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Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s top honor

Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or. The win Saturday for “Anora” marked a coronation for Baker, the 53-year-old indie filmmaker of “The Florida Project " who used iPhones to make his 2015 film “Tangerine.” …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

LA Times

Director Sean Baker won the Palme d’Or for his film “Anora” at the awards ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. “Anora,” a widely admired knockabout comedy about a New York strip-club dancer and her impulsive affair with a Russian oligarch’s wealthy son, has won the Palme d’Or, the most prestigious award granted by the Cannes Film Festival. Directed by …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Anora, US film on exotic dancer, wins Cannes’ top award Palme d’Or

Al Jazeera

The second prize went to All We Imagine as Light, the first Indian entry to the festival in 30 years. Anora, a darkly funny and touching drama about a young exotic dancer who becomes involved with a Russian oligarch’s son, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or. Jury members including US actor Lily Gladstone and Japanese …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

All We Imagine as Light review: Will this 'magical' ode to nocturnal Mumbai win the Palme d'Or?

BBC

All We Imagine as Light review: Will this 'magical' ode to nocturnal Mumbai win the Palme d'Or? Courtesy Cannes Film Festival "Lyrical" and "delicate", Payal Kapadia’s universal, emotional film, premiering at Cannes, will "win hearts everywhere". But now that list will have to make room for All We Imagine as Light, Payal Kapadia's magical ode to nocturnal Mumbai, which premiered …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Cannes 2024: Festival set to unfurl with ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and a #MeToo reckoning

The Hindu

When the red carpet is rolled out from the Palais des Festivals on Tuesday, the 77th Cannes will unfurl against a backdrop of war, protest, potential strikes and quickening #MeToo upheaval in France, which for years largely resisted the movement. And for a potentially powder keg Cannes there’s also the firebomb of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” The film, a …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Cannes kicks off with Greta Gerwig's jury and Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep

New Indian Express

CANNES: The Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday with the unveiling of Greta Gerwig's jury and the presentation of an honorary Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep, as the French Riviera spectacular kicks off a potentially volatile 77th edition. A 10-day stream of stars will begin flowing down Cannes' famous red carpet beginning with the opening night film, “The Second Act,” a …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and a #MeToo reckoning

Associated Press

The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than any edition in recent memory. And for a potentially powder keg Cannes there’s also the firebomb of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” The film, a rolling apocalyptic dystopia, returns director George Miller to the festival he first became hooked on as …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'

Hindustan Times

New films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait of 1980s Donald Trump, will compete for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival next month, organizers announced Thursday. Among the 19 films selected for competition is Lanthimos' “Kinds of Kindness,” the Greek director's follow-up to the Oscar-winning “Poor Things.” Its cast …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film ‘The Apprentice’

Associated Press

New films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait of 1980s Donald Trump, will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival next month, organizers announced Thursday. Among the 19 films selected for competition is Lanthimos’ “Kinds of Kindness,” the Greek director’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning “Poor Things.” Its cast …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Among the 19 films selected for competition is Lanthimos' …

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1 year, 7 months ago

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor

Associated Press

Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Palme d’Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that bestowed the festival’s prestigious top prize on an engrossing, rigorously plotted French courtroom drama that puts a marriage on trial. “Anatomy of a Fall,” which stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband’s …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Justine Triet wins Palme d'Or at Cannes for 'Anatomy of a Fall'

The Hindu

A tense courtroom drama about a writer accused of her husband's murder took the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, capping a strong year for women directors. - The Palme d'or winner is ANATOMIE D'UNE CHUTE for Justine TRIET!#Cannes2023#Palmares#Awards#PalmedOrpic.twitter.com/UCdGB7saML — Festival de Cannes May 27, 2023 French director Justine Triet won the festival's top prize for the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

A first-time filmmaker makes a mark in Cannes competition with a Senegalese drama

Associated Press

CANNES, France — Most filmmakers in the Cannes Film Festival’s top-rung competition lineup are well-known directors who have been around for decades. One dramatic exception this year is Ramata-Toulaye Sy, a French-Senegalese filmmaker whose first film, “Banel & Adama,” landed among the 21 films competing for the Palme d’Or. “It’s only now that I realize that being in competition means …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Cannes 2023: A first-time filmmaker makes a mark in the competition with a Senegalese drama

The Hindu

Most filmmakers in the Cannes Film Festival’s top-rung competition lineup are well-known directors who have been around for decades. One dramatic exception this year is Ramata-Toulaye Sy, a French-Senegalese filmmaker whose first film, Banel & Adama, landed among the 21 films competing for the Palme d’Or. “It’s only now that I realize that being in competition means being in a …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Cannes Film Festival kicks off with Johnny Depp, ‘Jeanne du Barry’ and plenty to talk about

