As the crowd stood in rapturous applause, a visibly moved Harrison Ford stood on the stage, trying to keep his emotions in check.
The warmth of the audience and a clip reel that had just played had left Ford shaken.
91裸聊视频淭hey say that when you91裸聊视频檙e about to die, you see your life flash before your eyes,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淎nd I just saw my life flash before my eyes 91裸聊视频� a great part of my life, but not all of my life.91裸聊视频�
If last year91裸聊视频檚 Cannes was partially defined by this year91裸聊视频檚 has belonged to Ford. This time, it91裸聊视频檚 been far more poignant. Ford, 80, is retiring Indiana Jones, saying goodbye to the iconic swashbuckling archeologist more than 40 years after he first debuted, with fedora, whip and a modest snake phobia.
It91裸聊视频檚 been a moving farewell tour 91裸聊视频� most of all for Ford, who has teared up frequently along the way. Speaking to reporters Friday, Ford was asked: Why give up Indy now?
91裸聊视频淚s it not evident?91裸聊视频� he replied with a characteristically sheepish grin. 91裸聊视频淚 need to sit down and rest a little bit. I love to work. And I love this character. And I love what it brought into my life. That91裸聊视频檚 all I can say.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚ndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,91裸聊视频� the fifth Indiana Jones film, bringing an affecting coda to the franchise begun with 198191裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淩aiders of the Lost Ark.91裸聊视频� While that film and the next three were all directed by Steven Spielberg from a story by George Lucas, Ford91裸聊视频檚 final chapter is directed and co-written by James Mangold,
The gala, one of the most sought-after tickets at Cannes this year, also included an honorary Palme d91裸聊视频橭r given to Ford. The next day, Ford was still struggling to articulate the experience of unveiling his final turn as Indiana Jones.
91裸聊视频淚t was indescribable. I can91裸聊视频檛 even tell you,91裸聊视频� said Ford. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 just extraordinary to see a kind of relic of your life as it passes by.91裸聊视频�
Following the disappointment of 200891裸聊视频檚 little-loved 91裸聊视频淚ndiana Jones and the Crystal Skull,91裸聊视频� the possibilities for a fifth film lingered for years and went through many iterations. Ford said he was intent on seeing a different, less youthful version of Jones. 91裸聊视频淒ial of Destiny91裸聊视频� is set in the 1960s and finds Indiana as a retiring professor whose long-ago exploits no longer seem so special in the age of space exploration.
91裸聊视频淚 wanted to see the weight of life on him. I wanted to see him require reinvention and support. And I wanted him to have a relationship that was not a flirty movie relationship,91裸聊视频� said Ford, who stars alongside Phoebe Waller-Bridge. 91裸聊视频淚 wanted an equal relationship.91裸聊视频�
Ford is clearly deeply pleased with the movie. He was especially complimentary of his castmates and Mangold, whom he said did more than 91裸聊视频渇ill the shoes that Steven left for us.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淓verything has come together to support me in my old age,91裸聊视频� said Ford with a wry grin.
The movie begins with an extended sequence set back in the final days of WWII. In those scenes, Ford has been de-aged to appear much younger. Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy was quick to say that an AI-crafted Ford won91裸聊视频檛 be used by the company in the future. Ford called the employment of a de-aged version of him 91裸聊视频渟killed and assiduous91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� and didn91裸聊视频檛 make him jealous.
91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 look back and say I wish I was that guy. I91裸聊视频檓 real happy with age,91裸聊视频� said Ford. He then added, with an expletive, that it could be worse. 91裸聊视频淚 could be dead.91裸聊视频�
Ford isn91裸聊视频檛 retiring from acting. He has two ongoing TV series (91裸聊视频淪hrinking,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频�192391裸聊视频�) and he said he remains committed to working.
91裸聊视频淢y luck has been been to work with incredibly talented people and find my way into this crowd of geniuses and not get my ass kicked out,91裸聊视频� said Ford. 91裸聊视频淎nd I91裸聊视频檝e apparently still got a chance to work and I want that. I need that in my life, that challenge.91裸聊视频�
Ford, like Indiana, isn91裸聊视频檛 departing without his hat. He91裸聊视频檚 kept one, Ford said, but he more prizes the experience of making the films. 91裸聊视频淭he stuff is great but it91裸聊视频檚 not about the stuff.91裸聊视频�
And Ford can still turn heads. One female reporter declared that the 80-year-old was 91裸聊视频渟till hot91裸聊视频� and asked Ford 91裸聊视频� who briefly appears shirtless in the movie 91裸聊视频� how he stays fit. After a few chuckles and some mention of his avid cycling, Ford answered with mock pomposity.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e been blessed with this body,91裸聊视频� he replied. 91裸聊视频淭hanks for noticing.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频擩ake Coyle, The Associated Press
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