'The hate of men will pass.' Volodymyr Zelensky makes an emotional appeal to the power of cinema at Cannes
Zelensky spoke, with somber conviction, about the role of cinema in world affairs, at one point quoting—”The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people”—and noting that “the most brutal dictators of the 20th century loved cinema.” And his appearance at an international, but also staunchly European, film festival held particular resonance: Europeans, more so than those in the U.S.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in a live link-up video during the opening ceremony for the 75th annual Cannes Film FestivalThis isn’t, of course, the first time Zelensky has appeared virtually at an entertainment event. He, and as a former entertainer himself, he knows something about how to keep his country’s plight front and center in the public eye.
, or at least the public’s worshipful response to him. And it didn’t take long for the “People are dying and there he is, showing up at Cannes” brigade—or bots—to start weighing in on social media.But Zelensky’s serene yet resolute appearance at Cannes—decked out in his trademark, sober-looking olive-drab shirt, looking perhaps a little tired but nothing close to weary—brought a dash of humility to this assertively imperious festival.
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