The 76th Cannes Film Festival is coming to an end and the Palme d’Or will be awarded to it

who will succeed without filterBy Ruben Ostlund? After twelve days of glitter and stars, 76^e The Cannes Film Festival ends on Saturday, May 27, with one of 21 films being awarded the Palme d’Or in an all-open competition.

The Swedish director, who won a second Palm last year, chairs the jury, which will step down to consider and award its prizes.

Ostlund, who promised in an interview with Agence France-Presse “A very democratic approach to the presidency”He has to decide his jury in the company of four women and four men, including the director Julia Ducournau (of titaniumPalme d’Or 2021) or actor Brie Larson, known as the superhero Captain Marvel, Afghan writer Atiq Rahim or actor Denis Menoche.

“I love hearing what everyone has to say about different movies. […] I’m not going to be an authority in any way.”He promised.

At the end of the competition, the suspension is over. With a few favourites: Finland’s Aki Kaurismäki, a regular at the festival and one of Ruben Ostlund’s favorite directors, gave Ultra-Lancholik a very warm welcome. Dead leavesA Baudelaire-tinged romance between two lonely souls in working-class and rainy Finland.

The prize list will take a more political turn if the jury decides to crown Britain’s Jonathan Glazer. Interest : This film, highly skilled, recalls horror “The Banality of Evil” A clinical and harrowing account of the extraordinary daily life of the family of the head of the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz.

3^e Palm for the director?

His compatriot Ken Loach, 86, may have entered the Hall of Fame in his lifetime, becoming the first director to win a third Palme d’Or. The wind is picking up (2006) and I, Daniel Blake (2016). He was the last one up the stairs on Friday evening old oakOn the reception of Syrian refugees in the UK.

As for the interpretation prizes, Germany’s Sandra Hüller revealed them to the international community in Cannes. Toni Erdmann (2016), is a very serious contender: she has appeared in two films, playing the wife of a Nazi leader. Interest and a widow accused of murdering her husband Anatomy of a Fall.

The latter film, a two-and-a-half-hour drama with a very sophisticated structure, is one of the most popular among international critics. If it were to win the Palme d’Or, its author Justin Triet would be only the third director in the history of the festival to be honored, after Jane Campion.Piano lesson1993) and Julia Ducournau.

Already awarded the prize and the Queer Palm

Beyond the prizes, the closing ceremony, chaired by Chiara Mastroianni and broadcast from 20:30 on France Télévisions and Realmarks the end of 76^e A publication first headed by Iris Knobloch, formerly of Warner. the world Also follows this special evening live from 6:30 p.m.

It was marked by the controversy surrounding the return of Johnny Depp following his trials for defamation on charges of domestic violence, the strong representation of cinema from the African continent and the return of Hollywood legends to the Croisette. Among those making the trip: Martin Scorsese, who came with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro to promote his latest film. Flower Moon AssassinsHarrison Ford, who climbed the stairs for the last time at the age of 80 Indiana Jones And say goodbye to the hero of the archeologist with a hat and a whip, or to the actress Jane Fonda and the director Quentin Tarantino, who each came to talk about cinema and career.

Several prizes have already been awarded, including the prize Un certain regard à How to have sexMolly Manning Walker and Queer Palm, Alternative Award for Best LGBT+ Film, monsterby Hirokazu Kore-eda, also in official competition.