After 11 days, the 77th Cannes Film Festival closed Saturday with a ceremony to award the best of its 20-plus films.
This year also marks the first time an American female director has led the competition's jury: Barbie director Greta Gerwig is its president, so there's an argument to be made that the winners of the juried competition, which were announced at an evening ceremony on Saturday, May 25, reflect where the influential artist sees the wind blowing.
In other unexpected news, The Seed Of The Sacred Fig, was singled out for a special jury prize for best screenplay, a likely nod to Iranian writer/director Mohammad Rasoulof's escape from arrest in his home country after years spent criticizing its government. The night's biggest prize, the Palme d’Or, went to the fest's most buzzed about film: Anora, a New-York set movie from Sean Baker about a Brooklyn sex worker who enters into a relationship with a client.
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