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Cannes paid tribute to cult master of horror John Carpenter on Wednesday with an award for the filmmaker's contribution "The Thing".
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an award for the contribution of the director" The Thing "to the cinema.
Carpenter – also known for clbadics as Halloween and Escape from New York – was awarded the Gold Coach Award by the French Directors' Guild at the Opening Ceremony of the Directors' Fortnight, held in conjunction with the Cannes Film Festival on the Côte d 'Azur.
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Carpenter, an American living in California, said at the event that he had been fascinated by how the characters emerged from the rays of light in a movie projector since his first trip to the cinema at the time. 3 years old to see Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart in "The African Queen."
"I am proud to be part of this transport of spectators across the world of light and the shadows that surround it," he said.
The main selection of the cinematographic showcase of Cannes is open with an extravagance of zombies, The dead do not die Tuesday night. Its director, Jim Jarmusch, cited Carpenter as one of his references and inspirations in the horror film.
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