Squibb leads “Eleanor the Great,” only the second starring role for the 95-year-old actor in a performance that audibly moved the film festival crowd.

Scarlett Johansson, June Squibb and Erin Kellyman were among the stars to attend the photo call for Eleanor the Great at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival Wednesday. The film marks Johansson's first time in the director's seat.

Scarlett Johansson has made a major splash in Cannes with her feature directorial debut “Eleanor the Great.” Competing in the Un Certain Regard competition, the film - starring June Squibb, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Erin Kellyman - earned Johansson and her cast a five-minute standing ovation on Tuesday.

CANNES, France (Reuters) -Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey said that "it was nice to be back" at an awards ceremony on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday evening. Spacey, who won Oscars for "American Beauty" and "The Usual Suspects",

Kevin Spacey has unleashed on his current position in Hollywood as he tries to relaunch his career at the Cannes Film Festival. The Oscar winner is in Cannes to receive the Award for Excellence in Film and Television from the Better World Fund Gala.