Monday, May, 16th, the Festival de Cannes will welcome Robert De Niro in the Grand Théâtre Lumière of the Palais des Festivals for a unique and special screening in Official Selection of Hands of Stone by Venezuelan director Jonathan Jakubowicz.
The movie is about the common history of Panamanian boxer Roberto Duràn (Edgar Ramírez) and manager and coach Ray Arcel (Robert De Niro) who is going to take him to the highest worldwide successes of the ring in the ’70s and ’80s, including legendary fights against Sugar Ray Leonard.
“I’m excited to be coming back to Cannes especially with this movie Hands of Stone that I’m so proud of, said Robert De Niro. This movie is uplifting, triumphant and a good time for audiences, so I’m looking forward to seeing my friends from across the world of cinema in joining us for this fun event.”
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The 69th Cannes Film Festival opened last night (May 11) with the premiere of Woody Allen’s Cafe Society—and stars including Justin Timberlake, Naomi Watts, Julianne Moore, Susan Sarandon and Kristen Stewart joined jury members George Miller and Kirsten Dunst for the screening. Woody Allen also made his 12th Cannes Film Festival appearance and as usual he was calm and in good … Read more