Cannes Awards Predictions: As Rumors Swirl Over Which Film Teams Are Heading Back To The Palais, Deadline’s Critics Make Their Picks

The rumors are currently swirling about which film delegations have been called back to the Cannes closing ceremony this evening. The buzz is strong that Minotaur, Fjord, The Dreamed Adventure, Fatherland, La Bola Negra and La Gradiva are among those that have been told to return to the Palais.

Below, Deadline’s critics reflect on this year’s potential winners…

PETE HAMMOND

There are a number of ways the jury can go, and based on past experience it is almost impossible to predict the mood. We can suggest that, because Park Chan-Wook is leading the jury, the Palme d’Or might go to something he would prefer, but that isn’t always the case. Remember, Steven Spielberg’s jury chose Blue is the Warmest Color and that movie hardly reminded you of anything Spielberg had ever made. Critics this year seem highest on Pawel Pawlikowski’s Fatherland and Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s All Of a Sudden. The black and white 82 minute Fatherland seems like a lock to get something. I’m not as sure, despite critical huzzahs, that the Ryusuke film will fly as high, especially since the near 220-minute film is awfully talky and feels like a lecture much of the time. I’m not sure it will work with this jury the way it worked with most critics (myself not included, though it had some things to admire).

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