Michael Haneke's DAS WEISSE BAND (THE WHITE RIBBON) wins Palme d'Or at Cannes! - Blu-ray Forum

McCrutchy · 05-25-2009, 12:56 AM

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CANNES, France – Austrian director Michael Haneke's somber drama "The White Ribbon" claimed the top prize Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival, where Quentin Tarantino and Lars von Trier entries earned the acting honors.

It was a big night for Austria, whose triumphs included Christoph Waltz as best actor for Tarantino's World War II epic "Inglourious Basterds." Charlotte Gainsbourg won the best-actress honor for von Trier's "Antichrist," a film that riled and repelled many Cannes viewers with its explicit images of physical abuse involving a grieving couple...

Read the full article at Yahoo! News.

See the full list of winners at the Cannes Film Festival site.

Now I have to see both Das Weisse Band and Antichrist.

Riff Magnum · 05-25-2009, 01:25 AM

Did Haneke direct Hidden/Cache?
Yeah, i'm pumped about Inglorious Basterds and Antichrist as well. They both look completely off the hizzy.

McCrutchy · 05-25-2009, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Riff Magnum

Did Haneke direct Hidden/Cache?
Yeah, i'm pumped about Inglorious Basterds and Antichrist as well. They both look completely off the hizzy.

Yes he did. Artificial Eye brought it out on Blu-ray in the UK last year, and it's region-free, too.

Riff Magnum · 05-25-2009, 03:58 AM

Sweet. I really liked it. Very tense.

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05-25-2009, 01:25 AM	#2
Riff Magnum Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Island Blu-ray collection:149	Did Haneke direct Hidden/Cache? Yeah, i'm pumped about Inglorious Basterds and Antichrist as well. They both look completely off the hizzy.

05-25-2009, 03:58 AM	#4
Riff Magnum Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Island Blu-ray collection:149	Sweet. I really liked it. Very tense.

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