Associated Press

CANNES, France — The Cannes Film Festival red carpet sprang to life Tuesday with the premiere of the Louis XV period drama “Jeanne du Barry,” with Johnny Depp, as the French Riviera movie pageant launched a star-studded and potentially controversy-rife 76th edition. “Jeanne du Barry,” directed and co-starring Maïwenn, has been billed as Depp’s comeback — though his prominent presence …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Cannes Film Festival set to kick off with Johnny Depp and ‘Jeanne du Barry’

The Hindu

The Cannes red carpet springs to life again on Tuesday as the 76th Cannes Film Festival gets underway with the premiere of the Louis XV period drama “Jeanne du Barry", with Johnny Depp. The rest of the jury includes Brie Larson, Paul Dano, French director Julia Ducournau, Argentine filmmaker Damián Szifron, Afghan director Atiq Rahimi, French actor Denis Ménochet, Moroccan …

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Cannes Film Festival kicks off Tuesday with Johnny Depp and 'Jeanne du Barry'

The Independent

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3 years, 5 months ago

Julia Ducournau's 'Titane' Wins Cannes Palme D'or

News 18

Julia Ducournau, the 37-year-old French director of “Titane”, a freaky and provocative body-horror drama has become the first female director in 28 years to win the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’or. The Grand Prix, regarded as the festival’s runners-up prize, was shared by two films Iranian Asghar Farhadi’s “A Hero” and Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen’s “Compartment No. The Camera d’or …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Cannes 2021: Julia Ducournau’s ’Titane’ wins Palme d’Or

Live Mint

Julia Ducournau's Titane, a wild body-horror thriller featuring sex with a car and a surprisingly tender heart, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Ducournau just the second female filmmaker to win the festival’s top honor in its 74 year history. “This is the first film ever where a Cadillac impregnates a woman,” said Lee, who said …

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3 years, 5 months ago

‘Titane’ wins top Cannes honor, 2nd ever for female director

Associated Press

Julia Ducournau’s “Titane,” a wild body-horror thriller featuring sex with a car and a surprisingly tender heart, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Ducournau just the second female filmmaker to win the festival’s top honor in its 74 year history. The only previous female filmmaker to win Cannes’ top honor — among the most prestigious awards …

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3 years, 5 months ago

‘Titane’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival, 2nd ever for female director

LA Times

Julia Ducournau’s “Titane,” a wild, body-horror thriller featuring sex with a car and a surprisingly tender heart, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Ducournau just the second female filmmaker to win the festival’s top honor in its 74 year history. The only previous female filmmaker to win Cannes’ top honor — among the most prestigious awards …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Bong Joon-ho's Palme d'Or winning film Parasite pulled out of Chinese Film Festival for 'technical reasons'

Firstpost

Parasite is the first South Korean film to receive the Palme d’Or, the highest honour at the Cannes Film Festival. South Korean film Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho, has been pulled out of China’s FIRST Film Festival. The film, which won the Palme d’Or honour at Cannes Film Festival 2019, was originally scheduled to close the 10-day-long event in Xinig, …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Cannes 2019: South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s social thriller Parasite wins Palme d’Or

Firstpost

It was the second straight Palme victory for Bong Joon-ho at Cannes Cannes: South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s raucous social satire Parasite, about a poor family of hustlers who find jobs with a wealthy family, won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or, on Saturday. The genre-mixing film, Bong’s seventh, had arguably been celebrated more than others at …

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Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s top honor

Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

Anora, US film on exotic dancer, wins Cannes’ top award Palme d’Or

All We Imagine as Light review: Will this 'magical' ode to nocturnal Mumbai win the Palme d'Or?

Cannes 2024: Festival set to unfurl with ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and a #MeToo reckoning

Cannes kicks off with Greta Gerwig's jury and Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep

A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and a #MeToo reckoning

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film ‘The Apprentice’

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor

Justine Triet wins Palme d'Or at Cannes for 'Anatomy of a Fall'

A first-time filmmaker makes a mark in Cannes competition with a Senegalese drama

Cannes 2023: A first-time filmmaker makes a mark in the competition with a Senegalese drama

Cannes Film Festival kicks off with Johnny Depp, ‘Jeanne du Barry’ and plenty to talk about

Cannes Film Festival set to kick off with Johnny Depp and ‘Jeanne du Barry’

Cannes Film Festival kicks off Tuesday with Johnny Depp and 'Jeanne du Barry'

Julia Ducournau's 'Titane' Wins Cannes Palme D'or

Cannes 2021: Julia Ducournau’s ’Titane’ wins Palme d’Or

‘Titane’ wins top Cannes honor, 2nd ever for female director

‘Titane’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival, 2nd ever for female director

Bong Joon-ho's Palme d'Or winning film Parasite pulled out of Chinese Film Festival for 'technical reasons'

Cannes 2019: South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s social thriller Parasite wins Palme d’Or