U2 frontman Bono received a seven minute standing ovation at the Cannes premiere of the new film, Bono: Stories Of Surrender.
The film which is a hybrid between a concert movie and visual memoir, was screened at the film festival last Friday (May 16), which took place at the Grand Théatre Lumiere, attended by the Irish singer. It also includes stripped back live performances from Bono’s one-man shows at New York’s Beacon Theatre in 2023, as well as spoken word passages from the singer’s 2022 autobiography, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.
As the end credits rolled out for this 86 minute film, the audience rose for a seven minute standing ovation, which is a longstanding Cannes tradition.
In his speech, Bono praised the audience for their reaction, as well as paying tribute to director Andrew Dominik and the late Steve Jobs. This film will be streamed via Apple TV + from May 30.
Concluding the speech, Bono issued this powerful message: “The festival was set up to fight fascism. Slava Ukraine". This is in reference to the festival's political roots. The festival was founded in 1939 as a direct response to the Venice Mostra Festival, which was set up by Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler.
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