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 filmmakers. | News24Arts
French director Justine Triet became only the third woman ever to win the festival's top prize with the icy taleTriet used her acceptance speech to slam the government of President Emmanuel Macron for the"shocking" way it imposed a law increasing the retirement age in France."I am very pleased to be the third woman who has gotten this prize - things are truly changing and for the best," she told reporters.
Though Hueller did not win an award - Cannes traditionally only gives one prize per film - she was arguably the big winner on the night since she also starred inThe harrowing and unique look at the private life of a Nazi family at the Auschwitz concentration camp never shows the horrors of the camp directly, leaving them implied by disturbing background noises and small visual details.
"We had a lot of intense, fun discussions," Ostlund told reporters, adding that it was"a very strong line-up"., a lustrous homage to French cuisine that was loved by many international critics but seemed to leave most local pundits cold.Best actor went to Japan's Koji Yakusho for. He thanked German director Wim Wenders for creating"a magnificent character" in the touching tale about a Tokyo toilet cleaner with a complex backstory.
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