France's Triet wins Cannes' Palme d'Or for 'Anatomy of a Fall'
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Cannes requires films in competition to abide by France’s strict theatrical windowing rules
BERLIN, May 27 (Reuters) - French director Justine Triet won the 2023 Cannes Film Festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or, on Saturday for her courtroom drama "Anatomy of a Fall".
Triet becomes the third female director to have won the prestigious prize. Cannes requires films in competition to abide by France’s strict theatrical windowing rules.
One of cinema’s most sought-after awards was decided by this year’s jury, presided over by two-time Palme winner Ruben Östlund, the Swedish director.
The festival opened on a note of controversy. “Jeanne du Barry,” a period drama co-starring Johnny Depp as Louis XV, played as the opening night film. The premiere marked Depp’s highest profile appearance since the conclusion of his explosive trial last year with ex-wife Amber Heard.
Saturday’s ceremony drew close to conclusion another Cannes edition that hasn’t lacked spectacle, stars or controversy.
