Jodie Foster, special guest of the Opening Ceremony and the Honorary Palme d'or of the 74th Festival de Cannes - Festival de Cannes

ldquo;Cannes is a festival to which I owe so much, it has completely changed my life, states Jodie Foster several weeks before the event. Although I had

Jodie Foster in Louis Vuitton & Givenchy at the 74th Cannes Film Festival

French Actress Melanie Thierry - Captivating Photo

This is women's moment in film, Jodie Foster tells Cannes

Cannes, France, 6 July 2021 Jodie Foster and Alexandra Hedison at the premiere for Annette, held at the Palais des Festival. Part of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. Credit: Doug Peters/EMPICS/Alamy Live

Jodie Foster will be honored with a lifetime achievement Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes

Jodie Foster, who will receive an honorary Palme d'Or during the opening ceremony, poses for photographers at the 74th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

Cannes: Jodie Foster, Bong Joon-Ho, Spike Lee, Pedro Almodóvar Open 2021 Festival

Jodie Foster to receive honorary Palme d'Or from Cannes film festival

Jodie Foster, 58, puts on a leggy display at the Cannes Film Festival