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Anti-Bush film tops Cannes awards
Moore wants Americans to see the film before the presidential
election
Director Michael Moore's controversial anti-Bush documentary Fahrenheit
9/11 has won the prestigious Palme d'Or best film award at the Cannes festival.
It was the first documentary to win the top prize since Jacques Cousteau's
The Silent World in 1956.
The film received a 15-minute standing ovation when it was screened on
Monday.
Fahrenheit 9/11 explores the Iraq war and alleges connections between
President George W Bush and top Saudi families, including the Bin Ladens.
The documentary uses Moore's customary satirical style to accuse Mr Bush
of stealing the presidential election in 2000, ignoring terrorism warnings before 11
September 2001 and fuelling fears of more attacks to secure Americans' support for the
war in Iraq.
'Overwhelmed'
"What have you done? I'm completely overwhelmed by this," Moore said in
his acceptance speech.
"I want to make sure if I do nothing else for the rest of this year that
those who died in Iraq have not died in vain."
Thanking the jury headed by cult director Quentin Tarantino, he added:
"You will ensure that the American people will see this movie...You have put a huge
light on this."
Among other awards at Cannes:
a.. The film Old Boy, by South Korean director Park Chan-wook, won the
Grand Prize
b.. Jury Prizes went to Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul's film
Tropical Malady and to actress Irma P. Hall for her part in The Ladykillers
c.. French film-maker Tony Gatlif won the director's award for his film
Exiles
d.. Yagira Yuuya, a 14-year-old Japanese boy, was named best actor for
his role in the film Nobody Knows
e.. The best actress award went to Maggie Cheung from Hong Kong for her
performance in the film Clean
f.. Keren Yedaya's Or won the Golden Camera award for best film by a
first-time director.
Positive
Michael Moore's film was originally set to be released in the US through
Disney subsidiary Miramax, before Disney blocked it. It is now expected to be released
through a third party.
The critical reaction to the film has generally been positive, with praise
coming from The Washington Post, Time Magazine and British newspapers including the
Independent and the Telegraph.
However, others have been more critical of the film. The Hollywood
Reporter said Moore was "pioneering a reality film as an election device."
And trade paper Variety described it as "rather less incendiary than
expected" and said it was "a blatant cinematic 2004 campaign pamphlet".
Fahrenheit 9/11 was competing against 18 other films for the Palme d'Or.
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