🎬🏆 Choke Winnahs From Cannes Awards: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Nabs Top Prize, ‘The Zone of Interest’ an ‘The Pot au Feu’ Score Big
One year aftah scoring him second Palme d‘Or for “Triangle of Sadness,” Ruben Östlund went pass da same honor to Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall.” Dis movie, one heavy-duty legal drama, stay trying fo find out if one popular novelist (Sandra Hüller) wen whack her husband. But, dis movie also dig deep into dea marriage, throwing all da private kine stuff from dea personal life into da courtroom fo da media, da public, an everybody watching fo dissect, like we all scientists wit one microscope 🔬.
Triet now one of only three wahines to win da Palme d’Or. Jane Fonda, she wen hand ovah da prize an she talk bout how far Cannes wen come. Get seven wahine directors dis year! Back when Fonda first wen come, nevah have not even one. Triet, when she wen accept da award, she no forget da kine protests against French pension reform, even though dey nevah let dat kine stuff at da festival.
Julia Ducournau, she wen hand ovah da Grand Prix to “The Zone of Interest” by Jonathan Glazer. Dis one movie all about da World War 2 book by Martin Amis (who wen die during da festival). Da movie stay show da private life of da German commandant (Christian Friedel) who wen execute choke Jews at Auschwitz. Da movie mostly no show da horrors, but instead stay focus on da officer an his wife (Sandra Hüller), an make da audience tink hard about da morality of da people who wen do all dis.
Da best actor award wen go to Kōji Yakusho, who stay play one working-class guy in Tokyo in Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days.” 🚽🌳📚 The best actress prize wen surprise everybody, cause wen go to Turkish actor Merve Dizdar fo her role as one rural school teacher in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “About Dry Grasses.”
Sakamoto Yûji wen take home da screenplay prize fo “Monster,” an da Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki wen get da Jury Prize fo “Fallen Leaves,” one love story about two strangers who gotta fight fo keep dea jobs, wit radio news about da war in Ukraine reminding dem about da real world.
Da directing award wen go to Tran Anh Hung fo “The Pot au Feu.” Dis one set in 19th-century France, an stay all about da love fo cooking between one big kahuna foodie (Benoît Magimel) and his cook (Juliette Binoche) who wen work wit him fo nearly 20 years. 🍲💖👩🍳 When da director wen accept da prize, he wen tank his wife, den he wen correct himself, calling her “his cook” instead.
Östlund wen present da awards wit jury members Paul Dano an Brie Larson, Maryam Touzani from Morocco, French actor Denis Ménochet, Rungano Nyoni from Britain an Zambia, Afghan author Atiq Rahimi, Argentinian writer-director Damián Szifrón an French director Ducournau.
Get one separate jury fo decide da Camera d’Or prize fo da best first feature. Dat award wen go to Vietnamese director Thien An Pham’s three-hour art film “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell,” which wen premiere in da Directors’ Fortnight section. 🎥🐚🏅
So, das da wrap up, gang. Stay tuned fo da next film festival – no can wait fo see who goin’ win big! 🎬🏆
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Cannes Awards’ Big Winners: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Grabs Top Prize, ‘The Zone of Interest’ and ‘The Pot au Feu’ Also Score Big 🎬🏆
A year after Ruben Östlund nabbed his second Palme d‘Or for “Triangle of Sadness,” he handed over the same honor to Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall.” This film, an intense legal drama, aims to determine the guilt or innocence of a popular novelist (Sandra Hüller), accused of murdering her husband. But it’s also a deep dive into their marriage, putting the couple’s personal details into the courtroom for the press, public, and viewers to dissect, as if we were all scientists with a microscope 🔬.
Triet now joins the ranks of just two other women who have won the Palme d’Or. Jane Fonda, who presented the award, commented on the progress of Cannes in terms of female representation. This year, the festival had seven female directors in competition! Fonda’s first time at the festival saw no such representation. Upon accepting the award, Triet acknowledged the protests against French pension reform, which were not permitted at the festival.
Julia Ducournau handed over the Grand Prix to “The Zone of Interest” by Jonathan Glazer. The film is based on the World War 2 novel by Martin Amis (who passed away during the festival) and portrays the personal life of a German commandant (Christian Friedel) responsible for the execution of numerous Jews at Auschwitz. Rather than depicting the horrors, the film largely focuses on the officer and his wife (Sandra Hüller), encouraging audiences to reflect on the morality of those involved in these atrocities.
The best actor award was won by Kōji Yakusho, who plays a working-class man in Tokyo in Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days.” 🚽🌳📚 The best actress prize came as a surprise, going to Turkish actor Merve Dizdar for her role as a rural school teacher in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “About Dry Grasses.”
Sakamoto Yûji took home the screenplay prize for “Monster,” while Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki claimed the Jury Prize for “Fallen Leaves,” a timeless love story about two strangers struggling to maintain their jobs, set against the backdrop of radio news about the war in Ukraine.
The directing award went to Tran Anh Hung for “The Pot au Feu.” Set in 19th-century France, the film explores the shared passion for cooking between a celebrated gourmet (Benoît Magimel) and his cook (Juliette Binoche) who have been working together for nearly 20 years. 🍲💖👩🍳 Upon accepting the prize, the director thanked his wife, then corrected himself, referring to her as “his cook.”
Östlund presented the awards alongside fellow jurors Paul Dano and Brie Larson, Moroccan director Maryam Touzani, French actor Denis Ménochet, British-Zambian writer-director Rungano Nyoni, Afghan author Atiq Rahimi, Argentinian writer-director Damián Szifrón and French director Ducournau.
A separate jury awards the Camera d’Or prize for best first feature. This award went to Vietnamese director Thien An Pham’s three-hour art film “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell,” which premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight section.
So, that’s the round-up, folks. Stay tuned for the next film festival – can’t wait to see who will score big! 🎬🏆
