US director Todd Phillips - best known up to now for the slapstick comedy- paid tribute to Phoenix's intense performance, saying he was"the fiercest, bravest and most open-minded lion that I know".had described as"one of the boldest Hollywood productions for some time", has already sparked a heated debate.
Other reviews were equally ecstatic, and a sequel with Robert Pattinson playing the Joker's nemesis Batman is said to be in the offing.Phillips defended his film saying the jury"understood what we were trying to say, and I hope that translates".
The French-Polish auteur and Holocaust survivor did not show up at the festival, leaving his wife, French actress Emmanuelle Seigner -- who also appears in the film - to pick up his prize to muted applause and a few isolated boos.
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