French Director Criticizes Macron at Cannes Palme d'Or Ceremony.

French film director Justine Triet used her Palme d’Or acceptance speech at the Cannes Film Festival to criticize French President Emmanuel Macron’s handling of the pension reform protests, calling it “shocking.” Triet also spoke about the “commodification of culture” and the need to make room for new voices in French cinema. Her film, “The Anatomy of a Chute,” beat off competition from Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” to win the prestigious award. The Cannes Film Festival was overshadowed by social unrest in France, with fears that protests and electricity outages may impact festival events.