John Travolta Receives Palme d'Or at Cannes, Presents Directorial Debut

At the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, John Travolta received an honorary Palme d'Or and presented his directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, out of competition. The film adapts his own 1997 children's novel about a young aviation enthusiast traveling to Hollywood with his mother. The red carpet featured notable moments: director Vincent Macaigne and actress Laetitia Casta improvised a dance, with Macaigne carrying Casta up the steps. Other attendees included Marion Cotillard, Cara Delevingne, Léa Seydoux, and Eric Cantona. Competition films screened that day include All of a Sudden by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, starring Virginie Efira as a nursing home director introducing a new therapy, and Gentle Monster by Marie Kreutzer, with Léa Seydoux as a pianist helping her husband recover from a breakdown.