Foster recalled, “It was stressful to be there with all the people, but I had the impression that it was significant.” And indeed, though she was mourning her pup at the time, Foster recognized Taxi Driver as “a moment of transformation in cinema. Just as Foster was getting ready to leave for Cannes that year, her beloved Yorkshire terrier, Napoleon, died, leading the young girl to deal secretly with her own grief while being thrust into the spotlight. It was “complicated,” she avowed, before offering up a story she said she rarely recounts. After receiving her honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival’s opening night on Tuesday, Jodie Foster this afternoon reflected on her career in a wide-ranging discussion that touched on her early years, the role of women in the industry and what the future holds.įoster, who spoke in fluent French for the assembled audience today, recalled her first trip to Cannes for 1976’s Palme d’Or winner Taxi Driver and what that experience was like seen through the eyes of a 13-year-old.
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