Re: Completely OT : Cannes, Mickael Moore and the Iraq War
MICAHEL MOORE'S NEW MOVIE THAT EXPOSES BUSH FOR THE SHAM HE REALLY IS
IS ALREADY GAINING ALOT OF MOMENTUM BEFORE IT'S RELEASE.
Truth wins at Cannes, says Moore
GEOFF PEVERE
Michael Moore's feature length documentary attack on the administration of President George W. Bush, Fahrenheit 9/11, took the top prize of the 57th annual Cannes Film Festival Last night.
"What have you done?," said an overwhelmed Moore when he took the stage to accept the award that culminated a typically awkward and unpredictable, but atypically politicized, four-minute ceremony. At the announcement of the major prize, the Palme d'Or, the tuxedo and evening-gown studded crowd stood on its feet and cheered.
Looking to jury president Quentin Tarantino, Moore joked, "You did that just to mess with me," before moving on to more serious matters.
Admitting that the Last six months, during which Fahrenheit 9/11 has been at the centre of a highly publicized dispute with The Walt Disney
Company over its distribution future, Moore said, "I have a sneaking suspicion that what you have done will ensure that the American people
will see this movie. I can't thank you enough for this.
"Many people want the truth put away, put in a closet," he said, "and you have taken it out of the closet."
Quoting President Abraham Lincoln, whom he described as "a different kind of Republican president," Moore said, "`Give the people the truth and the republic will be saved.'"
Alluding to the U.S. election in November, Moore concluded by saying he wanted to dedicate the next six months to "making sure that those
who have died in Iraq have not died in vain."
As predicted, the awards granted by Tarantino's jury — which also included the American actress Kathleen Turner, British actress Tilda
Swinton, Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark and others — was eccentric in its choices.
After providing special Jury Prizes to Irma P. Hall's performance in Joel and Ethan Coen's The Ladykillers and the Thailand-made Tropical
Malady, Tarantino's jury awarded the best scenario prize to Agnes Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri for Jaoui's Look At Me, best director to
Tony Gatlif for Exiles, best male performance to 14-year-old Yagria Yuuya for the Japanese-made Nobody Knows and best actress to Maggie
Cheung's performance in the French-Canadian-U.K. co-production Clean.
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