Port Arthur role earns best actor prize at Cannes

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Australian film Nitram scooped one of the major awards at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night, when Spike Lee’s jury named Caleb Landry Jones as best actor | Stephanie Bunbury

scooped one of the major awards at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night, when Spike Lee’s jury named Caleb Landry Jones as best actor.

And learn the accent, of course, for which he thanked dialect coach Jenny Kent, “without whom I wouldn’t be able to speak Australian”.was shot in Geelong, with Point Cook standing in for Port Arthur, during last year’s lockdown. “When we finished the film, I think we all felt we had something extremely special on our hands,” Jones said. That was confirmed at the film’s Cannes premiere on Friday.

Lee’s scattergun style – and lack of French – created the night’s biggest faux pas and a story that momentarily threatened to overshadow the historic recognition of women in film. Not long after the jury had arrived on stage, he was asked to begin proceedings and he immediately announced the winner of the Palme D’Or.

“In my 63 years of life, I’ve learnt people get a second chance,” he said. “This is my second chance. I apologise for messing up.”. “And they said forget about it, Spike. That means a lot to me.”

 

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