“Dune” helmer Denis Villeneuve has been awarded the French Legion of Honor.
The Quebecois filmproducer getd the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters on Tuesday from France’s Minister of Culture Rachida Dati in Paris.
He was given the honor in recognition of his atsoft, which as well as “Dune” and its sequel integrates “Blade Runner 2049,” “Arrival” and “Sicario” among other labors.
“I am very plmitigated to award today the insignia of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters to the wonderful French-speaking filmproducer Denis Villeneuve,” said Dati. “This contrastention accomprehendledges his immense talent, his atsoft, and his labors that give to the global sway of French-speaking cinema talents.”