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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#126 Post by Pavel » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:07 pm

I think Spike Lee just spoiled the Palme winner.
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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#127 Post by Pavel » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:08 pm

Caleb Landry Jones wins Actor

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#128 Post by lzx » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:12 pm

Award ceremonies are going full chaos this year

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#129 Post by DarkImbecile » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:13 pm

Pavel wrote:
Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:07 pm
I think Spike Lee just spoiled the Palme winner.
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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#130 Post by Pavel » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:13 pm

Jury Prize goes to Ahed's Knee and Memoria

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#131 Post by Pavel » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:24 pm

Actress goes to Renate Reinsve

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#132 Post by DarkImbecile » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:27 pm


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#133 Post by Pavel » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:28 pm

Ryusuke Hamaguchi wins Screenplay

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#134 Post by Pavel » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:34 pm

Best Director goes to Leos Carax

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#135 Post by Pavel » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:39 pm

Farhadi and Kuosmanen win Grand Prix

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#136 Post by soundchaser » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:43 pm

Maybe someone smarter than I knows this: have there ever been two ex-aequo prizes given in the same year?

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#137 Post by Omensetter » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:48 pm

Not this century. It seems this jury couldn't deliberate it down this year for whatever reason.

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#138 Post by soundchaser » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:51 pm

Please let Spike Lee be the jury president and accidentally announce the Palme d’or winner (and then almost announce it again!) every year.

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#139 Post by Omensetter » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:52 pm

I accidentally caught the prize leaks this morning (why people can't wait a few hours is beyond me; I hate the leaks), so it is just as well for Spike. His confusion in that clip is understandable.

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#140 Post by Finch » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:55 pm

When was the last time a film this late in the line up won a major prize like Caleb Landry Jones just did for Nitram? Drive comes to mind but since?

Thrilled for Doucornau's win as that might finally convince more people to seek out RAW. The Jury Prize for Ahed's Knee is surprising though it had to share with Memoria. Ahed's Knee wasn't on any critic's Best Of list, was it?

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#141 Post by Pavel » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:56 pm

Neon was founded in 2017 and the studio has already distributed two Palme winners

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#142 Post by Omensetter » Sat Jul 17, 2021 3:03 pm

This seems the most divisive Palme since Wild at Heart, and frankly Ducornau's first film was garbage. I can't say this Palme excites me, but maybe it's decent. The critics on the ground didn't think so, but the jury isn't the critics. Hopefully next year we can have jury without four French people.

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#143 Post by Omensetter » Sat Jul 17, 2021 3:07 pm

Finch wrote:
Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:55 pm
When was the last time a film this late in the line up won a major prize like Caleb Landry Jones just did for Nitram? Drive comes to mind but since?

Thrilled for Doucornau's win as that might finally convince more people to seek out RAW. The Jury Prize for Ahed's Knee is surprising though it had to share with Memoria. Ahed's Knee wasn't on any critic's Best Of list, was it?
Last day winners happens quite a bit actually, perhaps due to recency. Elia Suleiman's film screened last in 2019 and won a prize.

The jury should have just gave it Nadav Lapid. Weerasethakul's won the Jury Prix before, he's one the Palme before, and his film was rapturously received. Spike Lee announcing the Palme first, however hesitantly, seems the only time this Jury's made a decision.

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#144 Post by Pavel » Sat Jul 17, 2021 3:28 pm

I'm happy with Titane winning (based mostly on the trailer), but have not seen Raw. Kind of disappointed Simon Rex didn't win Actor, as that was an early prediction of mine that seemed like a longshot until he gradually became the frontrunner.

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#145 Post by domino harvey » Sat Jul 17, 2021 4:33 pm

Omensetter wrote:
Sat Jul 17, 2021 3:03 pm
Hopefully next year we can have jury without four French people.
I agree, let’s get five or more in there 😃

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#146 Post by Omensetter » Sat Jul 17, 2021 5:37 pm

Lol, fair enough—an obviously sore comment from someone who would not have pointed that out if Carax or Hansen-Løve won. I do hope I enjoy Ducornau's film as this seems pretty well poised to be inescapable.

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#147 Post by soundchaser » Sat Jul 17, 2021 5:46 pm

I'm almost certain this won't be as widely touted or well-received as Parasite was for Neon, because it seems like a much more difficult film. Plus they've got to figure out how to market it first.

But then again:
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I just can't see the jury giving [the Palme d'or] to Titane.

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#148 Post by Never Cursed » Sat Jul 17, 2021 6:07 pm

Fantastic choice for the top prize! Between this and the post-2018 Oscars, Spike Lee should be on hand for every film awards show no matter the relevance of his presence

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#149 Post by tenia » Sun Jul 18, 2021 4:21 am

In any case, that was a much funnier ceremony than any of the recent ones I've seen (especially the Césars).

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Re: Festival Circuit 2021

#150 Post by Finch » Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:42 am


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