FRANCE: FILM STAR SUSAN SARANDON PRESENTED WITH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT THE DEAUVILLE FILM FESTIVAL

Record ID: 546587

  • Title: FRANCE: FILM STAR SUSAN SARANDON PRESENTED WITH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT THE DEAUVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
  • Date: 1st September 2000
  • Summary: DEAUVILLE, NORMANDY, FRANCE (REUTERS) ***CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF POLO PONIES BEING PREPARED EXERCISED AT STABLES NEAR DEAUVILLE (9 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF TACK ROOM (5 SHOTS) VARIOUS PHOTOCALL SUSAN SARANDON (5 SHOTS) VARIOUS, SARANDON ENTERS PRESS CONFERENCE/STANDS FOR PHOTOS (2 SHOTS) SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) SARANDON SAYING: "To be in the company of people who have contributed so much to cinema. I actually worked for Dino de Laurentiis in "King of the Gypsies" and Leslie Caron, "Gigi", when I was younger it really was a huge..I don't know what that means but I guess that kind of trains you to be a hooker but I thought it was great at the time. All of these people are just amazing and to be honoured with them is quite wonderful" (4 SHOTS) CUTAWAY PRESS CONFERENCE AS QUESTION FROM JOURNALIST: WHICH PIECE OF WORK DO YOU CHERISH THE MOST? SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) SARANDON : That's like Sophie's choice asking you to choose one kid and leave the others behind. I can't go there. I have to say Bull Durham was very special because of Tim Robbins who's here. Meeting him and starting that relationship (CUTAWAY ROBBINS) and it was also very important because it was the first role that I'd been given that I was not overqualified for was a part that was bigger than I was and I was treated with great respect and I had a great time and it ended up rejuvenating my belief in team playing of making a film where everybody's pushing in the same direction and everybody cares about things so it meant a lot to me in a lot of areas. You know Dead Man Walking was significant for me in terms of just meeting Helen and so many of them along the way and that's nice thing about doing this business, being in this business is that if you connect passionately with something, they're all very important." (3 SHOTS) WIDE OF SARANDON LISTENING TO QUESTION FROM JOURNALIST ABOUT MAKING THELMA AND LOUISE WITH BRAD PITT, AND HER OPINION OF HIS RECENT MARRIAGE. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) SARANDON SAYING: "Well Geena was much closer to Brad than I was. I remember him as being incredibly professional and polite and talented and I think that they have a wonderful marriage." WIDE OF PRESS CONFERENCE SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) SARANDON SAYING: "After I did Dead Man Walking I knew and people would ask me well what if something happens to one of your children, don't you want to kill somebody and all that kind of stuff. After I did Dead Man Walking, I knew that it was because of my children that I was against the death penalty cos you cannot define a society you cannot send out a message that it's all right for someone to kill, you cannot make a separation between your children and the state you can't say to your children that you can't use violence to settle a dispute and at the same time use violence to punish people that's not a civilized country. And the kind of society that I want my children to be part of doesn't kill people, I don't believe in war and I am against violence across the board now." kill somebody and all that kind of stuff. After I did Dead Man Walking, I knew that it was because of my children that I was against the death penalty cos you cannot define a society you cannot send out a message that it's all right for someone to kill, you cannot make a separation between your children and the state you can't say to your children that you can't use violence to settle a dispute and at the same time use violence to punish people that's not a civilized country. And the kind of society that I want my children to be part of doesn't kill people, I don't believe in war and I am against violence across the board now."< VARIOUS, MICKEY ROONEY AND WIFE ARRIVING AT TRIBUTE (3 SH0TS) VARIOUS OF SUSAN SARANDON AND TIM ROBBINS ARRIVING AT FESTIVAL VENUE FOR TRIBUTE TO SARANDON ( 4 SHOTS) VARIOUS, PRESIDENT OF DEAUVILLE FESTIVAL JURY, DIRECTOR NEIL JORDAN INTRODUCES SARANDON (2 SH0TS) SMV, SARANDON AND ROBBINS WALKING DOWN STEPS TO STAGE VARIOUS, JORDAN PRESENTING SARANDON WITH AWARD (2 SHOTS) SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) SARANDON SAYING: "I thank you all for thinking of me and I'll put this with all the other awards that mean a lot to me that are all in our bathroom." WIDE OF SARANDON POSING WITH JORDAN (3 SHOTS)
  • Embargoed: 16th September 2000 13:00
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  • Location: DEAUVILLE, NORMANDY, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: People
  • Reuters ID: LVACTYYODUUZ50B6IZ7OSLPK03WT
  • Story Text: Deauville has honoured one of Hollywood's finest leading ladies - Susan Sarandon with an achievement award for her contribution to the big screen.
    The 53-year old actress attended the 26th American film festival in Deauville along with her lifetime partner, Tim Robbins.
    The tribute which recognizes Sarandon for her diverse body of work - to date - was chosen by festival organizers as a result of her popularity in Europe and her choice of interesting roles.
    Sarandon who looks upon the award as a 'Midlife Achievement Award' said she was delighted to be honoured along with such great names as producer Dino De Laurentiis and Leslie Caron at this year's festival.
    "All of these people are just amazing and to be honoured with them is quite wonderful," she said.
    Sarandon has made her mark playing ordinary women who rise to the extraordinary and by giving middle-aged roles a touch of the sensual. Before winning her Oscar for Best Actress with "Dead Man Walking", Sarandon received four Best Actress nominations for performances in "Atlantic City", "Thelma and Louise", "Lorenzo's Oil" and "The Client".
    But it was her role in the 1988 comedy "Bull Durham", that confirmed her arrival as a leading actress. It's one of the films she remembers most fondly - not least because it was where she met her partner, Tim Robbins.
    "I have to say Bull Durham was very special because of Tim Robbins who's here. Meeting him and starting that relationship and it was also very important because it was the first role that I'd been given that I was not overqualified for was a part that was bigger than I was and I was treated with great respect and I had a great time and it ended up rejuvenating my belief in team playing of making a film where everybody's pushing in the same direction and everybody cares about things so it meant a lot to me in a lot of areas," she said.
    When she teamed up with Geena Davis for the film "Thelma and Louise", Sarandon became a household name, not least because she worked alongside newcomer Brad Pitt, whose career was launched by the film.
    But, the movie which was to have a huge impact on Sarandon's life she says - was "Dead Man Walking" in which she starred opposite Sean Penn. Directed by Robbins, the film changed Sarandon's beliefs and along with Sister Helen Prejean - the author of the book of the same name upon which the film was based Sarandon became a leading campaigner in the fight to ban the death penalty in the United States.
    "After I did Dead Man Walking, I knew that it was because of my children that I was against the death penalty because you cannot define a society you cannot send out a message that it's all right for someone to kill. You cannot make a separation between your children and the state. You can't say to your children that you can't use violence to settle a dispute and at the same time use violence to punish people that's not a civilized country. And the kind of society that I want my children to be part of doesn't kill people, I don't believe in war and I am against violence across the board now," she said.
    The actress who is currently 'directing her kids' full time, says she's not passionate enough about any particular subject at the moment to want to start directing a film.
    Having recently played smaller roles in "Rugrats, The Movie"
    and Robbins' film "Cradle Will Rock", she's content playing 'Mom' for the moment.
    With Morgan Freeman, Mickey Rooney and Tim Robbins in attendance, Sarandon accepted her award from President of Deauville's film jury Neil Jordan adding that it would take pride of place in her bathroom along with the other 'favourites'.
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