White Ribbon wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

Courtesy French Culture  Tue, 05/26/2009 - 15:59

Troubled times mean troubled movies, and this year's 62nd Cannes film festival saw a slate of disturbing and thought-provoking movies screened on the Riviera.

The festival sees itself as mirroring the world. "Cannes," said its director Thierry Fremaux at the opening, "aims to unveil what is happening around us." Only a couple of light-hearted films had made it into the small group of 20 movies competing for the coveted Palme d'Or.

There was Ken Loach's hilarious "Looking for Eric" starring...

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