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Michael Haneke's 'Amour' Wins Palme D'Or at 2012 Cannes Film Festival
Michael Haneke's "Amour (Love)."
The film, which stars Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva, focuses on an elderly couple, Anne and Georges, who are retired music teachers. When Anne suffers a stroke that paralyzes her on one side of the body, they are forced to struggle through her painful decline.
Other major winners included Cristian Mungiu's "Beyond The Hills," which took prizes for best screenplay and best actress (for both Cosmina Stratan and Christina Flutor), and Matteo Garrone's "Reality," which won the Grand Prix (or runner-up for the Palme).
Shut out was Leos Carax's "Holy Motors," which was one of the most polarizing films of the festival.
The Full List of the 2012 Festival de Cannes Winners:
Palme d’Or:
"Amour"
Grand Prix:
"Reality"
Prix de la Mise en Scene (best director):
Carlos Reygadas, "Post Tenebras Lux"
Prix du Scenario (best screenplay):
"Beyond The Hills"
Camera d’Or (best first feature):
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Prix du Jury (jury prize):
"The Angel's Share"
Prix d’interpretation feminine (best actress):
Cosmina Stratan and Christina Flutor, "Beyond The Hills"
Prix d’interpretation masculine (best actor):
Mads Mikkelsen, "The Hunt"
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9 Comments
jean vigo | May 27, 2012 3:35 PM
Carax completely shut out? Wow.....
hmm | May 27, 2012 1:54 PM
it's over. Amour takes Cannes. fitting.
prakshid | May 27, 2012 1:32 PM
Eoin
how do you know, Please reply.
Tom Brueggemann | May 27, 2012 1:29 PM
Camera d'or (best first film in any section) - The Beasts of the Southern Wild
Short film - Silence (Turkey)
Eoin Daly | May 26, 2012 2:31 PM
Here is a live stream of the ceremony starting sunday 18:15 GMT 10:15 PT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmQ8-VZhDzk
shashwat | May 26, 2012 1:22 PM
When exactly is it announced? Does anyone know a link for live streaming?
Rob | May 26, 2012 12:53 PM
Aren't you a day early?
Shaun Heenan | May 26, 2012 11:09 AM
Yeah, when do these get announced? Are we minutes away, or hours?
Tiago Ramos | May 26, 2012 11:06 AM
Only tomorrow, right?