Despite Lars Von Trier's questionable comments at a Cannes press junket recently, Kirsten Dunst has managed to snag the Best Actress gong at the festival. Re-invigorating her career since a relatively long absence filled with the occasional modelling stint and celebrity appearance, her performance as a disturbed and neurotic bride-to-be in Melancholia has been widely lauded. Charlotte Gainsbourg also returns to Von Trier-ville for the forthcoming film.
The top prize at Cannes, the Palme d’Or, has been taken out by the multi-generation-spanning-and-Brad-Pitt-starring The Tree of Life. Let's just hope Pitt doesn't age backwards this time around.
Dazed Digital has a fantastic interview with Kirsten Dunsts' co-star Stellan Skarsgård, about the film working with Von Trier.
Here's the full list of prize winners:
Grand Prix (tie)
The Kid with a Bike — Directors: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Once Upon A Time In Anatolia — Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Best Director
Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive
Best Actor
Jean Dujardin for The Artist
Best Actress
Kirsten Dunst for Melancholia
Best Screenplay
Joseph Cedar for Footnote
Jury Prize
Polisse — Director: Maïwenn
Best First Film
Las Acacias — Director: Pablo Giorgelli
Short Film Palme d’Or
Cross-Country — Director: Maryna Vroda
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