-film salute to Ukraine, and addresses geopolitics and the prominent #MeToo case against Gérard Depardieu.
- Leonardo DiCaprio described De Niro as a quintessential actor and commended him for his efforts in defending democratic values, while De Niro remarked that this is precisely why art poses a challenge to authoritarian regimes and fascists worldwide.
- This edition underlines cinema’s engagement with political tensions, suggesting Cannes continues as a key platform for artistic expression amid global controversies.
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Robert De Niro is a man of words, but when it comes to Donald Trump, he becomes loud. How he imagines the resistance against the president and why the German writer Daniel Kehlmann is so important to him: an encounter in Cannes.
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Trump, by his turn, has already accused the actor of being a "failed" and a "lost".
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The Cannes Festival opened on Tuesday May 13th its 78th edition with a harsh criticism of star Robert De Niro against President Donald Trump upon receiving an honorary Palma.
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