• About Us
  • Advertising on Awards Daily
Monday, July 4, 2022
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
Awardsdaily
  • Home
  • Good As Gold
  • AD TV
  • Podcasts
  • Interviews
  • Follow us on Twitter
    • Awards Daily
    • Sasha Stone
    • Ryan Adams
    • Clarence Moye
    • Mark Johnson
  • All News
  • Home
  • Good As Gold
  • AD TV
  • Podcasts
  • Interviews
  • Follow us on Twitter
    • Awards Daily
    • Sasha Stone
    • Ryan Adams
    • Clarence Moye
    • Mark Johnson
  • All News
No Result
View All Result
Awardsdaily
No Result
View All Result

Haneke’s ‘The White Ribbon’ wins FIPRESCI prize …. Von Trier wins Anti-award for ‘Best Misogynist’

by Ryan Adams
May 24, 2009
in AWARDS CHATTER
0

white-ribbon

Thanks to Jesus Alonso for the Cannes update, letting us know that Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon has earned special mention from the ecumenical jury.

The White Ribbon also won the FIPRESCI prize, given by the International Federation of Film Critics, as the best film in competition. The winner in the Un Certain Regard section was Police, Adjective, a Romanian movie about a policeman who refuses to arrest a schoolboy for selling hashish.

The TimesOnline describes The White Ribbon:

Shot in sober black and white, with no musical score and told with a stately and deliberate pace, The White Ribbon is infused with a fascinatingly austere cruelty. As it focuses largely on the generation that would go on to embrace the tenets of national socialism, it is tempting to read the film as an allegory for the foundations of Nazi Germany in the psyche of its people. But as with much of his work, particularly Hidden and Code Unknown, Haneke leaves us with more questions than answers.

The Cannes Ecumenical Jury normally gives prizes for movies that promote spiritual, humanist and universal values, but this year was inspired to create a special category for Antichrist — scorning the controversial film with an “anti-award.”

“We cannot be silent after what that movie does,” said Radu Mihaileanu, a French filmmaker and head of an international jury that announced the awards Saturday.

In a statement, Mihaileanu said Antichrist is “the most misogynist movie from the self-proclaimed biggest director in the world,” a reference to a statement by Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier at a post-screening news conference. The movie, Mihaileanu added, says that the world has to burn women in order to save humanity. (National Post)

Seems we’ve all been so charmed by the promise of genital mutilation that we overlooked the part where Von Trier claims medieval witch-burnings were justified. That should be a ballbreaker dealbreaker for any further Oscar speculation. Guess we’ll just have to wait for the film adaptation of the Broadway musical.

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • WhatsApp
  • Print
Tags: AntichristLars von TrierMichael HanekeThe White Ribbon
Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams

Next Post

Palm d'Or for Haneke's The White Ribbon

Sign up for Awards Daily's Breaking News

* indicates required
  1. Pedro Ferreira on What is a Critic? The Curious Case of No Reviews for “What is a Woman”July 4, 2022

    So the right doesn't exist either then?

  2. Pedro Ferreira on What is a Critic? The Curious Case of No Reviews for “What is a Woman”July 4, 2022

    I don't see it as a hit piece any more than a Michael Moore movie and guess what? Those movies…

  3. gunsandrockets on What is a Critic? The Curious Case of No Reviews for “What is a Woman”July 4, 2022

    Yeah, why won't those conservatives stop complaining and just accept what they deserve? They should just make a better film!

  4. MakeItFair on What is a Critic? The Curious Case of No Reviews for “What is a Woman”July 4, 2022

    Freedom of Speech is worth defending, and there are indeed some people trying to shut down discussion out there, but…

  5. MakeItFair on What is a Critic? The Curious Case of No Reviews for “What is a Woman”July 4, 2022

    I buy it. Jakko has hit the nail on the head. People are always reviewing information pieces that they don't…

  • What is a Critic? The Curious Case of No Reviews for “What is a Woman”

    What is a Critic? The Curious Case of No Reviews for “What is a Woman”

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Best Actor: The Boys of Summer

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Alec Baldwin Interviews Woody Allen on Instagram

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Oscar Flashback: Jaws and the Summer of ’75

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Academy Invites 397 Members, Including Caitríona Balfe and Anya Taylor-Joy

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

AwardsDaily Crew

  • About Us
  • Sasha Stone
  • Editor Ryan Adams
  • Editor Clarence Moye
  • Editor Mark Johnson
  • Contact Us

ADTV Crew

  • ADTV Home
  • Megan McLachlan, Editor
  • Joey Moser, Editor
  • Clarence Moye, Editor
  • Jalal Haddad, Senior Contributor
  • Shadan Larki
  • Ben Morris
  • David Phillips
  • Advertising on Awards Daily
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Oscar Podcast
  • AwardsDailyTV

© 2022 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Good As Gold
  • AD TV
  • Podcasts
  • Interviews
  • Follow us on Twitter
    • Awards Daily
    • Sasha Stone
    • Ryan Adams
    • Clarence Moye
    • Mark Johnson
  • All News

© 2022 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In