Julia Ducournau’s erotic psychological thriller “Titane” won the Palme d’Or, while David Cronenberg’s 1996 sex-fueled “Crash” was awarded a Special Jury prize amid controversy.
“Thank you for capturing female anguish and rage… on film,” Stone tells Ducournau, whom she handed the Palme d’Or to back in July.
“Free Guy” spent its fourth week at #1 across all charts. “Titane” and “Bergman Island” moved to VOD after brief theatrical exclusivity.
With several updates surrounding Oscar submissions for the Best International Film category, the season just got a little more complicated.
In a three-way contest, the French committee picked Julia Ducournau’s polarizing Cannes Palme d’Or winner to contend for Best International Feature Film.
The “Venom” sequel and “Addams Family 2” did better than expected, while “The Many Saints of Newark” and “Titane” underperformed.
Julia Ducournau’s provocative “Raw” follow-up uses the iconography of transition in blind service of its faux-feminist fable.
Composer Jim Williams previews the “dark, emotional” score to “Titane,” exclusively on IndieWire.
A tomboy’s body becomes home to a startling metamorphosis in this first film from the “Titane” and “Raw” director.
In the end, many Cannes winners don’t register stateside, unless they break through at the box office, as “Parasite” did.
The filmmaker explained her investment in exploring gender fluidity and how she’s evaluating the next phase of her career.
Lee accidentally named “Titane” as the winner of the Palme d’Or at the top of the ceremony, taking some of the suspense out of the night.
