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, Julia Ducournau’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner. The film is widely admired in industry circles, and will undoubtedly find fervid support among the core arthouse audience, but the selection raised some eyebrows in the French biz.
Some think that, Audrey Diwan’s Venice Golden Lion winner, would have a better shot to appeal to Academy voters, with the abortion drama seen as more accessible than Ducournau’s frantic and violent body horror. The influence of Cannes on the selection committee has long been noted, with festival director Thierry Fremaux having a seat. However, others believehas a shot to surprise a few and get that valuable nomination.
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