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Cannes 2021: Julia Ducournau makes history with Palme d'Or for 'Titane'

Director Julia Ducournau won the Palme d'Or for her film "Titane" © AFP - Christophe Simon

She's the second woman to win the top prize at Cannes, and the first since Jane Campion shared the award in 1993. "Titane" is Julia Ducournau's second feature and its graphic and stylised scenes of violence saw some viewers leave the screening rooms in Cannes. Film critic Lisa Nesselson and Olivia Salazar-Winspear take us through the prizewinners for this year's edition of the festival and discuss the movies that charmed them during this world-famous celebration of cinema.

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