"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" wins Cannes´ top prize

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-28-2007 14:18

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu (R), winner of the Palme d'Or award for his film "4 Luni, 3 Saptamini Si 2 Zile" ("4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"), is kissed by award presenter U.S. actress Jane Fonda during the awards ceremony at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 27, 2007. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

The 60th Cannes Film Festival ended on Sunday with a glittering red-carpet award ceremony. And the event's top prize, the Palme d'Or, has gone to a hard-hitting Romanian film "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days".

"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" directed by Cristian Mungiu, was one of the critics' favorites to win the Palme d'Or ahead of the glittering red-carpet ceremony that ended the 12-day movie marathon on the French Riviera.

The film tells the story of Gabita, a young student who undergoes a risky illegal abortion, and the terrible price she and her friend Otilia must pay.

Cristian Mungiu said, "I hope because of this award and because of all the attention the press has given us in this two weeks, the film is going to reach many audiences. And

hopefully people coming out of the theatre will take one moment to think about what they've seen."

Julian Schnabel won Best Director for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly". The movie was based on the true story of French journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby, who suffered a stroke and was paralyzed yet managed to write a book using one eyelid to communicate.

Best actress went to Jeon Do-yeon for South Korean competition entry "Secret Sunshine", an emotional drama about a woman overwhelmed by loss.

Best actor was Konstantin Lavronenko, who played the male lead in Russian film maker Andrei Zvyagintsev's "The Banishment", another gloomy film that features an abortion.

Editor:Du Xiaodan