Yesterday Clint Eastwood was awarded the lifetime achievement award, the Palm d'Or, by Cannes Film Festival President Gilles Jacob. Only the second time for the award to be given, it is quite an honor. The first award went to Ingmar Bergman in 1997.
"France is the first country to approach and appreciate cinema as an art form," said Eastwood.
In case you aren't quite sure of all that Eastwood has worked on, here are a few of his films you have probably, at the very least, heard of:
Eastwood directed all the previous films, but that barely scratches the surface. For the complete list go to imdb.com.
When I was a little girl I remember watching Clint Eastwood with my dad in the plethora of Westerns he starred in. My how he has evolved!
