Cannes Film Festival: the Palme d'Or awarded to Justine Triet for "Anatomy of a Fall"

The jury of the Cannes Film Festival delivered its verdict this Saturday, May 27. French director Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall won the prestigious Palme d'Or, the third by a woman.

French director Justine Triet received the Palme d'Or from American actress Jane Fonda. Cannes, May 27, 2023. REUTERS - GONZALO FUENTES

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France's Justine Triet won the Palme d'Or at Cannes on Saturday for Anatomy of a Fall, becoming the third sacred director in the Festival's history. The 44-year-old filmmaker succeeds Jane Campion (The Piano Lesson, 1993) and Julia Ducournau (Titanium, 2021), confirming the slow movement towards equality in a film industry historically dominated by men.

The winners:

  • At the age of 67, Japan's Koji Yakucho received the Best Actor award for his role in Wim Wenders' film Perfect Days.
  • The Best Actress award goes to Turkish actress Merve Dizdar for her role in Nuri Bilge Ceylon's Dry Herbs.

  • The Golden Butterfly Tree which receives the Caméra d'or, the crème de la crème of the parallel selection. The debut film by Vietnamese director Pham Thien An, 34, made a strong impression on critics.

  • The award for best screenplay goes to Sakomoto Yugi for Monster, by Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-Eda.

  • The jury prize went to the film Les Feuilles mortes by Finnish director Akis Korismaki. This award is considered the bronze medal of the winners.

  • The French film Tran Anh-Hung won the Best Director Award for The Passion of Dodin-Bouffant. A film with Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel.
  • The Grand Jury Prize goes to Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer. The film depicts the family life of Rudolf Höss, commander of Auschwitz, striving to build a dream life for their family in a house with garden next to the camp.

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