Cannes 2017: Palme d'Or winner announced
Peter's PredictionsThe Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw has dusted off his crystal ball/glowing Saudi Arabian orb and has made some predictions for tonight’s awards. He’s gone for Loveless for the Palme, though that was before all the red carpet rumours started swirling.
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Red Carpet Watch
Cannes jury president Pedro Almodovar and actors Jessica Chastain and Fan Bingbing on the red carpet Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Cannes red carpet is predictably swarming with famous folk, all looking as glamorous as you’d expect. We’ve just got a glimpse of this year’s Cannes Jury, which is headed up by 2017 president Pedro Almodóvar. Joining him are a motley crew of actors, directors, screenwriters and the impossible-to-categorise ball of enthusiasm known as Will Smith. Smith just gave his verdict on this year’s selection. “Spectacular,” he said, before legging it to avoid having to talk to the incredibly annoying Canal+ red carpet interviewer man for a second longer.
You Were Never Really Here director Lynne Ramsay and the film’s star Joaquin Phoenix Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty ImagesBut what about this year’s competitors? Usually you can make some fairly solid assumptions about who’s won what by looking at the attendees and no-shows on the red carpet. So far we’ve seen Lynne Ramsay and co for her bruising thriller You Were Never Really Here, and the cast of 120 Beats per Minute, but my colleague Andrew Pulver has pointed out that there doesn’t seem to have been any sign of Andrey Zvyagintsev and the cast of Loveless, which might suggest that the film has been snubbed.
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Juicy rumour alert:
Peter Debruge(@AskDebruge)All clues point to 120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE (BPM) for Pame d'Or. Dir Robin Campillo & cast have been called back to #Cannes2017 for awards.
May 28, 2017
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You're all winnersIt’s not just the Palme that will be handed out this eve, of course. There’s also a host of slightly-less-important-but-still-pretty-significant awards to be doled out beforehand, including Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, the Jury Prize and the Grand Prix.
Director Mohammad Rasoulof and cast of A Man of Integrity Photograph: Stephane Mahe/ReutersLet’s not forget the gongs that have already been given out. In the Un Certain Regard section of the festival, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s A Man of Integrity won the top prize, April’s Daughter by Spanish filmmaker Michel Franco won the Jury prize, Mathieu Amalric’s Barbara won the evocatively titled Prize for the Best Poetic Narrative, Jasmine Trinca took home Best Actress for her turn in Sergio Castellitto’s Fortunata and Taylor Sheridan won Best Director for Wind River.
The Fipresci (the International Federation of Film Critics) prizes have also been doled out, with 120 Beats per Minute nabbing Best Film. The same film, perhaps unsurprisingly, also took home the Queer Palm.
And let’s not forget the most prestigious award of the lot: the Palm Dog. That went to Bruno, the lovably dishevelled poodle from Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected). Well done all.
Updated at 5.58pm BST
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Bonsoir!After a fortnight of fun, films and al fresco dining, the 70th Cannes film festival is winding down, though not before we find out which of the 19 films in the Official Competition will be strolling off into the sunset with the Palme d’Or. It looks a wide-open race, lacking an out-and-out favourite.
Loveless Photograph: handoutPerhaps the most critically acclaimed of this year’s selection is the austere Russian drama Loveless, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev. A devastating tale of a young boy’s disappearance amid a bruising divorce, the film was awarded a full five stars by the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw, who also has tipped it to win the Palme. Zvyagintsev’s last film Leviathan was tipped for the top award in 2014, but in the end only took home Best Screenplay, so there might be a sense that the director is due the big gong this time around.
Also considered a favourite is Robin Campillo’s 120 Beats per Minute, which has received widespread acclaim for its portrait of the Aids-awareness direct-action group Act Up. It’s a sharply told yet affecting work, and given the fact that socially conscious fare has dominated the Palme in the last two years – Jacques Audiard’s Dheepan, and Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake – it certainly shouldn’t be ruled out.
