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Cannes 2023: the Palme d'Or for our reporters is awarded to... Aki Kaurismäki, for "The Dead Leaves"

2023-05-27T05:11:15.430Z

Highlights: "The Dead Leaves" by Aki Kaurismäki wins the Palme d'Or. Jury Prize goes to "Towards a Bright Future" by Nanni Moretti. Julianne Moore wins Best Actor for "May December" by Todd Hays. "She is staggering because we love her while wondering if she is not detestable," says Renaud of Moore's performance in the film. "Killers of the Flower Moon" by Martin Scorsese wins Best Director.


Before the winners of the Cannes Film Festival, which will be unveiled this Saturday at 20:30 on France 2, our film critics reveal their prices to be had.


And tenderness? Brothel! This question - which is the title of a film released in 1979 - has often been asked in Cannes screening rooms. Among the candidates for the Palme d'Or, some feature films, cold, cynical, aesthetic, sorely lacking in heart. So ours cracked when they discovered "The Dead Leaves" by Aki Kaurismäki. Against a backdrop of creepy bars with exotic names and songs with agonizing lyrics, the Finnish filmmaker rewarded at Cannes by the Grand Prix in 2002 for "The Man Without a Past" signs a real romantic comedy (in theaters on September 20).

"I love his tragic and funny heroes," enthuses Renaud, when Catherine appreciates "the light, the hope" of these "Dead Leaves", to which we therefore award our Palme d'Or. Of course, other films have moved us or amazed us. Like "Les Filles d'Olfa" by Tunisian Kaouther Ben Hania (released on July 5), to whom we award our Grand Prix. This docu-fiction about a mother confronted with the radicalization of her daughters is based on "a crazy process, the most original I have seen in a long time, which mixes real people and actors," insists Renaud.

Our Jury Prize to Nanni Moretti

Our Jury Prize goes to "Towards a Bright Future" by Nanni Moretti (in theaters June 28). "There is a little Woody Allen side to the portrait of this director in crisis," says Catherine. The film is uplifted, light, nostalgic... and it's also a tribute to cinema, with a hilarious tackle to Netflix." Jonathan Glazer's "The Zone of Interest" (release date unknown) won our Best Director Award. "Every shot is on the line," notes Renaud, in this drama that depicts the family life of the commandant of Auschwitz, in the shadow of the camp.

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As for the Best Actor Award, we did not hesitate to crown Julianne Moore for her performance in "May December" by Todd Hays (release date unknown): "She is staggering because we love her while wondering if she is not detestable," says Renaud. For men, on the other hand, we did not decide between Dave Turner, the generous advertising boss of Ken Loach's "The Old Oak" (release date unknown) and Koji Yakusho, the hero of Wim Wenders in "Perfect Days" (released on November 29), "incredible nuances in an almost silent role," applauds Catherine.

Among the films out of competition, we also loved the magnificent "Love and the Forests" by Valérie Donzelli and the sumptuous "Jeanne du Barry" by Maïwenn (both already in theaters)... But also the very creepy "Acid" by Just Philippot (in theaters on September 20), the masterful "Killers of the Flower Moon" by Martin Scorsese (released on October 18) or the fascinating "The Animal Kingdom" by Thomas Cailley (in theaters on October 4).

Source: leparis

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