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Feature | 2013 International Film Festivals: The 66th Cannes Film Festival
MOVIE | The 66th Cannes Film Festival
Fastest Report on Award Winners in Each Category!
The 66th Cannes Film Festival concluded on May 26th. Held every May in the French Riviera town of Cannes, it is one of the world's three major film festivals. This year, a jury of nine, led by Steven Spielberg, selected the award winners from a pool of 20 nominated films.
Love of Same-Sex Partners, Music, Family... The Diverse Forms of Love Depicted in the Award-Winning Films
The Palme d'Or, the festival's highest honor, was awarded to Abdellatif Kechiche's "LA VIE D'ADÈLE - CHAPITRE 1 & 2," a film depicting a romance between two women. The Coen Brothers' "INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS," a strong contender, received the Grand Prix, while Asghar Farhadi's "LE PASSÉ" earned Bérénice Bejo the Best Actress award. Hirokazu Kore-eda's "Like Father, Like Son," which reportedly received a standing ovation that wouldn't stop at its official screening, won the Jury Prize. This marks the first Cannes award for a Japanese film since Naomi Kawase's "The Mourning Forest" (Mogari no Mori), making it a remarkable achievement for the Japanese film industry in six years.
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Feature Film Competition - Palme d'Or
"LA VIE D'ADÈLE - CHAPITRE 1 & 2 (BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR)"
Country of Production | France, Belgium, Spain
Director | Abdellatif Kechiche
Starring | Lea Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos
Love Knows No Gender
Directed by Tunisian filmmaker Abdellatif Kechiche, "LA VIE D'ADÈLE - CHAPITRE 1 & 2" (English title: "BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR") is a live-action adaptation of Julie Maroh's comic "LE BLEU EST UNE COULEUR CHAUDE" (English title: "BLUE ANGEL"), which captivated him. The protagonist, Adèle, is a 15-year-old high school student in France who has always believed that girls date boys. One day, she meets Emma, a woman with blue hair, and a new "something" begins to blossom within her. As Adèle experiences love, she grapples and struggles, ultimately growing as a woman and as a human being.
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Feature Film Competition - Grand Prix
"INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS"
Country of Production | USA
Directors | Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
A Folk Journey in the 1960s
The Coen Brothers, who made history in 1991 by winning the Palme d'Or, Best Director, and Best Actor awards for "Barton Fink," once again captivated Cannes. The film is set in 1960s New York, in Greenwich Village, which would become known as the mecca of the folk scene. This is the era before Bob Dylan became a sensation, when folk music was still underground. The camera follows the days of a struggling folk singer dreaming of success, guitar in hand. Notably, the cast, including Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, and Justin Timberlake, perform their own songs in the film.
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Feature Film Competition - Best Actress
Bérénice Bejo
"LE PASSÉ"
Country of Production | France, Italy
Director | Asghar Farhadi
The Door to the Sealed Past Opens
Director Asghar Farhadi, who won the Golden Bear, Best Actress, Best Actor, and Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for "A Separation" in 2011, returned to Cannes with his latest work.The ArtistBérénice Bejo, who gained sudden fame for her role as Pépé Miller in the film "The Artist," delivers a masterful performance as a mother struggling with her relationship with her daughter, earning her the Best Actress award. "LE PASSÉ" begins when Ahmad arrives in Paris for divorce proceedings after a four-year separation. He soon realizes that his wife, Marie, and their daughter are in a "cold war." Ahmad attempts to mend their fractured relationship, unaware that this will open the door to their sealed past.
Feature Film Competition - Best Director
Amat Escalante - "HELI"
Country of Production | Mexico, Germany, Netherlands, France
Director | Amat Escalante
Feature Film Competition - Best Actor
Bruce Dern - "NEBRASKA"
Country of Production | USA
Director | Alexander Payne
Feature Film Competition - Jury Prize
"Like Father, Like Son"
Country of Production | Japan
Director | Hirokazu Kore-eda