Ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, revisit the 10 best films to have premiered on the Croisette, from the 1960s to now.
74 years on from the inception of the Cannes Film Festival, its coveted Palme d’Or remains one of the industry’s highest honors. The prize has been bestowed upon some of the greatest auteurs in history—Roberto Rossellini, Orson Welles, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Luis Buñuel—and is staunchly global in its outlook, rewarding new releases that take risks and shed light on urgent social issues, regardless of their origin.
Despite the cancellation of last year’s festival as a result of the coronavirus crisis, its influence continues to be felt, particularly after the critical and commercial success of 2019’s Palme d’Or recipient: Bong Joon-ho’s groundbreaking thrillerAhead of this year’s festival, due to run from July 6 to 17, we shortlist 10 previous winners to rewatch now, from a surreal 1970s musical to a moving Japanese family drama.
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