Finally, for those after a dark horse, Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled looks an intriguing option. It’s a wonderfully mordant Southern Gothic melodrama, with great performances from Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell and Kirsten Dunst. Only one female director has won the Palme in Cannes history - Jane Campion for the Piano – so it might feel like time to finally redress that imbalance.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/live/2017/may/28/cannes-2017-palme-dor-winners-live
Cannes 2017 verdict and awards predictions: a festival of sorrow, strength and middle-class woes | Peter Bradshaw
Read more
Share7m ago 18:15
Red Carpet Watch
Cannes jury president Pedro Almodovar and actors Jessica Chastain and Fan Bingbing on the red carpet Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Cannes red carpet is predictably swarming with famous folk, all looking as glamorous as you’d expect. We’ve just got a glimpse of this year’s Cannes Jury, which is headed up by 2017 president Pedro Almodóvar. Joining him are a motley crew of actors, directors, screenwriters and the impossible-to-categorise ball of enthusiasm known as Will Smith. Smith just gave his verdict on this year’s selection. “Spectacular,” he said, before legging it to avoid having to talk to the incredibly annoying Canal+ red carpet interviewer man for a second longer.
You Were Never Really Here director Lynne Ramsay and the film’s star Joaquin Phoenix Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty ImagesBut what about this year’s competitors? Usually you can make some fairly solid assumptions about who’s won what by looking at the attendees and no-shows on the red carpet. So far we’ve seen Lynne Ramsay and co for her bruising thriller You Were Never Really Here, and the cast of 120 Beats per Minute, but my colleague Andrew Pulver has pointed out that there doesn’t seem to have been any sign of Andrey Zvyagintsev and the cast of Loveless, which might suggest that the film has been snubbed.
Share28m ago 17:54
Juicy rumour alert:
Peter Debruge(@AskDebruge)All clues point to 120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE (BPM) for Pame d'Or. Dir Robin Campillo & cast have been called back to #Cannes2017 for awards.
May 28, 2017
Share29m ago 17:53
You're all winnersIt’s not just the Palme that will be handed out this eve, of course. There’s also a host of slightly-less-important-but-still-pretty-significant awards to be doled out beforehand, including Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, the Jury Prize and the Grand Prix.
Director Mohammad Rasoulof and cast of A Man of Integrity Photograph: Stephane Mahe/ReutersLet’s not forget the gongs that have already been given out. In the Un Certain Regard section of the festival, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s A Man of Integrity won the top prize, April’s Daughter by Spanish filmmaker Michel Franco won the Jury prize, Mathieu Amalric’s Barbara won the evocatively titled Prize for the Best Poetic Narrative, Jasmine Trinca took home Best Actress for her turn in Sergio Castellitto’s Fortunata and Taylor Sheridan won Best Director for Wind River.
The Fipresci (the International Federation of Film Critics) prizes have also been doled out, with 120 Beats per Minute nabbing Best Film. The same film, perhaps unsurprisingly, also took home the Queer Palm.
And let’s not forget the most prestigious award of the lot: the Palm Dog. That went to Bruno, the lovably dishevelled poodle from Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected). Well done all.
Updated at 5.58pm BST
Share51m ago 17:31
Bonsoir!After a fortnight of fun, films and al fresco dining, the 70th Cannes film festival is winding down, though not before we find out which of the 19 films in the Official Competition will be strolling off into the sunset with the Palme d’Or. It looks a wide-open race, lacking an out-and-out favourite.
Loveless Photograph: handoutPerhaps the most critically acclaimed of this year’s selection is the austere Russian drama Loveless, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev. A devastating tale of a young boy’s disappearance amid a bruising divorce, the film was awarded a full five stars by the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw, who also has tipped it to win the Palme. Zvyagintsev’s last film Leviathan was tipped for the top award in 2014, but in the end only took home Best Screenplay, so there might be a sense that the director is due the big gong this time around.
Also considered a favourite is Robin Campillo’s 120 Beats per Minute, which has received widespread acclaim for its portrait of the Aids-awareness direct-action group Act Up. It’s a sharply told yet affecting work, and given the fact that socially conscious fare has dominated the Palme in the last two years – Jacques Audiard’s Dheepan, and Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake – it certainly shouldn’t be ruled out.
Finally, for those after a dark horse, Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled looks an intriguing option. It’s a wonderfully mordant Southern Gothic melodrama, with great performances from Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell and Kirsten Dunst. Only one female director has won the Palme in Cannes history - Jane Campion for the Piano – so it might feel like time to finally redress that imbalance.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/live/2017/may/28/cannes-2017-palme-dor-winners-live