Gérard Depardieu

Actor Gerard Depardieu

Cannes is buzzing over Gerard Depardieu's performance in 'Welcome to New York'

One of the hottest tickets at this year's Cannes International Film Festival was for Abel Ferrara's "Welcome to New York" starring Gerard Depardieu as a thinly-veiled version of the French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn. But perhaps the most interesting thing about the film is the actor Depardieu himself.

Cannes is buzzing over Gerard Depardieu's performance in 'Welcome to New York'

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France's Love-Hate with Russia: Why Depardieu Was Granted Russian Citizenship

France's Love-Hate with Russia: Why Depardieu Was Granted Russian Citizenship

French Actor Takes Tax Refuge in Belgian Village

French Actor Takes Tax Refuge in Belgian Village