SURPRISES. Jacques Audiard was consecrated in the 68th edition of the Festival with his drama Dheepan. Actor Vincent Lindon dedicated an emotional speech and the appointment of actress Emmanuelle Bercot was the most discussed.
French director Jacques Audiard took by surprise Palme at Cannes with its Dheepan film, a love story between illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka in Paris.
The film tells the journey of Dheepan, a former guerrilla who arrived in France with a false passport accompanied by a young girl pretending to be his family. After obtaining political asylum, unknown learn to know and love, while around him a war between drug gangs unleashed.
With this story, the teacher in the combination of black cinema and author convinced the jury even though, according to experts, he had a warm welcome for its premiere at the festival. His awards also generated surprise because he managed to beat one of the favorite movies, ‘Youth’ by Paolo Sorrentino.
For its part, the Coen brothers, members of the jury, defended the story saying that “enthused us all. He surprised how built this adventure in which a trio of strangers just being a family. ” In turn Guillermo del Toro, one of the jurors, he said he liked “how death, lack of life, love is born, without falling into melodrama. Not to point their artistic achievements. ”
And with the palm on your hand Audiard, which has been awarded several times in Cannes -prize best screenplay for A Self-Made Hero (1996), Grand Prize for A Prophet (2009) – he avoided delving into the technical aspects of their seventh film, although they were encouraged to talk about the development of the story.
“I like the idea that a guerrilla, violent man goes changing as you demand a peaceful woman. And I hope someone will look differently now that vendor that offers coffee rose while sitting in any European city is taken, “he said.
On the other hand, ‘Saul fia’ (‘Son of Saul’), the directorial debut of Hungarian Laszlo Nemes, he won the Grand Jury Prize for its breathtaking story of Jewish employees in the fields of Auschwitz.
The award for Best Actress was shared by Rooney Mara (Carol) and Emmanuelle Bercot (Mon roi). The last appointment was very controversial.
The French Vincent Lindon the award for Best Actor for his performance was in Le loi du Marché. “For the first time in my life that give me an award,” he said with tears before the biggest cheer of the ceremony. He dedicated his award to “all persons who have not been considered up to what they deserve.”
In turn, the Mexican Michel Franco brought face to Latin America for his screenplay for Chronic, the film about a nurse terminally ill patients.
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BEST DIRECTOR. Hou Hsiao-Hsien, for The Assassin (Taiwan).
Best Debut. Land and shadow, Augusto Cesar Acevedo (Colombia).
Best Short. “Waves’ 98″ Ely Dagher (Lebanon).
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