‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
French Alps courtroom drama “Anatomy of a Fall” directed by Justine Triet won the Palme d’Or award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. Starring Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband’s death, the movie is only the third film directed by a woman to win the prestigious award. Julia Ducournau, one of the two previous winners, was on this year’s jury. “The Zone of Interest” directed by Jonathan Glazer received the Grand Prix award, and “The Zone of Interest,” a chilling adaptation of Martin Amis’ book about a German family living next door to Auschwitz. The jury was presided over by two-time Palme winner Ruben Östlund, the Swedish director who won the prize last year for “The Triangle of Sadness.” The jury prize went to Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki’s “Fallen Leaves,” a deadpan love story about a romance that blooms in a loveless workaday world where dispatches from the war in Ukraine regularly play on the radio.
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Who won the Palme d’Or award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival?
– The French Alps courtroom drama “Anatomy of a Fall” directed by Justine Triet won the Palme d’Or award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.
What is the plot of “Anatomy of a Fall”?
– “Anatomy of a Fall” stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband’s death.
How many films directed by women have won the Palme d’Or?
– “Anatomy of a Fall” is only the third film directed by a woman to win the prestigious award.
What is “The Zone of Interest” about?
– “The Zone of Interest,” directed by Jonathan Glazer, is an adaptation of Martin Amis’s book about a German family living next door to Auschwitz.
Who presided over the jury?
– The jury was presided over by two-time Palme winner Ruben Östlund, the Swedish director who won the prize last year for “The Triangle of Sadness.”
What film won the jury prize?
– The jury prize went to Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki’s “Fallen Leaves,” a deadpan love story about a romance that blooms in a loveless workaday world where dispatches from the war in Ukraine regularly play on the radio.
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ clinches top prize at Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d’Or.
French director Justine Triet’s courtroom drama “Anatomy of a Fall” emerged as the big winner at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, taking home the coveted Palme d’Or award. The film, which stars Sandra Hüller as a writer who is trying to clear her name in her husband’s death, is only the third film directed by a woman to win the Palme d’Or. Jury president Ruben Östlund, who won the prize last year for “The Triangle of Sadness”, presided over the ceremony. Other winners at the event included Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” which won the Cannes Grand Prix, and Finland’s Aki Kaurismäki, who won the Jury Prize for “Fallen Leaves”. Meanwhile, Vietnamese-French director, Tràn Anh Hùng’s “Pot-au-Feu” took home the award for Best Director, while Yuji Sakamoto’s “Monster” won Best Screenplay. Quentin Tarantino was also present at the event to pay tribute to Roger Corman.