The Best Palm D'Or Winners in Cannes Film Festival History

The Palm d'Or, oh, what is it? In English, Palm d'Or translates to Golden Palm, and is the highest award to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. This was between 1955-1963, as well as 1975 up to the present. The present Palm d'Or is made of 24-carat gold, and is hand cast into a wax mold. Then, it is attached to a cushion of a single piece of cut crystal. Presently, it is presented in a case of blue Morocco leather. Here, is a review, of the top 5 Palm d'Or winners in Cannes Films Film Festival history.

5. Kagemusha. Directed and written by Akira Kurosawa, this film was released in October 6th, 1980. The plot involves a poor thief recruited to impersonate a powerful warlord in medieval Japan that had recently died. At amazon.com, Kagemusha - Criterion Collection is available for $28.99 and is currently in stock.

4. Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction is directed and written by Quentin Tarantino, and was released October 14th, 1994. The plot involves the lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and also a pair of diner bandits. These plots all intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. The Pulp Fiction (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) is priced at $14.99 and is currently in stock.

3. Taxi Driver. Directed by Martin Scorsese, this film was released February 8th, 1976. The plot revolves around a mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran who works as a nighttime taxi driver in a city whose perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out, attempting to save a teenage prostitute in the process. Taxi Driver (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) is priced at $12.49, and is currently in stock.

2. Farewell, My Concubine. Directed by Chen Kaige, this film was released October 15th, 1993. The plot involves two men, who had met as apprentices in the Peking Opera, and stayed friends for over 50 years. Farewell My Concubine is currently available for $29.97.

1. All That Jazz. Directed and written by Bob Fosse, this film was released December 20th, 1979. The plot involves Bob Fosse telling his own life story, detailing the sordid life of Joe Gideon, a womanizing drug-using dancer. All That Jazz is currently available for $7.98 at amazon.com.

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1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palme_d%27Or#Grand_Prix_du_Festival_International_du_Film_.281939-54.29.
2. http://www.imdb.com/.
3. http://www.amazon.com/.