Palme D’Or 2012 – De Rouille Et D’Os ?

Last Thursday a possible 2012 Palme d’Or winner ‘De Rouille Et D’Os’ (‘Rust And Bone’–Sony Pictures Classics) by my personal favorite French Director Jacques Audiard (Un prophète) already hit the screen and became an instant buzz in Cannes. The powerful love story based on Canadian author Craig Davidson’s first collective of short stories and loved by Bret Easton Ellis was actually filmed in Cannes and the next-door town of Antibes. The film got a rousing 10-minute standing ovation. It features a ‘tour-de-force’ performance by the always brilliant Marion Cotillard as a whale trainer who becomes a double amputee after a tragic accident. The critics are already stating that this remarkable portrayal could put her in strong contention for a prize in Cannes as well as another Oscar nomination. Co-starring beside Marion was Matthias Schoenaerts, the Belgian actor who starred in last year’s Foreign Language Oscar nominee ‘Bullhead’. He too gives a powerful performance and could put him in awards contention as well. Sony Pictures Classics co-president Tom Bernard states that although they haven’t officially dated the film yet he is aiming for Thanksgiving US distribution and an Oscar run. Click here for the Cannes 2012 Conférence de presse. Can’t wait to see this one!