Cannes '08: Kenneth Turan: 'As always, some of the most satisfying films were not found in the official competition'
Times film critic Kenneth Turan on this year's award winners, some overlooked gems, and cherished revivals:
CANNES, France -- What a difference 21 years makes.
In 1987, the last time a French film won the Palme d'Or, the audience at the Palais du Festival was so angry at the choice of "Under the Sun of Satan" that it hooted furiously and the director, Maurice Pialat, yelled right back.
But when Laurent Cantet's masterful "Entre les Murs" won the top prize at the Festival de Cannes on Sunday night -- one of only two unanimous votes, jury president Sean Penn revealed -- the audience erupted in ecstatic rhythmic applause, which only increased as most of the 24 middle-school students who made up the cast joined the director onstage.
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-- Sheigh Crabtree
