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This week we’re excited to present a special episode featuring the star-studded speeches from our recent Chaplin Award Gala. FLC was pleased to honor Pedro Almodóvar as the recipient of the 50th Chaplin Award, presented in partnership with ROLEX, at a Gala evening on April 28. The full house at Alice Tully Hall was treated to a joyful celebration of the celebrated filmmaker's incredible body of work with hilarious and heartfelt tributes by Almodóvar's cast members, friends, admirers, and more, culminating in Dua Lipa presenting the Chaplin Award to Almodóvar himself. The evening’s guest speakers included, in order of appearance, Secretary of our Board of Directors Wendy Keys, Former Film at Lincoln Center Programming Director & head of the New York Film Festival Richard Peña, acclaimed filmmaker, writer, & artist John Waters, actress and longtime Almodóvar muse Rossy de Palma, renowned performer & artistic director Mikhail Baryshnikov, Emmy Award–winning actor, director, & writer John Turturro, and global pop powerhouse Dua Lipa.