Cannes Film Festival 2024 day 1: Meryl Streep, Greta Gerwig arrive in style. See pics

Cannes Film Festival 2024 kicks off with a Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep and a post-Barbie fête of Greta Gerwig.

Published on May 15, 2024 11:04 AM IST 10 Photos
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Meryl Streep arrives on stage before receiving the Honorary Palme d'Or during the Opening Ceremony at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 14, 2024. (AFP)

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Meryl Streep hugs French actor Juliette Binoche before receiving the Honorary Palme d'Or during the Opening Ceremony at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. After Juliette introduced her, Meryl alternatively shook her head, fanned herself and danced while the crowd thunderously cheered. (AFP)

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Beneath intermittent rainy skies, the Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with the presentation of an honorary Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep and the unveiling of Greta Gerwig’s jury, as the French Riviera spectacular kicked off its 77th edition, (AFP)

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Meryl Streep holds the honorary Palme d'Or during the opening ceremony of the 77th international film festival, Cannes. “I'm just so grateful that you haven't gotten sick of my face and you haven’t gotten off of the train,” she said at the opening. (AP)

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Meryl Streep reacts before receiving the Honorary Palme d'Or next to French actress Juliette Binoche during the Opening Ceremony at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. (AFP)

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