The 'Thelma' actress plays an older woman who tells a lie that takes on a life of its own in a film co-starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Erin Kellyman and Jessica Hecht.

Scarlett Johansson, June Squibb and Erin Kellyman were among the stars to attend the photo call for Eleanor the Great at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival Wednesday. The film marks Johansson's first time in the director's seat.

Scarlett Johansson's Eleanor the Great had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival today, where it received a six-minute ovation. She said afterward that her film is “very timely.” Playing in the Un Certain Regard strand,