Robert De Niro did not hide his emotion on Tuesday, May 13 at night during the opening ceremony of the Cannes 2025 Festival, when Leonardo DiCaprio granted him a golden palm of honor.
“Thank you Leo, for being here with me, and for me, on this very special night,” he said after a long save of applause, taking his colleague in his arms, with blushed eyes.
A Few Moments Earlier, Leonardo DiCaprio Had Given A Speech in Which He Had Praised The Actor’s Talents of His Elder, and Spoke of the Influence He had on His Own Traberecry: “I have the Badge Honor to Be ae A MODEL, OUR IDOL: Robert De Niro, “Said Leonardo DiCaprio,
“Robert De Niro’s work is not only the roles he interpreted,” but also “the way he led the actors to see our profession, not only a performance, but as a transformation,” he said.
“It was a model”
“I grew up in Los Angeles and, like all young actors, of course, we follow it, we observe it from all angles, we try to understand how it was done to submerge completely in their characters,” he said. “It was a model, it wasn’t just another great actor, he was the actor.”
“I was one of those young blessed actors who had the incredible possibility of working with him, already very early, in Secret injuries. The audience was difficult, there was a lot of competition and no one of us knew who would have the role. And when we are 15 years old, we try to differentiate ourselves, “he recalls.
“When he speaks, we hear it”
“All I found is that I got up and shouted towards him from the bottom of my soul! It was a concert of laughter,” he added. Niro chooses it: “This is where my life took a turning point. It was the beginning of my film career.”
“Robert De Niro, Bob, as we call it, does not say much. But when he speaks, we hear it. If he addresses his friends, his family, who is committed to democracy or supports cinema, is there and is well present,” he said.
Leonardo DiCaprio, 50, and Robert De Niro, 81, were recently gathered on the screen by Martin Scorsese in Flower moon murderersfilm for which they established Cannes’s marches in 2023. The two stars had already shared the poster in 1993 in Secret injuries By Michael Caton-Jones and in 1996 in Simple secrets By Jerry Zaks.
Source: BFM TV
