– An incredible evening and an incredible moment. It’s been 36 years since “Top gun” and we had to hold on to this for two years due to the pandemic. I’ll try to digest this and I will never forget this evening, Cruise told the audience.
Before Cruise entered the red carpet, French fighter jets had colored the sky blue, white and red as a tribute to the Maverick star.
In an interview earlier on Wednesday, Tom Cruise said that it has never been relevant to release the new “Top gun” movie on any streaming platform.
– I make films for the big screen. Cinema is my love, my passion. I always go and watch movies when they come out. I put on my cap and sit in the audience with everyone else, he says.
The Palme d’Or is a special award and an award for a life’s work in film. It has only been distributed on about 15 occasions before. Unlike the Palme d’Or, the award is not given to a film but to a person, and the Palme d’Or is awarded by the festival management, not by a jury.
Last year, the prize was awarded to Jodie Foster and other winners include Jeanne Moreau, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jane Fonda, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Agnès Varda and Alain Delon.