The 76th Cannes Film Festival ended on Saturday with the Palme d’Or.Tumble structureDirected by Justin Triet, this intellectual thriller follows a woman on trial after the mysterious death of her husband. Written by Torriet and Arthur Harari, the film was an early favorite among critics.
Triet is the third woman to win the Palme Award. In 2021, Julia Ducournau wins for “Titan”, Jane Campion In 1993, he won an award for “The Piano”.
The Palme Award was presented to Triet by Jane Fonda, who noted the “historic” number (seven) of women who have produced films vying for the highest honor. Headed by director Ruben Ostlund, the strong competition has effectively declared the festival back to full strength after years of uncertainty due to the pandemic.
The Grand Prix, the runner-up prize of the festival, iszone of interestDirected by Jonathan Glaser and based on the novel of the same name by Martin Amis, the film centers on the Auschwitz warden and his wife, who have a house adjacent to the extermination camp. An icy exploration of the banality of evil, a constant stream of screams, cries and gunshots as families eat, relax and sleep, the film divided critics’ opinions widely.
Finnish film director Aki Kaurismäki’s latest film “Fallen Leaves” won the Jury Prize. A sweet, funny, melancholic love story, the film follows Alma Poisti and Jussi Vatanen as a couple who meet in Helsinki one night. The actors accepted the award on behalf of the director who did not attend the presentation.
The Best Director Award went to French-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung for Pot-au-feu. In a lavish drama set in the late 19th century, Juliette Binoche and Benoît play a gourmet married couple who live and cook in the French countryside. The film attracted many because of its focus on the sensual pleasures of food, but less captivated critics likened it to French Nancy Meyers films.
Yuji Sakamoto’s “Monster” won the Screenplay Award. Directed by Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, this touching drama follows a young boy whose behavioral problems suddenly escalate at school, with serious consequences. “Monster” features a sensitive score by Ryuichi Sakamoto, who passed away last month.
Best Actor was awarded to veteran Japanese actor Koji Yakusho for his role in Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days. The movie is about a lonely man who cleans Tokyo’s (some great) public toilets. His quiet, routine life is disrupted by an unexpected visit from his niece, an interlude that brings him joy as well as anguish. Wenders’ documentaryanselmwas screened outside the competition, and I watched Mr. Yakusho’s award with a big smile.
The Best Actress award went to Merve Dizdahl for her role as a teacher in ”.About dry grassThe work of Turkish film director Nuri Bilge Seilan. This slow-paced drama centers on Samet, a male teacher who finds himself increasingly frustrated with his teaching job in a remote area of eastern Anatolia. In Nurai, played by Dizdar, the actress enhances the classic role of helping Dizdar through his crisis with warmth and sensitivity.
The Un Certain Regard category, which tends to feature young directors and is praised by film festivals for films that are “more artistically daring” than this year’s film festival, went to British filmmaker Morey’s directorial debut, Howe. “To Have Sex” won the award. Manning Walker. The camera d’or, the first feature award, went to Vietnam-born director Thien Anh Pham’s Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell. The Palme Award for Best Short Film was awarded to 27 by Hungarian animator Flora Anna Buda.
