France’s Love Affair With Hollywood Continues, and Vice Versa, in U.S.-Heavy Cannes Lineup

France’s Love Affair With Hollywood Continues, and Vice Versa, in U.S.-Heavy Cannes Lineup

For the second time in six years — and only the fourth in its 78-year history — the movie that cinched the Palme d’Or at Cannes went on to win best picture at the Oscars. When it happened to “Parasite,” it was easy to look on that as a fluke. Not since “No Country for Old Men” (another film launched at Cannes) had a genre film earned the Academy’s top prize. And of course, no South Korean movie had ever won (or even so much as been nominated) …