The 44-year-old director won the supreme award on Saturday. Triet has been scrutinizing relationships in depth since her debut.
She landed on the red carpet in the Acid auteur film selection in 2013 with "The Battle of Solferino" She won the Critics' Week in 2016 with "Victoria", and in competition with "Sibyl" in 2019. It is the fourth time in five years that a French director has won supreme award in a major festival. After Julia Ducournau - member of the jury this year in Cannes, Palme d'Or in 2021 with "Titanium"