Cannes Film Festival 2008 – the winners
The 61st annual Cannes Film Festival closed on Sunday, when the jury, with Sean Penn presiding, announced the winners. Here they are: PALME D’OR FOR BEST FILM The Class (Entre les murs), directed by Laurent Cantet In The Class, Cantet portrays a Paris junior high school teacher and his students over the period of one year. Starring François Bégaudeau as the teacher, the two-hour classroom drama is based on an autobiographical work by Bégaudeau, who plays himself in the film. Cantet [Read more...]