Cannes makes history with Palme d’Or for Julia Ducournau thriller ‘Titane’
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msn.comPalme d’Or for one of the most brazen and divisive films to screen in competition in recent years. The manner in which it was announced was equally startling as the ceremony started where it should have ended, with Lee mistakenly announcing the Palme d’Or laureate from the get-go.
A gender-bending, genre-blending, serial-killer oddball that shocked and delighted in equal measure, Ducournau’s “Titane” is certainly a bold choice for the most prestigious prize in film.
It ends the long wait for a second female laureate since Jane Campion won the Palme d’Or in 1993, for “The Piano”. “Titane” marks Ducournau’s follow-up to the 2016 shocker “Grave”, the coming-of-age tale of a teenage vegetarian who develops a taste for human flesh.
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