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    ‘Un Simple Accident’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

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    The film, “Un Simple Accident,” was directed by Jafar Panahi, a longtime festival favorite. The award capped a contest that was widely seen as the strongest in years.The sun was still shining when the 78th Cannes Film Festival came to an emotional, exhilarating close with the Palme d’Or going to “Un Simple Accident,” from the Iranian writer-director Jafar Panahi.The announcement was met with cheers and a standing ovation in the Grand Lumière Theater. Accompanied by his actors, some who began weeping, an equally moved Panahi kept on his sunglasses as he accepted his award.A longtime festival favorite, Panahi had until recently been barred from making movies in Iran or traveling outside the country. Although the restriction has been lifted, he shot “Un Simple Accident” clandestinely.The movie tracks a group of men and women who join together after one of them kidnaps a man they believe tortured them in prison. Panahi, who has been imprisoned several times, drew his inspiration from stories he heard from other inmates while he was at Evin Prison in Tehran.The Palme for Panahi capped what was widely seen as one of the strongest festivals in years. For some, the selections offered reassuring evidence that the art would continue to endure — and thrive — despite the problems facing the industry. Certainly, President Trump’s recent threat to institute a 100 percent tariff on movies made in “foreign lands” had cast a shadow over the opening ceremony. By the close of the festival, however, the bounty of good and great work had palpably buoyed spirits.The Palme d’Or was decided upon by a nine-person jury led by the French actress Juliette Binoche. “My friends, this is the end — it was such a show,” she said, turning to her fellow jurists, who included the American actor Jeremy Strong and the Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia. Given Binoche’s auteur-rich résumé, it is perhaps unsurprising that this jury gave a special award to the Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan for “Resurrection,” a delirious, elegiac journey through cinema history.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More

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      If This Movie Wins the Palme d’Or, It Will Extend a Staggering Streak

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      The distributor Neon has been on a run at the Cannes Film Festival, and it has three movies, including “Sentimental Value,” considered front-runners.They sounded froggy. Their eyes were heavy. But underneath all that fatigue, it was clear that the cast and crew of “Sentimental Value” were in good spirits during their Cannes Film Festival news conference on Wednesday.“If my voice is a little rusty, it’s because the film was apparently well-received and we had the party yesterday,” said the co-writer Eskil Vogt.Later, the actor Stellan Skarsgard’s voice also faltered at the news conference. “I was at the same party,” he said apologetically.I, too, had been to that late-night soiree, crammed shoulder-to-shoulder with people eager to celebrate the festival’s biggest hit so far. Earlier that night, “Sentimental Value” received the most supersized standing ovation of Cannes, immediately distinguishing it as one of the strongest contenders to win the Palme d’Or. And if it does take that prestigious trophy, one of the most remarkable streaks in cinema will extend even further.The film’s distributor, Neon, is now angling for its sixth consecutive Palme d’Or, following “Parasite,” “Titane,” “Triangle of Sadness,” “Anatomy of a Fall” and “Anora.” Most insiders believe the Palme could go to “Sentimental Value,” the Iranian drama “It Was Just an Accident” or the Brazilian entry “The Secret Agent,” though Neon also bought the latter two films after they premiered this week, further improving the company’s odds.It may help that the “Sentimental Value” director Joachim Trier has come close to the top prize here before: His previous film, the dramedy “The Worst Person in the World,” won the best-actress award at Cannes for its lead, Renate Reinsve. “Sentimental Value” finds them reteaming for the story of Nora, a Norwegian stage actress who is reluctantly reunited with her estranged father, Gustav (Skarsgard), after her mother’s funeral.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More