Cannes, May 20 -- Actor Scarlett Johansson's feature directorial debut 'Eleanor the Great' received great reviews at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.

The film, which stars June Squibb, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Erin Kellyman, earned Johansson and her cast a five-minute standing ovation on Tuesday, as per Variety.

On presenting her film at Cannes, Johansson said it is "really a dream come true."

"When you make a film that's an independent film like this, no one's doing it for the money -- surprise, surprise," she continued.

"Really, everyone that came together for this film came together because they loved the story, the script so much. It's a film about many things: it's about friendship, it's about grief, it's about forgivene...