CANNES, France — Greta Gerwig clearly didn’t know what to do with herself — and honestly, who among us would? – when she was serenaded for 4 and a half minutes in front of 2,300 people during her inaugural evening as president of the 77th jury of the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday evening.
“Dear Greta, you are a gift to the festival, so the festival has a gift for you,” said host Camille Cottin (“Call My Agent!”), turning to Gerwig and speaking English for the first time, 30 minutes after the start of the ceremony. to show. A clip filmed of Gerwig dancing in the streets of New York to David Bowie’s “Modern Love” from 2012’s “Francis Ha,” then the camera cut to singer Zaho of Sagazan — who just won the French equivalent of album of the year – prancing down. the wing. Gerwig was smiling from ear to ear, singing, clutching her hand to her heart, and crying every few seconds, until de Sagazan eventually held Gerwig’s hand and serenaded her directly.
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