Justine Triet is the third woman director to win the festival’s top prize.
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The 76th Cannes Film Festival—which annually recognizes international films, directors and actors—concluded Saturday with the French film Anatomy of a Fall being awarded the festival’s top prize, while none of the American film entries received any honors.Key Facts
Director Justine Triet was awarded the Palme d’Or—given annually to the festival’s best film—for her film Anatomy of a Fall, a French thriller detailing a woman’s attempt to prove her innocence in her husband’s death.
