the festival people gave him an honorary palme d or, that s the highest award of the festival. that was for his body of work over the past a0 years. but cannes isn tjust about hollywood stars, it is also about serious international cinema. and one of the finest films i saw was called tchaikovsky s wife, it s showing in competition. it s made by a russian dissident film maker, about the contortions people in tchaikovsky s life made to deny he was a gay man. and of course, there s been some very sobering films to see here in cannes. the war in ukraine continues to be an ongoing feature of the festival. this morning, i saw a documentary called mariupolis 2, shot in a rather tragic way by a lithuanian film maker who was killed, allegedly, by russian forces in april. his fiancee smuggled out the footage and they assembled the film together.
the french directorjulia ducourneau has won the palme d or at the cannes film festival for her movie about a serial killer, titane. she s only the second female director to win one of the film world s most prestigious awards. but the announcement didn t quite go according to plan, as tim allman explains. can you tell me which prize is the first prize? yes, ican. a big night and a big moment, that came just a bit earlier than intended. the film that won the palme d or is titane. wait, wait, no! spike lee, chairman of this year s jury, announcing the winner of the palme d or a little ahead of schedule. cue a fair dose of confusion and a few red faces. fast forward a couple of hours, throw in a hollywood sex symbol, and try again. you re ready? i am ready. it s now? yes.
0k. the palme d or titane. directorjulia ducourneau still looked a little overwhelmed, even if she knew she was going to win ahead of time. and why not? she is only the second woman to ever be awarded the palme d or. titane has been described as outlandish, grizzly, yet comic. it is the story of a female serial killer, said to be one of the most shocking films ever shown at the festival. there was this moment where i felt i was in the twilight zone, so i didn t believe it at all. so, somehow, there was the same tension as if he hadn t said anything. elsewhere, the award for the best actress went to norway s renate reinste for her part in the worst person in the world. and america s caleb landryjones was named best actor