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Rami Malek Tears Up as His AIDS Drama Receives 9-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes Premiere
Rami Malek is getting his flowers at the Cannes Film Festival .

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Rami Malik Cries During 8-minute Standing Ovation for 'The Man I Love'
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Rami Malek feels 'honored' after receiving standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival for 'The Man I Love'
Rami Malek Hesitated to Star in Ira Sachs’ Gay Drama ‘The Man I Love’ After Playing Freddie Mercury: ‘I Had to Address the Fear’
Oscar winner Rami Malek had been itching to work with Ira Sachs for some time — going as far as to ask his representatives to get him a meeting with the filmmaker.

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Ira Sachs Cast Rami Malek to Sing in ‘The Man I Love’ Without Seeing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Rami Malek, Demi Moore and Halsey among stars at Cannes Film Festival screening
Why was this abominable, offensive slasher even shown at Cannes?
Before going on a killing spree she can neither control nor rationalise, the title character of this grisly dud – think Jane Austen meets Bret Easton Ellis in slasher hell – declares that she’s the sa...

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Ira Sachs’ ‘The Man I Love’ Gets 10-Minute Ovation At Its Cannes World Premiere
‘The Man I Love’ Review: Rami Malek Is a Revelation in Ira Sachs’ Achingly Observed Portrait of Art, Love, Desire and Mortality in 1980s New York City

Cannes Day 10 recap: Rami Malek sparks Oscar buzz, Maika Monroe delivers the scares, and Penélope Cruz film blows up ovation-meter

Ira Sachs' The Man I Love positions Malek for another awards run, while Cruz's The Black Ball received the longest applause of this year's fest.

Cannes: Rami Malek's Fears In 'Man I Love' After Playing Freddie Mercury

Before taking on a performing artist who is battling AIDs in 1980s New York in Ira Sachs’ latest Cannes feature The Man I Love, star Rami Malek said “I can’t do this, there’s too many similarities.” Similarities to his Oscar winning Best Actor role of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody who also suffered from AIDs.
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Rami Malek Had Reservations About Playing a Gay Man in New Film After Portraying Freddie Mercury

Rami Malek opened up during a press conference at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival about his initial reluctance to star in director Ira Sachs‘ new musical drama The Man I Love, according to a Thursday, May 21 report from Entertainment Weekly.

Rami Malek Nearly Passed on AIDS-Era 'The Man I Love'

Malek almost passed on Ira Sachs' AIDS-era Cannes drama 'The Man I Love,' fearing comparisons to his Oscar-winning turn as Freddie Mercury in 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'

Rami Malek Thought Playing Another Character with AIDS 'Could Be Problematic' After Portraying Freddie Mercury

I can’t do this, there’s too many similarities [between the two]," the actor recalled thinking while comparing his new character in 'The Man I Love' and Freddie Mercury