The two cinema legends will open the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival together.

Beneath the skies of the French Riviera, <a href="https://www.lofficiel.com/pop-culture/cannes-entre-cinema-et-vitrine-du-luxe-quand-le-tapis-rouge-devient-podium-d-infl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cannes</a> is preparing for an opening that promises to go down in cinematic history. The 78th Festival opens this Tuesday, May 13, with an exceptional moment: Leonardo DiCaprio will present the <a href="https://www.lofficiel.com/pop-culture/festival-de-cannes-2024-meryl-streep-est-recompensee-d-une-palme-d-or-d-honneur" target="_blank" rel="noopener">honorary Palme d'Or</a> to Robert De Niro, saluting a career of unparalleled richness and influence. Two legends, one red carpet, palpable emotion&mdash;the spotlight shines on a friendship sealed by respect and the seventh art.
More than thirty years ago, a young DiCaprio shared the screen with De Niro for the first time in Secret Wounds (1993). It was the first act of a rare and precious collaboration, which would continue over time, from Simple Secrets to Killers of the Flower Moon, presented out of competition here in <a href="https://www.lofficiel.com/pop-culture/les-premieres-informations-a-connaitre-sur-la-78-edition-du-festival-de-cannes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cannes</a> in 2023, under the watchful eye of Martin Scorsese. Their exchanged glances on the steps of the Palais went around the world, testifying to a professional bond that had become almost filial.
This isn't the first time Leonardo DiCaprio has honoured his mentor. Back in 2020, at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, he presented De Niro with an honorary lifetime achievement award. But tonight, in Cannes, the temple of world cinema, the scene takes on a more solemn, almost mythological dimension. Between these two men, the moment promises to be one of rare intensity, made up of shared memories, films etched in the collective memory, and this shared passion for the big screen.

Robert De Niro and Cannes have a decades-long love affair. He electrified the Croisette in 1976 with Scorsese's Palme d'Or winner, Taxi Driver, and then did it again with The Puppet Waltz in 1983, Once Upon a Time in America in 1984, and The Mission, which won two awards, in 1986. Cannes is more than just a festival for him: it's an international stage where he has written some of his finest chapters.
Leonardo DiCaprio, too, has left his mark on the Croisette. We remember The Great Gatsby in 2013 or his ascent of the red carpet in 2019 for Once Upon a Time in&hellip; Hollywood. This year again, he embodies the bridge between generations, the student who has become a herald, carrying the memory of his peers.
And it is in this sparkling evening, orchestrated by Laurent Lafitte as master of ceremonies, that the festival will unfold all its magic. <a href="https://www.lofficiel.com/pop-culture/juliette-binoche-en-5-roles-incontournables" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Juliette Binoche</a> will preside over a jury as eclectic as it is prestigious, alongside Halle Berry, Le&iuml;la Slimani and Jeremy Strong. Myl&egrave;ne Farmer, an elusive icon, will perform a new song, a captivating prelude to two weeks of cinema. Festival-goers will discover Partir un jour, a musical comedy by Am&eacute;lie Bonnin, with Juliette Armanet and Bastien Bouillon: an invitation to dream, from the very first hours.
But this Tuesday evening, all eyes will be on two men. Two timeless figures united in the golden light of Cannes. When Leonardo DiCaprio presents the honorary Palme d'Or to Robert De Niro, it will not only be a tribute to a career, but to an art. To the sacred fire of cinema that Cannes never ceases to fuel.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro to Open Cannes Film Festival with Honorary Palme d’Or

Tags

Related Articles

Culture

Cannes Film Festival 2025, the films of the 78th edition: everything you need to know

Fashion

Cannes Film Festival 2025: The Most Beautiful Red Carpet Looks

Culture

Journeying Through the Glamour of French Screen Sirens in Film History

Recommended posts for you

Ibiza

A Signature Summer: Burberry Takes Over The Standard Ibiza

Ibiza

Summer Check

Ibiza

Where Everything Happens

Ibiza

Connected with Paradise

Ibiza

We Are the People

Food

FOODMO: The New Pressure to Eat on Trend

Hommes

Dior x Lewis Hamilton: An Afrofuturist Take on Sport & Style

Culture

Stars in the Stands at Wimbledon 2025