La comedia negra ‘The Square’, del director sueco Ruben Östlund, ganó la Palme d’Or en el Festival de Cannes.
En un competencia que, según los especialistas, ha sido mediocre, Sofia Coppola se llevó el premio a mejor director por su film ‘The Beguiled’.
‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’, de Yorgos Lanthimos, y ‘You Were Never Really Here’, de Lynne Ramsay, ganaron ambas, de forma sorpresiva, el premio a mejor guión.
Diane Kruger ganó el premio a la mejor actriz por su participación en ‘In the Fade’ y Joaquin Phoenix al mejor actor por ‘You Were Never Really Here’.
Después de socavar la figura paterna en Snow Therapy, en ‘The Square’ Ruben Östlund reflexiona sobre el altruismo y la pérdida de valores en forma de una comedia dramática cáustica.
‘The Square’ marca su debut en la competición.
El cine de Ruben Östlund ha sido en gran medida desconocido hasta que salió del anonimato en 2014 con Snow Therapy.
El largometraje, con su guión finamente afinado, ganador del Premio del Jurado en Un Certain Regard, dio una mirada irónica a una pareja en plena crisis, contra el inmaculado telón de fondo de una estación de esquí alpina golpeada por una avalancha.
Rubén Östlund es uno de esos cineastas que no duda en saltar con los dos pies en las zonas sensibles, y desde su primera película se ha fijado con el placer indiscutible de caricaturizar la pérdida gradual de los valores morales que una vez unieron nuestras sociedades.
Con ese fin, le gusta traernos personajes en situaciones que nunca esperaban enfrentar, en un acercamiento a un experimento sociológico.
Y esta es su preocupación una vez más en ‘The Square’, que narra la historia de Christian, un padre querido por sus valores humanos y por la calidad de su obra en un museo sueco de arte contemporáneo, pero cuyos principios están seriamente sacudidos por una profunda crisis existencial. Ruben Östlund describe cómo se sintió impresionado por el auge del individualismo en su país mientras trabajaba en el guión de Play (2008), que retrataba la raqueta a la que un grupo de niños cayó víctima.
Cinematográficamente hablando, el director sueco trabajó con gran detalle en la retórica de la película con el fin de «desestabilizar» al espectador.
Junto a Terry Notary y Claes Bang, la película cuenta con Dominic West, ex héroe de la serie The Wire y la actriz estadounidense Elisabeth Moss, quien también figura en el reparto de la temporada 2 de Top of The Lake de Jane Campion. (Redacción)
FEATURE FILMS – COMPETITION
PALME D’OR
THE SQUARE directed by Ruben ÖSTLUND
The Palme d’or was awarded by Juliette Binoche and Pedro Almodóvar.
70th ANNIVERSARY AWARD
Nicole KIDMAN
The 70th Anniversary Award was awarded by Will Smith.
« “I feel blessed to be able to work in this profession. The 70th celebration was incredible; it was the celebration of cinema and stories.” – Nicole KIDMAN, Video from Nashville, Tennessee – »
GRAND PRIX
120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE (BPM – Beats Per Minute) directed by Robin CAMPILLO
The Grand Prix was awarded by Costa-Gavras and Agnès Jaoui.
« “This film can be thought of as a tribute to those who died and especially those who are living, who fought, were subjected to harsh treatment and who put their life on hold during this time. People are never as fine or as strong as when they come together. – Robin CAMPILLO – »
BEST DIRECTOR PRIZE
Sofia COPPOLA for THE BEGUILED
The Best Director Prize was awarded by Fan BingBing and Gabriel Yared.
« “I like to thank my father, who taught me to write and how to be a film director, and my mother, for teaching me how to be an artist. Thanks as well to Jane Campion, for being a role model and inspiring women to be directors.” – Sofia COPPOLA – »
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Joaquin PHOENIX in YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE directed by Lynne RAMSAY
The Best Performance by an Actor Prize was awarded by Jessica Chastain.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Diane KRUGER in AUS DEM NICHTS (In The Fade) directed by Fatih AKIN
The Best Performance by an Actress Prize was awarded by Irène Jacob and Paolo Sorrentino.
« “Fatih, my brother, thank you for having believed in me; you gave me a strength that I never believed I could possess. I can’t receive this award without thinking of those who have been victims of terrorism. Please know that you are not forgotten.” – Diane KRUGER – »
JURY PRIZE
NELYUBOV (Loveless) directed by Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV
The Jury Prize was awarded by Maren Ade and Guillaume Gallienne.
« “I’d like to thank all the members of the Jury, and one in particular: Will Smith. He really exists!” – Andrey ZVYAGINTSEV – »
BEST SCREENPLAY EX-ÆQUO
Yorgos LANTHIMOS and Efthimis FILIPPOU for THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
Lynne RAMSAY for YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
The Best Screenplay Prize was awarded by Marisa Paredes and Park Chan-wook.
SHORT FILMS – COMPETITION
PALME D’OR
XIAO CHENG ER YUE (A Gentle Night) directed by QIU Yang
SPECIAL DISTINCTION BY THE JURY
KATTO (The Ceiling) directed by Teppo AIRAKSINEN
The Palme d’or and the Jury Special Mention for Shorts Films were awarded by Uma Thurman and Cristian Mungiu.
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