Cannes held his breath hours before the announcement list of winners of the 69th edition of the largest film festival in the world, at a gala to be held at night at the Palais des Festivals.
A hilarious comedy German, a poetic film by American Jim Jarmusch and two Romanian dramas forecasts leading international criticism for the Palme d’Or, to be announced at a ceremony scheduled from 17:15 local time.
after 11 days of films, parties and glamor, the nine-member jury headed by Australian George Miller ( “Mad Max”) met in conclave on Sunday in a location kept secret, far from the tumult of the Croisette and absolute prohibition . to use their mobile phones
tradition dictates that after each juror deliberations deposit their vote in a bucket of champagne to choose an absolute majority – at least five votes – the winners seven distinctions attributed the festival. Palme d’Or, Grand Prix, Jury Prize, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best female and male Performance
according to the strict rules of the contest, only one film can Palma win, which this year was made with gold from Colombia. The trophy remains in a safe and delivered at the last moment, in custody at the address of the festival.
Another rule is that each film can only receive a prize from the prize list. However, if the festival’s president Pierre Lescure authorized, there may be a double award, in the event that the award for best director or the jury matches the better interpretation.
But there may be exceptions, such as in 2013 when the Palme d’Or took both the director and the two stars of “the Life of Adèle”.
Pugna very close
the pools were still open within 12 hours of the announcement, at the end of a strong issue for long films of three hours, social dramas and beautiful portraits of women.
An international panel made up of the Screen appoints magazine “Toni Erdmann” German Maren Ade, an irreverent comedy that won hearts in Cannes, as favorite to win the top prize of this global event. The film the FIPRESCI prize of the international press was.
fulfilled this forecast, Ade became the second woman in the history of the Cannes Festival to be rewarded with the Palme d’Or, which only holds New Zealander Jane Campion ( “the piano,” 1993).
“Paterson,” the legend of American independent film Jim Jarmusch and “bacalaureat” Romanian and awarded in 2007 Cristian Mungiu, also headed the bets on this issue, which featured films of a particularly high level, although there was no lack some boos.
Other critics bet on “Loving” the American Jeff Nichols, “Juliet” by the Spanish Pedro Almodovar, “Sieranevada” Romanian Cristi Puiu and Brazilian “Aquarius”, the only Latin American film in competition for the prize gold.
last year, the Cannes jury surprised to award the Palme d’Or “Dheepan” film on the difficult adjustment of immigrants in the suburbs of Paris, the French director Jacques Audiard.
for the Award for Best Actor highlights the American Adam Driver, who shone with his performance in “Paterson”, or Austrian Peter Simonischek, which made him laugh out loud in the role of an uncontrollable father in “Toni Erdmann”.
Other candidates are the American Shia LaBeouf ( “American Honey”) and Dave Johns in the social drama Ken Loach “I, Daniel Blake”.
on the side of women, criticism highlights the German Sandra Hüller, who plays a woman ambitious and cold business “Toni Erdmann” or French Isabelle Huppert, a woman raped in “Elle” by Paul Verhoeven.
for his portrayal of a free woman who refuses to stop living in their own way, Brazilian Sonia Braga also ranks among the favorite candidates this award.
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