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Cannes. Un Certain Regard Awards.
By David Hudson on 05/23/2009
"Presided by Italian director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino, the UCR Jury panel included actress Julie Gayet, Toronto Festival Director Piers Handling, and journalists Uma Da Cunha and Marit Kapla."
And tonight, they've revealed the winners of their awards.
The Prix Un Certain Regard goes to "Dogtooth" Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece).
The Prix du Jury goes to "Police, Adjective (Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania).
And the Prix Special Un Certain Regard goes to "No One Knows About Persian Cats" (Bahman Ghobadi, Iran) and "Father of my Children", (Mia Hansen-Løve, France).
Click the titles to read the reviews. Meantime, how about this AP headline: "Film co-written by Roxana Saberi wins Cannes prize."
Coverage of the coverage: Cannes 2009.
[Photo: "Dogtooth," Boo Productions, 2009]
Tags: Bahman Ghobadi, Cannes 2009, Corneliu Porumboiu, Dogtooth, Mia Hansen-Love, Yorgos Lanthimos- Permalink
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Was there no update for the Coixet film? I heard it was wretched.
There are *just* enough reviews coming together to warrant an entry, Joe. Coming up ASAP.
HarryTuttle
lol @ AP
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