The Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony began where it should have ended, and the jury chairman, American director Spike Lee, mistakenly announced the Palme d'Or award ceremony.
A few minutes ago, the head of the jury of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival announced the winner of the Palme d'Or, "Titane", a French-Belgian drama written and directed by Julia Ducornu.
It stars Vincent Lyndon, Agathe Roussell, Garrance Marillier, and Lyce Salameh.
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Shouting and several moments of confusion ensued, but Ducornau did not come to the stage to accept the award.
The ceremony continued and other awards were distributed at a time when Lee was seen with his head in his hands ashamed of this incorrect behavior, which is expected to lead to a global outcry that may exceed that which occurred when the movie "La La Land" was announced as the winner of the Best Picture Oscar since years, instead of the real winner, "Moonlight" and it was considered until now a memorable scandal.
The gaffe occurred when the host of the ceremony, French actress Audrey Tautou, asked me, "Can you tell me which award is the first?"
He got up and instead of telling her that the Best Actor award was supposed to be the first to be handed out, he said, "Yes, I can. The film that won the Palme d'Or is 'Titan'."
Here's the wild clip of Spike Lee accidentally announcing the Palme d'Or winner at the very beginning of the closing ceremony pic.twitter.com/l7kD1AP57A
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As a result, fellow jury chairman Melanie Laurent shouted "No!"
While the rest of the committee members laughed or buried their faces in their hands in a moment that will certainly not be forgotten for years, especially after the social networking sites ignited with this news within seconds, and it covered the rest of the awards that were announced after that.
Of this mistake, he told me later on the movie night, "In 63 years of my life, I've learned that people get a second chance.
So this is my second chance.
Then Titan was declared the winner again, this time officially."
Julia Ducournau is now the second female director to win the Palme d'Or, after Jane Campion won for THE PIANO in 1993. And technically, Ducournau is the first woman to win it solo, since Campion tied with FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE director Chen Kaige
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Titan the most daring in the history of Cannes
The movie Titan, revolving around a killer but with an unprecedented and daring treatment, has divided critics, with some praising his originality, and others criticizing him violently for his chaotic style.
The film is a bold and provocative choice in any case, because "Titan" is more daring and violent, with more sex scenes than usual in films winning the Palme d'Or.
But that didn't stop the movie from getting a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 19 reviews so far, with an average of 7.40 out of 10, and on Metacritic a rating of 73 out of 100, based on 12 critics. cinematically.
Its world premiere was at the Cannes Film Festival on July 13, when Ducornu became the second female director ever to win the Palme d'Or after Jane Campion for "The Piano" in 1993. It was subsequently released in France on July 14 by the company. Diaphana Distribution.