Taste of America comes to Deauville for Film Festival
- 9 years ago
The 41st Deauville American Film Festival has opened with a special tribute to Canadian actor Keanu Reeves, whose decades-long career has seen him play both in global blockbusters like ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Speed’ as well as smaller, independent movies.
“I’ve been really fortunate to have had a chance to perform in studio pictures and independent films,” he told our correspondent, Frederic Ponsard. “Hopefully that will continue… The Festival is fantastic in the range of films they bring and share with the audience.”
Throughout the ten-day event, festival-goers will be able to enjoy a retrospective of films featuring Reeves, who is known for his versatility of choice in the roles he plays.
“That’s American cinema, the same actor who played Neo in ‘The Matrix’ also played in ‘My Own Private Idaho’,” said festival director Bruno Barde. “He was the Chevalier in ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, and he also stars in ‘Knock Knock’, a sort of upside down version of ‘Funny Games’. American cinema is
“I’ve been really fortunate to have had a chance to perform in studio pictures and independent films,” he told our correspondent, Frederic Ponsard. “Hopefully that will continue… The Festival is fantastic in the range of films they bring and share with the audience.”
Throughout the ten-day event, festival-goers will be able to enjoy a retrospective of films featuring Reeves, who is known for his versatility of choice in the roles he plays.
“That’s American cinema, the same actor who played Neo in ‘The Matrix’ also played in ‘My Own Private Idaho’,” said festival director Bruno Barde. “He was the Chevalier in ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, and he also stars in ‘Knock Knock’, a sort of upside down version of ‘Funny Games’. American cinema is