<\/a>Amour, Michael Haneke’s tearjerker about an elderly French couple spending the last stages of life, scooped the biggest award of the night, Palme d’Or (best picture), at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
\nThe Austrian auteur now becomes\u00a0one of the few that has won the top honour for more than once. This marks his second win\u00a0after he took home the prize with The White Ribbon in 2009.
\nThe film’s victory also struck a chord with French cinemagoers, as it is a French-language film starring French respectable thespians Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant, who are both in their 80s.
\n“The names of Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant … will play in the public eye like a French victory,” wrote Le Parisien daily.
\nHollywood did not fare as good, though. Despite having five entries in the main competition, only one American film, Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild, was awarded, winning Camera d’Or (Debut Film).
\nThe Hollywood Reporter wrote: “None set the town on fire and clearly can’t count upon widespread critical support down the line.
\n“The feeling of letdown about these films running from vague to severe created the feeling of a mixed-bag festival.”
\nHere’s the full list of winners:
\nPalme d’Or (Best Film): Amour (Austria) by Michael Haneke
\nGrand Prix (Runner-up): Reality (Italy) by Matteo Garrone
\nJury Prize (Third Prize): The Angels’ Share (Britain) by Ken Loach
\nCamera d’Or (Debut Film): Beasts of the Southern Wild (U.S.) by Benh Zeitlin
\nBest Director: Carlos Reygadas for Post Tenebras Lux (Mexico)
\nBest Screenplay: Beyond the Hills (Romania) by Cristian Mungiu
\nBest Actress: Cosmina Stratan and Cristina Flutur in Beyond the Hills
\nBest Actor: Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt<\/p>\n

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