Palme d’Or Winners
2 Episodes
The Cannes Film Festival’s top jury prize has long been one of the most coveted awards in international cinema. Over decades of competition, the Palme has crowned instant classics like ROME OPEN CITY and TASTE OF CHERRY, recognized the mastery of auteurs like Ermanno Olmi and Mike Leigh, and thrust masterpieces from the Soviet Union (THE CRANES ARE FLYING), Thailand (UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES), and Romania (4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS) into the international spotlight. Take a stroll down the red carpet and revisit some of the festival’s most memorable past winners.
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Viridiana
Episode 1
Directed by Luis Buñuel • 1961 • Spain
Starring Silvia Pinal, Fernando Rey, Francisco RabalBanned in Spain and denounced by the Vatican, Luis Buñuel’s irreverent vision of life as a beggar’s banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece. In it, novice nun Viridiana does her utmost to mainta...
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2:43:30Episode 2The Tin Drum
Episode 2
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff • 1979 • Germany
Starring David Bennent, Mario Adorf, Angela WinklerOskar is born in Germany in 1924 with an advanced intellect. Repulsed by the hypocrisy of adults and the irresponsibility of society, he refuses to grow older after his third birthday. While th...