The Palme d'Or 2023 is a woman (the third time in the history of the Cannes Film Festival, 76 years), "a change celebrated by seven directors in competition", as remarked by Jane Fonda. The theme of women was the main feature throughout the festival, an unconventional observation of the complexity of women.
The first prize returns to France in a truly global edition and a palmares, decided by the jury led by the Swedish Ruben Ostlund, who also looked a lot to the East.