Mélanie Laurent flirts Robert De Niro at the Festival de Cannes opening ceremony

"I stand before you tonight, and seen from here, the cinema is a magical thing. When you look up the word 'actor' in the dictionary, you find 'Robert de Niro' written there. Take a look for yourselves." With these words Mélanie Laurent welcomes the Jury presided by Robert de Niro onto the stage at the 64th Festival de Cannes opening ceremony. At that moment, the big screen of the Grand Théâtre Lumière reveals a montage of de Niro's finest performances; Heat, The Godfather, A Bronx Tale and the incomparable Taxi Driver.De Niro himself finally arrives onstage and utters a few words in French. "Thanks for having invited me to be the President of the 64th Festival de Cannes. I hope I'll do a good job and thanks again."