Cannes to honour Michael Douglas with Palme d’Or

Reuters  :
Hollywood actor Michael Douglas will add to his long list of accolades this month when the Cannes Film Festival awards him an honorary Palme d’Or. Organisers of cinema’s biggest showcase said on Wednesday they would pay tribute to the two-time Oscar winner at the festival’s opening
ceremony on May 16 in recognition of ‘his brilliant career as well as his engagement for cinema’. Douglas, 78, is known for a wide-ranging career that includes films such as ‘The China Syndrome’, ‘Basic Instinct’, ‘Falling Down’ and ‘Behind the Candelabra’, all of which have been screened
at Cannes. “It is always
a breath of fresh air to
be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold
creators, artistic audacities and excellence in
storytelling,” Douglas, also known for ‘Wall Street’ and ‘Fatal Attraction’, said.