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February 24, 2003, 12:48 AM
http://www.canada.com/ottawa/story.asp?id=CF8B4B23-5744-4447-AE9B-1ED37B524BD1
Moore praises France for 'trying to slow the U.S. drive to war'
Canadian Press
Sunday, February 23, 2003
PARIS (AP) - American winners at the Cesars - France's version of the Oscars - used their acceptance speeches to thank the French for their antiwar stance on Iraq.
Michael Moore, whose gun violence documentary Bowling for Columbine was honoured as best foreign film, brought the audience to its feet Saturday when he applauded France for trying to slow the U.S. drive to war.
"Thanks for showing us the way, and for taking up a position on something very important," Moore said. "A real ally, a real friend, is someone who tells you when you're wrong."
Director Spike Lee, presented a career award, thanked the French for "knowing the difference between the American people and American foreign policy."
In impeccable French, actress Meryl Streep accepted her own career award "in the spirit of international understanding."
Roman Polanski's The Pianist, set in the Warsaw ghetto during the Second World War, was the most honoured film Saturday, receiving seven awards, including best film, best director and best actor to Adrien Brody.
8 Women, a campy murder mystery starring Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert and Emmanuelle Beart, was nominated for the most Cesars - 12 - but was shut out.
© Copyright 2003 The Canadian Press
Moore praises France for 'trying to slow the U.S. drive to war'
Canadian Press
Sunday, February 23, 2003
PARIS (AP) - American winners at the Cesars - France's version of the Oscars - used their acceptance speeches to thank the French for their antiwar stance on Iraq.
Michael Moore, whose gun violence documentary Bowling for Columbine was honoured as best foreign film, brought the audience to its feet Saturday when he applauded France for trying to slow the U.S. drive to war.
"Thanks for showing us the way, and for taking up a position on something very important," Moore said. "A real ally, a real friend, is someone who tells you when you're wrong."
Director Spike Lee, presented a career award, thanked the French for "knowing the difference between the American people and American foreign policy."
In impeccable French, actress Meryl Streep accepted her own career award "in the spirit of international understanding."
Roman Polanski's The Pianist, set in the Warsaw ghetto during the Second World War, was the most honoured film Saturday, receiving seven awards, including best film, best director and best actor to Adrien Brody.
8 Women, a campy murder mystery starring Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert and Emmanuelle Beart, was nominated for the most Cesars - 12 - but was shut out.
© Copyright 2003 The Canadian Press