CANNES, France — Director Tim Burton, below, and a jury of his peers in the world of cinema have a tough task ahead: sorting through a mixed bag of 19 entries competing for top honors at the Cannes Film Festival.
Burton heads the nine-member jury that was busy Saturday watching the last of the films competing for the Palme d’Or, the main prize at the world’s most prestigious cinema showcase. The 12-day festival ends tonight with a ceremony to announce winners selected by Burton and his jury — which includes actors Kate Beckinsale, Benicio Del Toro and Giovanna Mezzogiorno.
Among the handful of films that earned largely favorable reviews are the British drama “Another Year” from director Mike Leigh and French filmmaker Xavier Beauvois’ “Of Gods and Men,” a tale of martyrdom based on the true story of seven monks beheaded during Algeria’s civil war in 1996. The Associated Press
