娱乐英语新闻:U.S. film director Oliver Stone awarded medal of honor in Portugal

LISBON, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. film director Oliver Stone was awarded the city's medal of honor at Porto's municipal council in north Portugal on Friday.

With great sense of humor as he collected his medal, Stone said the mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, looked like a "movie star."

"I have traveled to many places, but it is rare to go to a city where the mayor looks like a movie star. I should say, as a filmmaker, that he could be the star of this film, a fine candidate for president in my view, but he doesn't want to apply," he said laughing, according to Portuguese Lusa News Agency.

The three times Oscar-winning film director and writer was present at the Douro Film Harvest, which included the first official presentation in Europe of his book "The Untold History of the United States," also available as a 12 hour documentary.

Stone, one of the world's most acclaimed film-makers famous for his works "Platoon," "JFK" and "Natural Born Killers," showed gratitude for being handed the award.

Rui Moreira said Stone's visit to Porto strengthened the city's link to this "seventh art" and showed how open the city is to international culture.