Mexican drama wins new talent prize in Cannes

 CANNES, France, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican drama "Despues de Lucia" has won the top prize of the 65th Cannes film festival's new talent section, or the "Un Certain Regard", as the world's top movie showcase is set to close on Sunday.

 

The jury of the new talent section, chaired by British actor and director Tim Roth, made the choice out of 20 films and revealed it at a ceremony on Saturday night.

 

"This was an extraordinarily¹ strong group of films and our deliberations were passionate². The film makers³ never once failed us! Incredible!" said Roth.

 

Directed by Michel Franco, the film features a young woman and her father who move to a new town and leave their old lives far behind.

 

Suzanne Clement⁴ and Emile Dequenne were both awarded as the section's best actress, for their roles respectively in "Laurence Always" and "A Perdre La Raison".

 

The special jury prize went to Le Grand Soir directed by Benoit Delepine and Gustave Kervern, while Aida Begic's Djeca was named as the special distinction to the jury.

 

Other members in the jury include Leila Bekhti, Sylvie Pras, Tonie Marshall and Luciano Monteagudo.

 

The new talent section was launched in 1978 by Gilles Jacob at the festival, aimed at encouraging young and inexperienced directors.

 

The coveted⁵ top prize Palme d'Or is to be announced on Sunday at the end of the festival, for which 22 selected films are competing.

1 extraordinarily   

adv.格外地；极端地

参考例句：

• She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
• The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。

2 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

3 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 clement   

adj.仁慈的；温和的

参考例句：

• A clement judge reduced his sentence.一位仁慈的法官为他减了刑。
• The planet's history contains many less stable and clement eras than the holocene.地球的历史包含着许多不如全新世稳定与温和的地质时期。

5 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》