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Joaquin Phoenix was moved to tears after the audience’s enthusiastic reception to his new movie Eddington at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday.
The 50-year-old Oscar winner, who was the victim of a recent burglary, stood silently taking in the praise which he shared with co-stars Emma Stone, Pedro Pascal and writer-director Ari Aster.
According to Deadline, the movie received seven minutes of applause from the Cannes audience.
Video provided by Vanity Fair showed those tearful moments, as the camera passed from Stone to Pascal to the emotional Phoenix.
‘I don’t know what you think,’ Aster joked with the crowd, receiving a laugh in return.
‘Thank you for being here. I feel very privileged to be here. It’s a dream come true. Thank you so much for having me. And, I don’t know — sorry? I don’t know,’ the stunned director said.
Joaquin Phoenix, 50, and his Eddington co-star Emma Stone, 36, had an emotional reaction to the audience’s enthusiastic reception of their new film at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday
The actor was moved to tears after the film received seven minutes of applause from the Cannes audience, according to Deadline
‘This was a great experience,’ said of his first invitation to the famous film festival.
Referring to the cast, that also included Austin Butler, Clifton Collins and Michael Ward, ‘I love all these people around me.’
Eddington, is a modern Western/dark comedy set in 2020 in the fictional small town in New Mexico during the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown.
Pascal stars as the town’s mayor who has implemented mandatory masking. Phoenix is the town sheriff, who refuses to put one on, alleging he has asthma and can’t breathe if he masks up.
Stone the sheriff’s wife who struggles with mental health issues, due to sexual abuse as a child.
Butler is a social media guru who claims his being the victim of a pedophile sex-trafficking ring allows him the empathy to provide consolation to others.’
A Black Lives Matter protest goes awry, when an unhoused man, played by Collins, becomes violent and video of his arrest goes viral amid claims of police brutality.
Elsewhere on the red carpet Emma appeared to have an epic meltdown when an unexpected guest got up in her face. While posing for photos alongside Pedro and Austin, the actress’ face suddenly twisted in surprise and fear.
Her co-stars started laughing at her reaction as a bee started flying a little too close for comfort and tried to help her swat it away.
As she was breaking down over the sudden surprise, her two co-stars tried to save her as Butler attempted to blow the bee away but accidentally made it fly even closer to Stone.
Then, Pascal waved the bee away with his hand before wrapping his arms around Stone to catch her when her knees’ buckled and she pretended to melt away in relief.
Stone stars as Phoenix’s troubled wife, while Pedro Pascal is the mayor of a fiction New Mexico town; they are seen with co-star Austin Butler
A video showed those tearful moments, as the camera passed from Stone to Pascal to the emotional Phoenix
He was all smiles earlier on the red carpet
Emma’s angelic look featured a dramatic circular neckline and was in-keeping of the festivals ‘no nudity or voluminous dresses’ rule
The red head styled her pixie crop into a centre parting and slicked it back behind her ears, showing off a pair of emerald gem earrings
According to IMDB the film’s premise is: ‘A standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico’
Emma plays Louise Cross, the wife of Joaquin’s character, Joe Cross
Joaquin and Pedro pictured with director Ari Aster
The cast all posed together
During another point on the red carpet Emma appeared to have an epic meltdown when an unexpected guest got up in her face
While posing for photos alongside Pedro and Austin at the screening of Eddington, the actress’ face suddenly twisted in surprise and fear when a bee flew nearby
Pedro and Austin helped her deal with the emergency, swatting the bee away
Eddington is described as a modern day Western and dark comedy set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown. It will open in theaters on July 16
Later, Stone also suffered a wardrobe wobble, but luckily, the fan-favorite Hollywood heartthrob came to her rescue.
Deadline’s Damon Wise wrote in his review of Eddington, ‘Though all its parts don’t quite knit together, Eddington is what you might call a big swing, a film that’s more serious than it first seems, seeing Covid as the Big Bang that landed us right where we are now.’
The Hollywood Reporter’s David Rooney was less generous, calling the two hour and 29 minute movie ‘Essentially a modern Western marbled with a vein of dark comedy, the movie is neither suspenseful nor funny enough to work as either. Mostly, it’s a distancing slog.’
Meanwhile, The Independent’s Kevin EG Perry called it Aster’s ‘funniest film to date.
Perry praised the filmmaker for making ‘use of an ever expanding and shifting cast to dot the 150-minute runtime with well-observed comic details and visual payoffs. These often riff on the deadpan reactions of the Black and Native American characters to Joe and his meathead deputy.’
Audiences will have an opportunity to decide for themselves when Eddington opens in theaters July 16.
