Cannes 2016, Day 11: Au Revoir
The jury has convened, the Marché has wrapped up, and most celebrities have hopped on their yachts and private jets. Awards have been trickling in: Un Certain Regard chose a Finnish boxing drama and an actor-turned-director; the International Federation of Film Critics awarded the prize for competition films to Toni Erdmann – already a favorite for the Palme D’Or –and the nod for non-competition entries to the Romanian Dogs, shown in Un Certain Regard; and last but certainly not least, the Palm Dog for best canine performance went to Nellie, the English bulldog who played opposite Adam Driver in Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson (sadly, Nellie passed away a few weeks back, making her Palm Dog the first to be awarded posthumously). For a festival that launched amid tension and anxiety, Cannes 2016 was actually lukewarm and peaceful, with the proper ratio of boos (Neon Demon, It’s Just The End of The World, Personal Shopper, The Last Face) and ovations (Neon Demon, Toni Erdmann, The Handmaid, Personal Shopper, Aquarius, American Honey, Loving). It will be interesting to see what journeys these titles, their casts and filmmakers, will take – now that the golden Cannes bubble is about to burst.
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