Pedro Almodóvar,
Lumière Award 2014!
PostED THE 18.10.2014 AT 11:05AM
Friday night, Pedro Almodóvar received the Lumière Award 2014 during a joyful, sensual, and musical ceremony full of surprises and speeches of admiration, all of which went straight to his heart.
Pedro Almodóvar surrounded by Agnès Jaoui, Miguel Poveda and Rossy de Palma /
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Keanu Reeves, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Gaspard Ulliel, Edouard Baer, Valeria Golino, Michael Cimino, Louis Garrel, John McTiernan, Paolo Sorrentino, Xavier Dolan, Tahar Rahim, Guillaume Gallienne, Patrick Chesnais, Bérénice Bejo, and Juliette Binoche were just some of the international cinema stars who had come to Lyon to pay homage to Pedro Almodóvar, recipient of the Lumière Award 2014.
The Spanish filmmaker arrived accompanied by his actresses Marisa Paredes, Rossy De Palma, Elena Anaya, and brother Agustin Almodóvar, who took turns making brief and lively speeches. On the big screen, Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas's individual recorded messages were projected in close-up, looking straight at the camera, face to face with Almodóvar, who kept his sunglasses on a long while to hide his great emotion.
The ceremony was naturally conducted with a distinctive Spanish flair, featuring poignant flamenco songs performed by Agnes Jaoui, Camelia Jordana, and the star of Spanish music, Miguel Poveda.
Other powerful moments were included in the tribute. An elegant and collected trio, composed of Xavier Dolan, Tahar Rahim and Guillaume Gallienne, took turns reciting, amidst an impressive silence, a text written by Pedro Almodóvar on the death of his mother. Bertrand Tavernier then arrived on stage to proclaim how the work of Almodóvar had built Spain, including "bikini-ing" the country - giving it life, while tightening the strings! He was followed by Juliette Binoche, who pronounced a thank you on behalf of all the actresses and expressed gratitude for what Almodóvar films give to women, before reading alongside Almodóvar, moved and proud, the French translation of his acceptance speech.
His magnificent speech explained how, through his work, he had tried to vindicate the years of sadness that the rigid Spanish society of the time had imposed on his late mother. Filled with emotion, the whole crowd was soon on its feet, ending the ceremony by belting out the upbeat "Resistiré," (from Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down), the anthem of the unforgettable evening.
The ceremony :
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Pedro Almodóvar
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Pedro Almodóvar
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Pedro Almodóvar
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Pedro Almodóvar et Thierry Frémaux
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Pedro Almodóvar et Thierry Frémaux
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Marisa Paredes
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Rossy de Palma
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Brigitte Fossey
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Keanu Reeves
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Keanu Reeves
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Keanu Reeves
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Bérénice Bejo
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Bérénice Bejo
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Xavier Dolan, Guillaume Gallienne et Tahar Rahim
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Guillaume Gallienne et Tahar Rahim
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Tahar Rahim
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Guillaume Gallienne
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Valeria Golino
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Michael Cimino
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Michael Cimino
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Alessandra Sublet
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Miguel Poveda
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Miguel Poveda
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Aure Atika
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Edouard Baer
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Edouard Baer
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Juliette Binoche
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Juliette Binoche
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Patrick Chesnais
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Pierre Deladonchamps
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Gilbert Melki
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Isabella Rossellini
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Camélia Jordana
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Agnès Jaoui
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Laure Marsac et John McTiernan
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Agnès Jaoui
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Elena Anaya, Rossy de Palma, Chema Prado et Pedro Almodóvar
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Camélia Jordana
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Rossy de Palma
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Agustín Almodóvar
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Elena Anaya
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Elena Anaya
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Elena Anaya
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Rossy de Palma
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Marisa Paredes
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Marisa Paredes
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Marisa Paredes
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Elena Anaya, Rossy de Palma, Marisa Paredes et Agustín Almodóvar
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Elena Anaya, Rossy de Palma, Marisa Paredes et Agustín Almodóvar
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Guillaume Gallienne
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Tahar Rahim
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Tahar Rahim
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Tahar Rahim
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Xavier Dolan
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Thierry Frémaux, Miguel Poveda, Elena Anaya, Rossy de Palma, Marisa Paredes, Agustín Almodóvar et Juliette Binoche
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Juliette Binoche
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Juliette Binoche
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Juliette Binoche
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Thierry Frémaux et Juliette Binoche
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Pedro Almodóvar received the Lumière Award 2014 :
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Pedro Almodóvar et Juliette Binoche
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Pedro Almodóvar
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Pedro Almodóvar entouré de Bertrand Tavernier, Juliette Binoche et Rossy de Palma
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Pedro Almodóvar entouré de Gérard Collomb, Agnès Jaoui, Bertrand Tavernier et Juliette Binoche
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Pedro Almodóvar
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Pedro Almodóvar entouré de Agnès Jaoui, Miguel Poveda et Rossy de Palma
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Pedro Almodóvar entouré de Agnès Jaoui, Miguel Poveda et Rossy de Palma
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Pedro Almodóvar entouré de Bertrand Tavernier, Juliette Binoche, Rossy de Palma et Marisa Paredes
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Pedro Almodóvar et Gérard Collomb
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Pedro Almodóvar et Juliette Binoche
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Pedro Almodóvar, Bertrand Tavernier et Gérard Collomb
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Pedro Almodóvar
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