Song Kang-ho, two-shot with Merve Disdar.. "Respect to all" [76th 칸영화제] || Harper's BAZAAR Korea

2023-05-28 04:00:24

CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 27: Merve Dizdar (R) receives The Best Actress Award for ‘About Dry Grasses’ from Song Kang-ho (L) during the closing ceremony during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Actor Song Kang-ho presented the Best Actress Award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. The two-shot with the award-winner, Merve Disdar, evoked emotion.

Kangho Songis a Turkish actor in the film 〈About Dry Grasses〉 directed by Nuri Bilge Zeilan at the Cannes Film Festival Awards Ceremony held at the Lumiere Grand Theater in Cannes on the 27th (local time). Merve Diszdar(Merve Dizdar) for Best Actress.

The movie 〈About Dry Grasses〉 tells the story of a teacher who is about to finish his duty in Anatolia and loses hope of escaping from his gloomy life.

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On the stage for the award ceremony, Song Kang-ho greeted the audience with a greeting in French, “Merci beaucoup (Thank you).” Prior to the award ceremony, he said, “I am delighted to be able to greet you in an honored place,” as an award presenter.

“If you think about the life of an actor or an artist, it seems that times of joy and pain coexist. I think that I have endured and endured such a long time of pain for the joy of being on this stage.” “he added.

Song Kang-ho handed over the plaque to Mervedizdar, whom the jury called as the winner, guided him to the podium, and encouraged him with applause while he gave his acceptance speech.

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Previously, Song Kang-ho won the Best Actor Award at the 75th Cannes International Film Festival last year for his role in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s film Broker. Many filmmakers warmly applauded Song Kang-ho, who went from last year’s best actor award winner to this year’s best actress award presenter.

Meanwhile, the Palme d’Or, the highest honor at the Cannes Film Festival, went to director Justine Trier for Anatomy of a Fall. is a courtroom drama depicting the story of a novelist being accused of murdering her husband and her blind son being named as the only witness. The film directed by a female director won the Palme d’Or. It is the third in history.