John Travolta cries as he accepts surprise Palme d’Or before ‘Propeller’ premieres at Cannes

John Travolta arrived at the Cannes Film Festival with his first directorial experience. One-way night coachAt the Cannes Film Festival, where he received an honorary Palme d’Or.

Festival president Thierry Frémaux awarded Travolta this honor. “You said this would be a special night, but I didn’t think you meant it,” Travolta said. “It’s a humbling moment.” “This goes beyond the Oscars.”

The film, which is set to debut on Apple on May 29, is based on Travolta’s book of the same name and follows Jeff, a young aviation enthusiast, and his mother as they embark on a cross-country trip to Hollywood.

“When John came to us in the fall, he was very humble and shy about the idea of ​​presenting the film as an official selection.”[tion]Fremaux said revealingly fan It was the first film selected for the 79th edition of the French festival and described Travolta as “one of the greatest artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.”

“When she told me this would be the first film to be accepted, I cried,” Travolta said. “I was afraid Berlin had stolen the film,” Fremaux joked.

Starring Travolta Pulp Fiction Directed by Quentin Tarantino, it premiered at Cannes, winning the Palme d’Or. fat and Saturday night fever Both were played as Cannes beach shows, while the drama was released in 1998 Primary colours Played out the competition and excitement of 1997 It’s very beautiful Played in competition.

Ella Bleu Travolta, who appears in the film as a flight attendant, was in attendance for the screening at the Debussy Theater. Clark Shotwell, Kelly Eviston Quinette and Olga Hoffman also star fan. After the show, Travolta thanked Prince Albert II of Monaco for attending the premiere.

Travolta, who produced, financed, narrated, directed and wrote the film, told the audience: “Other people wanted to produce and direct it. But it was very personal. I don’t know if they could have captured it. I just wanted, at the end of the chapters of my life, to give an idea of ​​where it began for me.”

When asked if he would direct again, Travolta said: “For 55 years, I’ve watched people do it well. I’ve watched people do it not so well. I’ve seen mistakes, and I really believe I can navigate around all that, but I really feel like I have to have a passion for the material.”

The Cannes festival audience gave Travolta a warm welcome, applauded him several times during the show, and gave him a standing ovation. “What a night for me, thank you all for being here and for watching my directorial debut,” Travolta said.

Watch Travolta receive the honorary Palme d’Or in the video below.