Robert De Niro, Cannes Film Festival and Quentin Tarantino
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This year's Cannes Film Festival is underway and the first day saw Robert De Niro winning and Quentin Tarantino dropping the mic.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino arrive for a Cannes Film Festival Masterclass by Robert De Niro, the day after the iconic actor received an honorary Palme d'Or. (May 14)
Every year, around this time, the world’s most decorated and well-known actors, filmmakers, screenwriters and cinema world descend upon the resort town of Cannes in the southeastern French Riviera to attend one of the industry’s most prestigious annual events.
The Cannes Film Festival commenced with glamour. However, Robert De Niro's strong words against Donald Trump grabbed attention. He criticized Trump's proposed tariffs on foreign films. De Niro called it an attack on artistic freedom.