Gritty Romanian tale of abortion and sacrifice wins Cannes Palme d'Or
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Arts & entertainment: A disturbing tale of illegal abortion in communist-era Romania has won the Cannes film festival's top prize.
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Films about euthanasia, abortion and  the hardships of immigrant life bagged the top prizes at the  17th European Film Awards on Saturday.
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CANNES, France  - Two-time Cannes winner Emir Kusturica brought a happy ending to the film festival on Saturday with a boisterous Balkan romp, breaking the mould for a competition full of dark tales.
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The most expensive film in French history is released to scathing reviews but is proof that there remains a market for its hero
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The Deauville Film Festival awarded its top prize on Sunday to "Maria Full of Grace," a documentary-like tale of the travails of a teenage drug runner from Colombia.
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Roman Polanski and the Coen brothers are among 35 movie-makers directing short films for the 60th Cannes festival.
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In its closing ceremony, the Cannes Film Festival gave two of its most important prizes to Romanian films.
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A harrowing film about illegal abortion in Communist-era Romania beat 21 movies by well-known directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Ethan and Joel Coen, and Wong Kar-wai to win the Cannes Film Festival's top prize Sunday.
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The awards success of abortion drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days indicates that Romanian cinema has come of age.
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An Australian movie about life before Europeans arrived triumphs at the country's top awards.
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"Eastern Promises," a Russian mob thriller directed by Canadian cult legend David Cronenberg, won the Toronto International Film Festival's top prize on Saturday, positioning itself as an early Oscar favorite.
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'There Will Be Blood,' a story about the rise and fall of a robber baron, isn't the year's best film. But it's certainly the strangest â and compelling, at that.
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A drama about East Germany gets a top European film award, while Penelope Cruz wins best actress.
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CANNES, France  - A hard-hitting Romanian film set towards the end of the communist era won the Cannes Film Festival's top honor on Sunday.
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Cannes still parties hard, but there's a velvet rope everywhere you turn.
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At Cannes, this year's hot word-of-mouth hit turns out to be the dark, magical Spanish thriller The Orphanage
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"The Lives of Others", a drama about a secret policeman in Communist East Germany, won the top prize at the European Film Awards on Saturday held in Poland's capital.