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CANNES, France — Austrian director Michael Haneke’s somber drama “The White Ribbon” claimed the top prize Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival, where Quentin Tarantino’s and Lars von Trier’s entries earned the acting honors.
It was a big night for Austria, whose triumphs included Christoph Waltz as best actor for Tarantino’s World War II epic “Inglourious Basterds.” Charlotte Gainsbourg won the best-actress honor for von Trier’s “Antichrist.”
“The White Ribbon” examines themes of guilt, distrust and punishment among residents of a small German town as World War I approaches. The second-place grand prize went to French director Jacques Audiard’s prison drama “A Prophet.”
