The 68th annual Cannes Film Festival came to a close with the selection of "Dheepan", the story of Sri Lankan refugees trying to make a new life in Paris, for the Palme d'Or . This understated film, directed by French filmmaker Jacques Audiard ("A Prophet", "Rust and Bone"), was a surprise winner for this top film honor. The highly unconventional Holocaust drama "Son of Saul" by Hungarian director, Laszlo Nemes, took the Grand Prix or runner-up prize.
Another surprise was for Best Actress as there was a tie. Emmanuelle Bercot, who directed the opening-night film, "La Tete Haute (Standing Tall)", took home the acting honor for her deeply emotional role in "Mon Roi". Rooney Mara shared the prize for her impressive work in Todd Haynes' "Carol" which she plays a young lesbian shopgirl opposite Cate Blanchett's curious housewife.
Here is a partial list of winners from this year's Cannes Film Festival:
Palme d'Or: "Dheepan"
Grand Prix: "Saul fia (Son of Saul)"
Best Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien, "The Assassin"
Best Screenplay: Michel Franco, "Chronic"
Best Actor: Vincent Lindon, "The Measure of a Man"
Best Actress: (Tie) Rooney Mara, "Carol" and Emmanuelle Bercot, "Mon Roi"
Camera d'Or (Best First Feature): "La Tierra y la Sombre"
Palme d'Or (Short Film): "Waves ’98"
Jury Prize: "The Lobster"
Un Certain Regard Prize: "Hrútar (Rams)"
Un Certain Regard Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, "Journey to the Shore"
Un Certain Regard Jury prize: "Zvizdan (The High Sun)"
No comments:
Post a Comment