It was a competitive year with emerging reports of several standing ovations for films including The Meyerowitz Stories from director Noah Baumbach and Netflix’s Okja despite jury president Pedro Almodovar’s throwing the streaming service’s programme presence into question.
The 2017 Cannes film festival drew has drawn to a close crowning the best films and performances to have been witnessed by the jury over the past fortnight.
It was The Square which reigned supreme being awarded the festival’s top honour of the Palme d’Or by jury members including Jessica Chastain and Will Smith.