PARIS, May 27 (Xinhua) — French director Justine Triet was awarded with the Palme d’Or on the 76th Cannes Film Festival for her “Anatomy of a Fall” on Saturday in Cannes, France, changing into the third feminine director successful this prime prize.
After “Sibyl” in 2019, “Anatomy of a Fall” is Triet’s second function movie chosen by the pageant to compete for Palme d’Or.
In the award-winning movie, Triet tries to reveal the social prejudice that many impartial ladies are dealing with by telling the story of a German author who tried to show her innocence after being accused of killing her husband.
In a press convention after the closing ceremony, the president of the jury, Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, stated that “Anatomy of a Fall” was very “intense,” and it was what the cinema ought to be like.
It was additionally an enormous evening for Asian filmmakers. The Best Director was given to Franco-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung, whereas Best Screenplay was awarded to the movie “Monster” directed by Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda.
Japanese actor Koji Yakusho gained the award for Best Actor, and Turkish actress Merve Dizdar was the winner of Best Actress.
British director Jonathan Glazer’s movie “The Zone of Interest” was the second most essential prize of the pageant, the Grand Prix.
The Jury Prize was awarded to Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki.
The 76th version of the Cannes Film Festival kicked off on May 16 with 21 movies chosen to compete for the Palme d’Or.