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“It’s a dream”: Kevin Costner opens up about his return to the Cannes Film Festival

The actor and director, who had not appeared at the Cannes Festival for 20 years, presented this Sunday, May 19, out of competition, the first part of his western saga Horizon, an American saga. She confided his excitement to BFMTV.

I hadn’t been to the Croisette for 20 years. Returning to the Cannes Film Festival this Sunday, May 19, actor and director Kevin Costner presented his film in its world premiere and out of competition. Horizon, an American saga.

At the BFMTV microphone, the director of dancing with the wolves He confided his excitement upon returning to the Croisette to present his own feature film. “For me it is a dream to come here,” she said.

“I told myself that I would love to show a film that I made, a film that would be close to my heart,” he added.

A saga in four parts

Almost 35 years after the launch of dancing with the wolvesKevin Costner tried his luck again with Horizon, an American sagato the western genre and thus offers a new fresh look that traces the conquest of the West.

“The movie looks like what I wanted. “She was not compromised by decisions beyond mine,” said the director before the BFMTV microphone.

Worn by Kevin Costner himself, as well as Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington and Jena Malone, Horizon, an american saga It will include four episodes whose premieres will be distributed over several months.

To carry out this “crazy” project in development since 1988, the filmmaker revealed that he had mortgaged his property to invest funds in his film, whose budget amounts to 100 million dollars, according to the American press.

“No one in Hollywood was excited about making these movies. So at one point I just said, ‘Okay, I’ll do it myself.’ And I mortgaged my property and raised the money,” he told AFP.

Applauded and decorated by Dati

At the end of the presentation ofHorizon, an American saga On Sunday in Cannes, before its theatrical release on July 3, Kevin Costner received a seven-minute ovation, according to US media reports. Variety.

“I’m sorry you had to clap for so long before I realized I had to speak,” he said humorously. “It’s a fun job and I’m very happy to have found it. There is no place like this. I will never forget it, and neither will my children,” he added excitedly.

During his visit to Cannes on Sunday, Kevin Costner was also decorated by Rachida Dati. The Minister of Culture presented him with the Officer of Arts and Letters badge to illustrate “France’s recognition of his great talent and our admiration for his entire career,” he declared on Twitter.

And he added: “Thank you Kevin Costner for helping to strengthen the cultural ties between our two countries.”

Author: Carla Loridan
Source: BFM TV

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