The Inventory

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Palme Thursday is A.A. Dowd’s monthly examination of a winner of the Palme D’Or, determining how well the film has held up and whether it deserved the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival.

7/13/17

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday7/13/17

Palme Thursday7/13/17

Cannes pits Shrek against Mulholland Dr., but a gentler contender won the jury’s heart

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5/18/17

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday5/18/17

Palme Thursday5/18/17

1990 was a big year for David Lynch

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4/20/17

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday4/20/17

Palme Thursday4/20/17

Want to win Cannes? Try pissing off the pope

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3/16/17

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday3/16/17

Palme Thursday3/16/17

The Tree Of Life brought Terrence Malick boos, cheers, and a new creative direction

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2/16/17

10:00 AM

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Palme Thursday2/16/17

Palme Thursday2/16/17

Jacques Cousteau throws dynamite at fish in the first documentary to win Cannes

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1/26/17

9:00 AM

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Palme Thursday1/26/17

Palme Thursday1/26/17

Watergate isn’t the only frequency Francis Ford Coppola hit with The Conversation

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11/10/16

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday11/10/16

Palme Thursday11/10/16

A difficult director won Cannes, telling off the detractors booing his victory

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10/20/16

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday10/20/16

Palme Thursday10/20/16

Once upon a time, hip art movies could make big bucks in America

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9/29/16

10:00 AM

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Palme Thursday9/29/16

Palme Thursday9/29/16

As the New Wave broke, a one-hit wonder topped Cannes instead

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8/11/16

10:00 AM

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Palme Thursday8/11/16

Palme Thursday8/11/16

Secrets, lies, Fargo, and Lars Von Trier made for a great year at Cannes

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7/21/16

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday7/21/16

Palme Thursday7/21/16

Abbas Kiarostami shared Cannes glory with another departed master

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6/9/16

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday6/9/16

Palme Thursday6/9/16

This year’s Cannes winner won his first Palme siding with the IRA

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5/12/16

10:30 AM

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Palme Thursday5/12/16

Palme Thursday5/12/16

Just about every time these brothers make a movie, it wins at Cannes

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4/14/16

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday4/14/16

Palme Thursday4/14/16

Of course Tim Burton would go for the movie with the monkey ghosts

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3/17/16

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday3/17/16

Palme Thursday3/17/16

Cannes winner The Leopard is a gloriously uneventful period piece

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1/21/16

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday1/21/16

Palme Thursday1/21/16

Steven Soderbergh began his career with wins at Sundance and Cannes

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11/12/15

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday11/12/15

Palme Thursday11/12/15

Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, and Robert Shaw turned star power into Cannes gold

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10/1/15

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday10/1/15

Palme Thursday10/1/15

In an era of lavish musicals, Cannes celebrated an opera of the everyday

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7/9/15

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday7/9/15

Palme Thursday7/9/15

One of the greatest Cannes winners is back in theaters

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6/11/15

1:00 AM

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Palme Thursday6/11/15

Palme Thursday6/11/15

A Cannes winner so controversial, its director almost quit filmmaking

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