The 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday, and a jury led by filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu awarded the Palme d'Or (the festival's top award) to ... yet another man, bypassing the best-reviewed film of the festival, the women-led project Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
That said, the man in question—genre filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho—became the first-ever Korean director to collect the Palme d'Or when he was a surprise but unanimous winner over Pedro Almodóvar and Quentin Tarantino. (The latter's buzzy Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was unexpectedly shut out of all of the major awards.) Bong's thrilling winning entry, Parasite, plays a bit like an acidic (and maybe Tarantino-esque?) take on last year's Palme d'Or winner, Shoplifters, and was, at least, one of the festival's best-reviewed films this year. And there was one other bit of progress: The jury also recognized the competition's first-ever black female director with a (second-place) Grand Prix trophy.
Further below, find out what critics are saying about over three dozen of this year's notable Cannes debuts, including films that screened out of competition or as part of the parallel Directors' Fortnight and International Critics' Week programs. (Special screening Rocketman is excluded because it has now been reviewed outside of Cannes, though you can read all of that film's reviews here.) First, we have a recap of this year's award winners.
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
Palme d'Or (1st place):
89 Parasite (Gisaengchung)
Drama/Comedy | South Korea | Directed by Bong Joon-ho
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2018 Shoplifters 93
2017 The Square 73
2016 I, Daniel Blake 77
2015 Dheepan 76
2014 Winter Sleep 87
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