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 Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 1:24 am Post subject: Irish 'troubles' film triumphs at Cannes |
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| Quote: | Ken Loach, the veteran British director, last night claimed one of the world's most prestigious film prizes.
The Palme d'Or, the highest cinema award outside the Oscars, went to one of the UK's most highly respected and socially active film makers.
One of 20 films in the main competition, his drama tells of the Irish struggle for independence in 1920, and was a fitting choice for a festival in which political films stole much of the limelight. |
In the New York Times: | Quote: | Speaking in French and English, Mr. Loach, with his customary quiet directness, said he hoped his movie — one of several war films shown during the festival — might represent "a little step in the British confronting their imperial history."
"Maybe if we tell the truth about the past, we can tell the truth about the present," he added.
In a striking departure from tradition, the competition jury, headed by the Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, spread the wealth this year by dividing the prizes for best actor and actress among a total of 10 actors and actresses: the "family" of women in Pedro Almodóvar's "Volver" and the "brotherhood" in Rachid Bouchareb's "Indigčnes" ("Days of Glory"). |
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