Cannes, May 17 -- Filmmaker James Gray received a rousing 10-minute standing ovation at the world premiere of his latest film, 'Paper Tiger', at the Grand Theatre Lumiere during the Cannes Film Festival.

As per Deadline, the applause was led by several prominent names in attendance, including Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore and filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski. Gray got emotional and paused to acknowledge the audience and thanked them for supporting cinema.

Addressing the crowd after the screening, Gray said, "There's much more gray now in the beard, not just the name, but the beard. And I have learned finally to appreciate. But more I appreciate you, without you, there is no cinema, cinema needs you. And cinema needs you guys more than ever....