Overview

• Lawrence said she is "terrified" for her children and called the continuing devastation in Gaza "unacceptable."
• She warned that for young Americans it is becoming normal to expect dishonesty and a lack of empathy from politics.
• She urged people to focus on elected officials responsible for policy rather than directing ire at artists, adding that free expression is under attack.
• Festival moderators initially tried to block political questions, but journalists persisted and she addressed the topic late in the session.
• Lawrence is receiving the Donostia Award and presenting Lynne Ramsay's Die My Love, a Cannes title acquired by Mubi for $24 million and slated for U.S. release on Nov. 7.