Macron awards France's Legion of Honour to Almodóvar and Javier Cercas
The French president decorated the filmmaker and the novelist in Madrid, citing their contribution to culture and to the idea of Europe, according to El País.
Emmanuel Macron named Pedro Almodóvar an officer and Javier Cercas a knight of the Legion of Honour in a ceremony held in Madrid, El País reports. The French government's highest distinction was presented in recognition of the two men's contribution to culture and to the idea of Europe.
Cercas, the Catalan novelist and essayist known for works including "Soldados de Salamina" and "El impostor," is among the most widely translated Spanish-language writers of his generation. Almodóvar, honoured in a higher grade of the order, is a filmmaker whose work has long had close ties to French cinema and publishing circles.
El País gives no further detail on the ceremony beyond Macron's presence in Madrid and the stated reasons for the honour.
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