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Austrian director Michael Haneke took home the prestigious Palme d'Or prize -- his second -- at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Amour. The film, according to the festival's website, is about a retired couple in their 80s and how their bond is severely tested after the woman, Anne, has an attack. It features actors Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva. Haneke also won the Palme d'Or at the festival in 2009 for The White Ribbon. That film depicted the cruel punishments meted out at a rural German school before World War I. The Palme d'Or is the best prize a filmmaker can win, said Haneke at a press conference following his 2009 award. I am not proud, but I am very happy. In my opinion, it's silly to be proud. Another contender for the top prize was Moonrise Kingdom, a film by Wes Anderson that tells the tale of two young lovers who reunite and run away into the wilderness in 1965 after a year apart. The film stars Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Ed Norton along with Anderson favorite Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman. But it's the two young lovers, portrayed by newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward, who steal the show. My point of view about it was the memory of feeling that way is so strong for me, Anderson told CNN earlier this week. Rather than starting with an idea of a character or characters and a setting, instead I was starting out

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July 2026