Award-winning actor Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut at the Cannes Film Festival is a story she hopes will challenge audiences to reconsider their perspectives on forgiveness and empathy, she told Reuters on Wednesday.

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 delivered a lengthy and fiery speech at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday evening, marking his first visit to the global gathering in almost a decade and since being found not guilty on sexual assault charges.