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Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards.

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Michael Haneke's 'Amour' wins Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or

The Cannes Film Festival rewarded one of its favorite directors Sunday, as Michael Haneke won the top prize for a second time with his stark film about love and death, "Amour.

"The Austrian director's powerful and understated film stars two French acting icons — 85-year-old Emmanuelle Riva and 81-year-old Jean-Louis Trintignant — as an elderly couple coping with the wife's worsening health.Cannes jury member Jean Paul Gaultier praised the performances of the two actors and the "incredible connection" they established in the movie.Haneke said he made the film because "I experienced something in my family that touched me." He thanked his wife and — in a rare personal comment — said he had promised her "we would never leave each other, like in the film."Some viewers were surprised by the movie's frank humanity, coming from a master of tightly controlled cinema whose movies often contain sudden bursts of violence.The director said his reputation for delivering shocks was unjust."Journalists...

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