Elysee praises Cannes awards honoring European cinema
Key points
79th edition honored films addressing social issues
All ten awarded films have a French producer or co-producer; National Centre for Cinema supported half
TL;DR
Elysee says the 79th Cannes Film Festival placed the seventh art at the heart of issues affecting our societies under the presidency of Park Chan-wook.
Elysee notes the Palme d'Or was awarded to Romanian director Cristian Mungiu for Fjord, a film inspired by a painful social reality, following last year's Jafar Panahi.
Elysee reports the President of the Republic and his wife pay tribute to the entire film world gathered in Cannes, including actresses and actors, directors, screenwriters, technicians and funders.
Original text
Sous la présidence de Park Chan-wook, maître du cinéma coréen, le festival de Cannes a regardé l’époque droit dans les yeux et placé le 7e art au cœur des enjeux qui traversent nos sociétés. Un an après l’Iranien Jafar Panahi pour Un simple accident, la Palme d’or décernée au réalisateur roumain Cristian Mungiu pour Fjord couronne un film inspiré d’une réalité sociale douloureuse, dont la singularité prononcée laisse...
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