By far the most prestigious film festival, Cannes has served as the initial coronation of some of the greatest films in history. Every year, thousands gather at the French Riviera to experience a whole new slate of works by experienced filmmakers cementing their legacy and newer ones hoping to create theirs. Each year, the best film chosen by a jury of peers receives the top prize, the Palme d’Or. Below are my reviews for all of those films.
1939: Union Pacific*
1949: The Third Man*
1951: Miss Julie
1952: Miracle in Milan*
1953: The Tragedy of Othello*
1954: Two Cents Worth of Hope*
1955: The Wages of Fear*
1956: Gate of Hell*
1957: Friendly Persuasion*
1958: The Cranes are Flying*
1959: Black Orpheus*
1960: La Dolce Vita
1961: Viridiana
1962: Keeper of Promises*
1963: The Leopard
1964: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1965: The Knack …and How to Get It
1966: A Man and a Woman*
1967: Blowup*
1969: If…*
1970: MASH*
1971: The Go-Between*
1972: The Working Class Goes to Heaven*
1973: Scarecrow*
1974: The Conversation*
1975: The Chronicles of the Years of Fire*
1976: Taxi Driver
1977: Padre Padrone*
1978: The Tree of Wooden Clogs*
1979: Apocalypse Now
1980: Kagemusha*
1981: Man of Iron*
1982: Missing*
1983: The Ballad of Narayama*
1984: Paris, Texas*
1985: The Father was Away on Business*
1986: The Mission*
1987: Under the Sun of Satan*
1988: Pelle the Conquerer*
1989: Sex, Lies and Videotape*
1990: Wild At Heart*
1991: Barton Fink
1992: The Best Intentions*
1993: The Piano
1994: Pulp Fiction
1995: Underground*
1996: Secrets & Lies*
1997: Taste of Cherry
1998: Eternity and a Day*
1999: Rosetta*
2000: Dancer in the Dark*
2001: The Son’s Room*
2002: The Pianist
2003: Elephant
2004: Farenheit 9/11*
2005: The Child*
2006: The Wind that Shakesthe Barley*
2007: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2008: The Class*
2009: The White Ribbon*
2010: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives*
2011: The Tree of Life
2012: Amour
2013: Blue is the Warmest Color*
2014: Winter Sleep*
2015: Dheepan*
2016: I, Daniel Blake*
2017: The Square*
2018: Shoplifters
2019: Parasite
2021: Titane
2022: Triangle of Sadness
2023: Anatomy of a Fall
2024: Anora
2025: It Was Just an Accident
2026: Fjord*
Films with Josh 