Edition that may be said to be a little too fast lower than the previous years, the 77nd Festival de Cannes still had serious assets to promote and a few punched works reminding that genre films have now found their nobility letters on the cruise. Chaired by Greta Gerwig, author of the successful blockbuster Barbie, the festival gave the beautiful part to portraits of women and the question of the release of bodies. Find our podcast balance sheet at the end of the article in addition to After-meeting full of films viewed.
A female festival?
Very represented this year, this theme was omnipresent. First by denunciation of the mullah diktat with Seeds of the wild fig tree by Mohammad Rasoulof. Then through the dictatorship of images and the cult of gambling in The Substance. We could also mention the problem of sexual emancipation in India, a country torn apart by the persecution of Muslims by Hindus as denounced with poetry All We imagine as Light. The same was true for the golden palm Anora, burning feminist plea armored with humor about sex workers. In his latest feature film ParthenopeSorrentino treated a woman with magnetic beauty and repelled the desires of men. An inaccessible heroine who sees « desire as a mystery » and « sex as her funeral ». The theme of domestic violence was not left behind with She where a woman is accused of killing her violent husband. Cronenberg, for his part, described our relationship to mourning and the fate reserved for the remains of the deceased in his latest very personal film entitled Shrouds.
With Emilia PerezAwarded both the grand prize of the jury and the prize of female interpretation, Audiard directly questioned the genres by the delicate question of the sexual transition against the backdrop of Mexican cartels. A bold and political project as already evidenced by the waves of transphobic indignation seen on the lamentable comments of the media Cnews. And even on the red carpet, the question of inclusion became impersonated with the rise of revolting steps for the film team One more thing.. In front of the world, director Arthus had to wear Sofian Ribes, one of his disabled actors in lack of accessibility, a climax or rather a shame for the biggest film festival in the world. With the Celeste wolf, we return to this 77nd edition to the plural and highly political proposals. Good listening and do not hesitate to ask us your questions and share your favorites and disappointments in comments!
Awards of the 77th Cannes Festival
In Competition
Palm gold : Anora
Grand Prix : All We Imagine As Light
Award for staging : Grand Tour
Jury Prize : Emilia Pérez
Scenario price : The Substance
Price of female interpretation Adriana Paz, Zoé Zaldana, Karla Sofia Gascon and Selena Gomez in Emilia Pérez
Price of male interpretation : Jesse Plemons in Kind of Kindness
Golden camera : Armand
A Certain Look
Un Certain Regard Prize : Black Dog
Jury Prize : The story of Souleymane
Short films
Palm gold : The Man who could not keep quiet
Special mention: Bad for a moment
Closing ceremony of the Cannes 2024 festival
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