One of the winners at Cannes sounds pretty interesting, for we fans of in car video. Drive The hero (Ryan Gosling)–a stunt driver by day and a kind of hired heist getaway chauffeur at night — falls for his pretty neighbor, Irene (Carey Mulligan), who has a husband in prison and an adorable little boy. More of a description at: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/05/22/ryan-gosling-revs-up-cannes-with-drive/?mod=google_news_blog The film's creators drew some of their inspiration from another film: "Claude Lelouche about driving through the streets Paris at 6am (“C’était un Rendezvous”, 1976). He put a camera on the passenger’s side of his car and he drove like a maniac—really terrifying! That’s where we got the idea to keep everything inside the car, rather than watching the crash happen from the outside." The Cannes winners are below. Palme d'Or: The Tree Of Life (dir: Terrence Malick) Grand Prix (Runner-up to main award): (tie) Kid With A Bike (dir: Dardenne brothers), Once Upon A Time In Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan) Best Actor: Jean Dujardin (The Artist) Mise en Scene (Best Director): Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) Best Actress: Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia) Prix du Scenario (Screenplay): Joseph Cedar, Footnote (Israel) Prix Du Jury: Poliss (dir: Maiwenn) Also: Palme d'Or Court Metrage: Cross Country (dir: Maryna Vroda) Camera d'Or (Best First Film): Las Acasias (dir: Pablo Giorgelli)
