- By Francesca Gillette
- bbc news
6 hours ago
Directed by Justin Tritt,
French murder mystery film Anatomy of a Fall won first prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Director Justin Tritt won the Palme d’Or for his tense courtroom drama, which tells the story of a writer accused of her husband’s murder.
She is the third female director to win the prestigious award, which was first awarded in 1955.
His thriller stars German actress Sandra Huller, who also starred in the Cannes finalist The Zone of Interest.
While accepting the award, Tried complained about the French government’s response to recent pension protests.
“These protests were surprisingly subdued,” he said in his speech after Hollywood star Jane Fonda presented him with the award.
Rima Abdul Malak, France’s top culture minister, criticized what she called the Triad government’s “commercialization of culture.” strike back She said she was “stunned” by the “unfair” comments.
The Grand Prize, the second highest prize, went to British director Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, an adaptation of the late Martin Amis’s novel of the same name about a family living next door to Auschwitz.
Meanwhile, the best actor award went to Japan’s Koji Yakusho for his portrayal of a middle-aged Tokyo man who cleans toilets in Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days, and Turkey’s Merv Distar was named best actress for About Dry Crosses.
Vietnamese-French director Tran An Hung won Best Director for Pot-au-Feu, a love story set in a 19th-century French chateau starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Maghimel.
Hollywood giants Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Quentin Tarantino, Isabella Rossellini and Sean Penn graced the red carpet at the biggest festival in years.
Quentin Tarantino and his wife Daniela Big pose on the red carpet
Harrison Ford was also on hand to receive an honorary Palme d’Or before the premiere of his new film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
The 80-year-old American star said he was “deeply moved and honored” to be honored with the award.
The Palme d’Or is the highest prize awarded at the festival and was presented in 1955 by the festival’s organizing committee.
Tried beat out 21 other films for the accolade, facing stiff competition from new films from acclaimed directors like Wes Anderson and Ken Loach.
