This year’s Cannes Film Festival gave us more amazing movies than we can count, but only one could walk away with Palme d’Or. Justine Triet made waves with her latest film Anatomy of a Fall and became the third woman in the event’s 76-year history to take its top prize home.
Anatomy of a Fall gripped the Cannes audience with its thrilling story about a German writer who finds herself in the middle of an intense murder trial after her husband is found dead in the snow below their secluded chalet in the French Alps.
Triet joins the exclusive company of Jane Campion and Julia Ducournau as the third woman to ever claim this prestigious award, and she dedicated it to all the young directors trying to make an impact today.
“We must give them the space I occupied 15 years ago in a less hostile world where it was still possible to make mistakes and start again,” said Triet in her acceptance speech.
The Cannes Film Festival returned to the French Riviera between May 16-27 and introduced us to some of the year’s most anticipated films. Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest won the prestigious Grand Prix, while Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves walked away with the Jury Prize.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL:
Palme d’Or
Anatomy of a Fall, dir: Justine Triet
Grand Prize
The Zone of Interest, dir: Jonathan Glazer
Best Director
Tranh Anh Hung, The Pot-au-Feu
Jury Prize
Fallen Leaves, dir: Aki Kaurismaki
Best Screenplay
Yuji Sakamato, Monster
Best Actress
Merve Dizdar, About Dry Grasses
Best Actor
Koji Yakusho, Perfect Days
Camera d’Or
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, dir: Thien An Pham
Short Film Palme d’Or
27, dir: Flóra Anna Buda
Special Mention:
Far, dir: Gunnur Martinsdottir Schluter
