The Anatomy of Autumn by Justine Triet, winner of the 76th Palme d’Or cannes film festival The festival’s prestigious top prize went to the twisty French Alps courtroom drama at an awards ceremony on Saturday.
“Falling Anatomy,” starring Sandra Wheeler as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband’s death, was only the third film directed by a woman to win the Palme d’Or. Julia Ducournau, one of the first two winners, is this year’s jury member.
The second prize at the Grand Prix de Cannes was awarded to Jonathan Glazer for “The Zone of Interest”, chilling martin amis adaptation About a German family who lived next door to Auschwitz.
The award was decided by a jury chaired by two-time Palme d’Or winner Ruben Östlund, the Swedish director who won last year for The Triangle of Sorrow. The ceremony took place ahead of the festival’s closing night screening of the Pixar animation “Elements.”
Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki won the Jury Prize for Falling Leaves, an indifferent love story about a romance that blossoms in the world of a loveless workday, where radio stations often Broadcast the news of the war in Ukraine.
The Best Actor award went to veteran Japanese star Koji Yakusho for his portrayal of a brooding, middle-aged Tokyo toilet cleaner in Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Time.” Wenders’ film is a gentle, mundane character study.
Turkish actor Merve Dizdar won Best Actress for Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “About Hay”. Set in the snowy eastern Anatolia, Ceylan’s expansive story follows a teacher, Samet (Deniz Celiloğlu), who is accused of misconduct by a young schoolgirl. Dizdar plays a friend who is both attracted and repelled by Samet.
“My character in the film is a person who is fighting for her life and she has overcome a lot of difficulties. Under normal circumstances, I have to work hard to create this character,” Dizda said.
“I understand what it’s like to be a woman in this part of the country,” she continued. “I want to dedicate this award to all the women in this world who are fighting to survive and overcome and rekindle hope.”
French-Vietnamese director Tràn Anh Hùng won Best Director for “Pot-au-Feu,” a lush drama starring Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel. A gastronomic love story set in a 19th-century French gastronomic château.
Yuji Sakamoto won the best screenplay award for “Monster.” Sakamoto helms Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s nuanced drama, with ever-changing perspective, about two boys at home struggling to get accepted into school. “Monster” also won the Queer Palm, an honor journalists bestow on the festival’s strongest LGBTQ-themed film.
Quentin Tarantino, winner of Cannes’ top prize for “Pulp Fiction,” attended the ceremony to pay tribute to filmmaker Roger Corman. Tarantino praised Corman for filling him and countless moviegoers with “pure cinematic fun.”
“My movie theater is depressing, full of excess and fun,” says Coleman, the indie film maverick. “I think that’s what Cannes is about.”
The Un Certain Regard section of the festival handed out the awards on Friday, giving the top prize to molly manning walker debut novel“How to Make Love”.
Saturday’s awards ceremony capped off a Cannes film festival that has no shortage of spectacle, stardom or controversy.
The biggest wattage premiere comes from competition.Martin Scorsese debuts His Osage murder epic “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone’s expansive vision of American exploitation. “Indiana Jones and the Wheel of Fortune” Harrison Ford’s Indy farewella tribute to Ford. Wes Anderson premieres “Asteroid City.”
festival open on disputed recordsThe period drama Jeanne du Barry starring Johnny Depp as Louis XV as the opening night film. The premiere marked Depp’s most high-profile appearance since the end of last year’s explosive trial with ex-wife Amber Heard.
‘Jeanne du Barry’ selection adds to Cannes criticism Being overly enthusiastic about men accused of abusive behavior.