Sean Baker's dramedy starring Mikey Madison won the annual film festival's top honor.
), tells the story of a New York stripper who gets more than she bargained for when she marries the son of a Russian oligarch.When accepting his award, Baker spoke from the podium about the importance of the moviegoing experience."Watching a film with others in a movie theater is one of the great communal experiences," Baker said."We share laughter, sorrow, anger, fear and hopefully have a catharsis with our friends and strangers.
Jury president Greta Gerwig at the awards ceremony of the 77th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Saturday."I will be forever changed, I think, as a filmmaker because of this experience," Gerwig said at the jury's closing press conference. "I was so lucky to be with this group of artists," said Gladstone."We didn't always agree. I learned from the alternate points of view.
The festival also awarded a trio of Honorary Palme d'Ors this year — to actress Meryl Streep, Japanese animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli and producer-director George Lucas.
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