Cannes 2009: Palme d’Or Favorites

Palme d'Or 2009, Grand Prix, Special Jury Prize:

Alain Resnais' romantic fantasy Wild Grass (adapted by Alex Reval and Laurent Herbiet from Christian Gailly's novel), about a man who becomes intrigued by a younger woman

Jacques Audiard's tough prison drama A Prophet (written by Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri, and Nicolas Peufaillit)

Writer-director Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon, about a northern German community enmeshed in a series of nasty events right before the beginning of World War I

Writer-director Jane Campion's Bright Star, about the doomed love affair between British poet John Keats and his neighbor, Fanny Brawne

Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes