CANNES, France France decorated director Martin Scorsese with the chevalier of the Legion of Honor at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday. Scorsese, president of the festival jury this year, ``is among those who is capable of making us dream,'' Culture Minister Catherine Trautmann said before pinning the medal to his lapel. Trautmann also noted the American director's help ``in safeguarding masterpieces of the past'' by aiding in their restoration.

``I must say I'm greatly honored to receive this decoration,'' Scorsese told the audience under a huge seaside tent. ``It means a great deal to me; I've always in a way dreamed of it.'' (AP)