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French honor for Jude Law

Thu Mar 1, 2007 9:29pm EST
British actor Jude Law poses with his ''Chevalier des Arts et Lettres'', awarded for his contribution to cinema, at the French Ambassador's residence in London March 1, 2007. REUTERS/Stephen Hird

LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - British actor Jude Law wowed a female-heavy media crowd Thursday as he picked up an accolade from the French government in London.

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The actor received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres medal during a ceremony at the residence of French ambassador Gerard Errera.

"At the age of 15 I discovered French films. It is a cinema that is always true to itself, like the people of France," Law said.

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