The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009.The winners of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival are :
1. Palme d'Or Award
The White Ribbon (" Das weiße Band") directed by Michael Haneke
Country :Austria
Synopsis .....Strange events happen at a rural school in the north of Germany during the year 1913, which seem to be ritual punishment.Shot in stunning black and white, the film chronicles a series of mysterious events in a school leading up to the outbreak of WWI and how does the school have an influence on fascism...
2. Grand Prix Award
A Prophet (" Un prophète ") directed by Jacques Audiard
Country : France
Synopsis.....A young Arab man is sent to a French prison where he becomes a mafia kingpin...
3. Prix du Jury (Jury Prize )
a) 'Fish Tank' directed by Andrea Arnold
Country :UK
Synopsis.....Everything changes for a 15yr old girl when her mum brings home a new boyfriend...
b) Thirst ("Bakjwi") directed by Park Chan-wook
Country :South Korea
Synopsis .....A devoted priest from a small town volunteers for a medical experiment which fails and turns him into a vampire.At first he feels a newfound vigor and is energized by his insistent bodily desires, but soon he is aghast to find himself drawn back to the taste of human blood against his will. Desperately trying to avoid committing a murder, he resorts to stealing blood transfusion packs from the hospital.To make matters worse,he also starts an affair with a wife of his childhood friend who is repressed and tired of her mundane life. The one-time priest falls deeper in despair and depravity. When the priest pleads with her to run away with him she turns him down, suggesting that they kill her husband instead.As things turns for worse, he struggles to maintain whats left of his humanity.....4. Best Director Award
Brillante Mendoza for the film - Butchered ("Kinatay ")
Country : Phillipines
Synopsis .. A young man tries to make some money so he can marry his girlfriend. He takes a job for $2,000 and then soon realizes that this job involves killing a woman....
5. Best Screenplay Award
" Spring Fever " directed by Lou Ye
Country : China
Synopsis... As Nature gradually awakens and an intoxicating spring breeze full of life blows, as they drive together to the coast, love and sexual passion grow in the hearts of 2 men and a beautiful young woman. All three fall prey to an exhilarating sickness of the senses, a dangerous malady that misleads the heart…
6. Camera d'OR Award (Gold Camera Award for Best first feature film)
"Samson and Delilah " directed by Warwick Thornton
Country : Australia
Synopsis ....tells the story of two aboriginal 14 year olds who steal a car and escape their lives, going to Alice Springs, thereby telling a "survival love story" .
7. Best Actor Award
Christoph Waltz for the film "Inglorious Basterds "
Country : USA
Synopsis : According to The Hollywood Reporter, "two story lines converge: One (based on a true story) follows a group of Jewish-American soldiers whose mission is to take down a group of Nazis, and the other follows a young Jewish woman who seeks to avenge the death of her parents by this Nazi group"
8. Best Actress Award
Charlotte Gainsbourg for the film "Antichrist"
Country : Denmark
Synopsis...about a couple who, after the death of their child, retreat to a cabin in the woods where they encounter strange and terrifying occurrences.
THE CANNE CONTROVERSY
The film " Antichrist "has come under attack for its explicit sexuality, including the opening scene showing a toddler falling to its death while his parent's have sex on the bed nearby.The film has also invited controversy for its graphic sexual violence which includes self mutilations.At least four people fainted during the preview due to the film's explicit violence.The ecumenical jury at the Cannes festival gave it a special "anti-award" and declared the film to be "the most misogynist movie from the self-proclaimed biggest director(Lars Von Trier ) in the world".Two versions are availible for buyers at the Cannes film market, nicknamed the "catholic" and "protestant" versions, where the former had some of the most explicit scenes removed while the latter was uncut.
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