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.

Kevin Spacey was given an award at a ceremony in Cannes, France on May 20. "It's very nice to be back," said the actor, who has been cleared of sexual misconduct charges in recent years and has one ongoing case in the U.

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",