Wild Grass Articles

Adel Bencherif, Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (top); Vincent Lindon, Farit Ayverdi in Welcome (middle); Yvan Atall in Rapt (bottom) With 13 nods, Jacques Audiard's prison drama A Prophet — one of the semi-finalists for this year's best foreign language film Oscar, leads the 2010 Cesar Award nominations. In addition to best film and best director mentions, A Prophet is also up for best actor [...]

Best Actor Tahar Rahim as a young man behind bars in A Prophet. Ben Whishaw as John Keats in Bright Star. André Dussollier as the elderly hero in Wild Grass. François Cluzet as a con man in In the Beginning.   Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes  

Best Director Pedro Almodóvar for Broken Embraces Jacques Audiard for A Prophet Jane Campion for Bright Star Michael Haneke for The White Ribbon Alain Resnais for Wild Grass   Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes  

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 [...]