“ I, Daniel Blake “, a relentless argument against social injustice in England British director Ken Loach , won this Sunday with the Palme d’Or top prize at Cannes. (See Bella Hadid, the model that captured the looks in Cannes).
“ Another world is possible and necessary! “, said the director of 79 years to receive the reward, the second Palme d’Or for his long career devoted to social cinema . (Julia Roberts Gallery barefoot and other curiosities from the red carpet at Cannes).
In his acceptance speech, Loach took the opportunity to launch a vibrant plea against the dangers of neoliberalism. (Gallery Charlize Theron and Sean Penn, ex love on the red carpet).
“ The world we live in a dangerous point on the edge of a draft austerity he called neoliberal, which risks lead to disaster “he said. (Read winners of the 69th Cannes Film Festival).
The working class in freefall is the protagonist of the disturbing mirror it tends to our age tape Loach, showing the Calvary daily to seek employment or maintain social assistance in England in crisis.
Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) is a carpenter of 59 years of the English city of Newcastle who is forced to resort to such aid after suffering heart problems.
Although your doctor banned from working, the system forces you to look for a job or risk losing poor attendance barely enough to live on.
In his daily visit to the office serving the unemployed, meets a single (Hayley Squires) mother also in difficulties and also caught, with her two children, in a system that crushes it.
the actor, who turn 80 in June, and with a long militant filmography, and confirms its basic postulate. savage capitalism plunges the individual
the young prodigy film surprises
Cannes also crowned “ Juste la fin du monde “, the sixth film of the young prodigy film, the Canadian Xavier Dolan , that the 27 years, and against all odds won the second prize most important event, Grand Prix .
the film, a family drama about a gay writer who learns he will die and decides to return to the family nucleus to announce it to his own, had divided international critics.
“Mommy,” his first film in competition at the official selection at Cannes, had received in 2014 the Jury Prize, although many had suggested that it would have been a good Palme.
“ Everything you do in life is to be loved, to be accepted “Dolan said tearfully. “I will make films all my life, I want to or not,” he said.
“ American Honey “, a film that portrays an American youth in search of their American dream, British director Andrea Arnold, was awarded the Jury Prize.
Starring Shia LaBeouf , this “road movie” follows the journey of a group of young people touring the US selling magazine subscriptions door to door between parties until dawn and love stories.
Palma de Oro Spanish short film
the award for best actress was taken by the Philippine Jaclyn Jose , 52, for his role in “ Ma’Rosa “, a cry against corruption signed by compatriot Brillante Mendoza.
on the side of the actors, the award went to the Iranian Shahab Hosseini , 42, for his role as a theater actor in “ the Salesman “.
This drama of the Iranian Asghar Farhadi on the middle class in Tehran the award for best screenplay also won.
French Olivier Assayas and Romanian Cristian Mungiu shared the award for best director for “ Personal Shopper ” and “ bacalaureat “, respectively.
Frenchman Jean-Pierre Léaud, fetish actor François Truffaut and starred in “the death of Louis XIV” the Spanish Albert Serra, was awarded a Palme d’Or reward his career.
although Pedro Almodóvar fell for the fifth time without Palme d’Or to which he aspired to “Juliet” , another Spanish, Catalan Juanjo Giménez, the Palme d’Or was the short film with his film “Timecode”.
Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazilian, director of the film “Aquarius” starring Sonia Braga, was another who left Cannes empty-handed, at the end of this festival full of surprises.
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