The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival wrapped up on Saturday, but movie fans are still buzzing about all the excitement, drama and controversy from the 12-day event. Here’s a look back at eight of the most talked-about moments from the festival: The festival’s highest prize was awarded to “Anora,” about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch. The film was directed by Sean Baker, whose previous works include acclaimed films like “The Florida Project” and “Tangerine.
” “This, literally, has been my singular goal as a filmmaker for the past 30 years, so I’m not really sure what I’m going to do with the rest of my life,” Baker said upon receiving the award. “Anora” marks the fifth straight Palme d’Or won by specialty distributor Neon. It’s also the first American film to take home the prize since Terrence Mallick’s “The Tree of Life” in 2011.
Movie critic . “Sean Baker’s flair for rough-edged characters ..
. pays off handsomely in this high-voltage screwball comedy,” he writes. Written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Rasoulof, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” tells the story of a Tehran family grappling with the oppressive practices of the Iranian government.
The film, which was made in secret, includes real footage from 2022-2023 political demonstrations against the government. Days before the film’s premiere, Rasoulof, facing an eight-year prison sentence on a charge of “propaganda against the regime,” was.