Cannes 2015. Six favorites, underdogs, but only one Palme d’Or! – Ouest-France

 
   
 
       
   
   
     
       
 
     
             

        In Ouest-France with AFP
     

   
 

Carol of American Todd Haynes, My Mother of Italian Nanni Moretti, Son of Saul Hungarian Laszlo Nemes, The Lobster Greek Yorgos Lanthimos, The Assassin the Taiwanese Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Youth of Italy’s Paolo Sorrentino: no less than six films 19 are among the favorites for the Palme d’Or, with no real consensus … The suspense is total!

Among the outsiders, Sicario the Canadian Denis Villeneuve, Chronic the Mexican Michel Franco with Tim Roth, Macbeth of the Australian Justin Kurzel, The Market Act the French Stéphane Brizé with Vincent Lindon.

Jury incommunicado

confiscated Phones, Hollywood villa in a secret place and protected by the police: the jury will come Sunday morning in conclave to decide the ranking. It will reappear in the early evening to unveil it.

Co-Chairs, Joel and Ethan Coen have requested a vote each, “with intent to argue if necessary” , according to Thierry Frémaux, the coach and general delegate of the festival. For each prize, the secret ballot is an absolute majority: at least 5 of 9 voices

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