Sean Baker’s Anora, a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or. Baker accepted the prize with his film’s star, Mikey Madison, watching in the audience at the Cannes closing ceremony on Saturday. The […]
The 77th Cannes Film Festival was drawing to a close on Saturday with the presentation of its top award, the Palme d’Or, along with an honorary tribute for George Lucas. Cannes invites prize winners to the ceremony but does not divulge what awards they are winning. Among the film teams on the red carpet were […]
The Cannes Film Festival has opened with the unveiling of Greta Gerwig’s jury and the presentation of an honorary Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep, as the French Riviera spectacular kicked off a potentially volatile 77th edition. A 10-day stream of stars will soon begin flowing down Cannes’ famous red carpet, beginning with the opening night […]
George Lucas is set to be given an honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The American writer, director and producer, 79, created the Star Wars franchise beginning with the first film in 1977 and wrote the story for the first four Indiana Jones films. Last year, Indiana Jones and Star Wars actor […]