Palme d’or: the press favorites

by Fabien Lemercier

21/05/2005 - There has been a constant uncertainty this year on the potential Palme d’or winner since Cannes started, which is quite rare actually. Indeed, six films are among the favorites: Hidden [trailer, film focus] by Michael Haneke, L'enfant [trailer, film focus] by the brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, A History of violence by David Cronenberg, Broken Flowers by Jim Jarmusch, Last Days by Guys van Sant and Don't Come Knocking [trailer] by Wim Wenders. A starting line characterized by great filmmakers who have all been awarded a Cannes Prize (3 Palme d’or awarded to Wenders, van Sant and the Dardenne Brothers). To clear up the situation, here are the favorites of several European press representatives.

Serge Kaganski (Les Inrockuptibles - France)
Last Days and A History of violence

Jan Temmerman (De Morgen - Belgium)
Broken Flowers

Jean-Michel Frodon (Les Cahiers du Cinéma -France)
Last Days

Bo Green Jensen (Weekendavisen - Denmark)
Hidden

Michel Ciment (Positif - France)
Hidden

Margret Koehler (Film-Dienst - Germany)
Hidden

Jean-Luc Douin (Le Monde - France)
Last Days

Nick James (Sight and sound - UK)
L’Enfant

(Translated from French)