American actor Robert De Niro, also director and producer, will chair the Jury of the 64th Cannes Festival, which will take place from May 11 to 22, 2011.
In accepting the invitation, Robert de Niro said: « For me, the Cannes Festival is a rare occasion, because it is one of the oldest and best festivals in the world. »
Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux, President and General Delegate of the Cannes Film Festival, said: « Robert De Niro has entered the history of the Cannes Film Festival since his first appearance, with Taxi Driver who wins the Palme d'Or. His name will remain associated with Martin Scorsese, as was Mastroianni in Fellini. Equipped with chameleon plasticity, he composes his characters without knowing whether he is measuring the role or whether the role adapts to his measurements. His precise and nuanced interpretations, more true than nature, invite to identify: he is forever the last nabab, Vito Corleone, Jack la Motta, Sam "Ace" Rothstein... »
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Robert est un fêtard : il a 67 ans mais pas dit que l’on ne le croise pas chez Albane. L’homme mûr a même la réputation d’être de toutes les javas new-yorkaises et on a pas oublié le jour où il a payé une tournée à 5000 $ dans un pub de Notting Hill pour fêter la fin du tournage de Raisons d’État. La preuve ultime : Rob vient d’accepter d’être l’égérie de la marque espagnole de whisky Dewar’s White Label.