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Romanian film ‘Fjord’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes for Mungiu
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival for 'Fjord', a Norway-set drama about political polarisation. The film stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as Romanian…
The Story in Brief
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival for 'Fjord', a Norway-set drama about political polarisation. The film stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as Romanian Evangelicals whose children are taken by child services after spanking them. Mungiu, previously winning for '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' in 2007, becomes the 10th filmmaker with two Palmes. The Grand Prix went to 'Minotaur', Andrey Zvyagintsev's domestic thriller about a Russian businessman conscripting workers for the Ukraine war.
The jury, headed by Park Chan-wook, split both Best Actress and Best Actor prizes. Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto shared Best Actress for 'All of a Sudden'. Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne jointly won Best Actor for 'Coward', a Lukas Dhont drama about Belgian soldiers in World War I. The Best Screenplay prize went to Emmanuel Marre for 'A Man of His Time', a French drama about a Nazi collaborator. The jury prize was awarded to Valeska Grisebach's 'The Dreamed Adventure', a crime drama set in a Bulgarian border town.
The Indian Opinion
Cannes jury ews the limelight as much as the films. Handing 'Fjord' the Palme d'Or for its bleak portrait of left-wing fundamentalism is a safe bet that avoids controversy. The festival’s hype around auteur streaks overshadows the fact that many entries failed to impress this year. A more honest jury might have split the top prize like it did for acting. Splitting Best Actor between two unknowns from a World War I drama is a pointed choice. Will any of these winners find real audiences beyond arthouse circles? The box office will answer.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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