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26-578: The film won the best screenplay award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival . A sequel, titled Fay Grim , was released in 2006. Another sequel, titled Ned Rifle , was released in 2014. Socially inept garbageman Simon Grim lives a monotonous life with his sister Fay, unemployed, and his mother Mary, who suffers from severe depression. Henry Fool, who's on probation from prison for statutory rape, sets himself up in their basement and proceeds to impinge himself on their daily lives. Seeing Simon's interest in literature, Henry encourages him to write his thoughts in

52-850: A Sacred Deer Lynne Ramsay You Were Never Really Here 2018 Jafar Panahi & Nader Saeivar 3 Faces سه رخ Alice Rohrwacher Happy as Lazzaro Lazzaro felice 2019 Céline Sciamma Portrait of a Lady on Fire Portrait de la jeune fille en feu 2020s 2021 Ryusuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa Oe Drive My Car ドライブ・マイ・カー 2022 Tarik Saleh Boy from Heaven صبي من الجنة 2023 Yuji Sakamoto Monster 怪物 2024 Coralie Fargeat The Substance See also [ edit ] Golden Osella for Best Screenplay Silver Bear for Best Screenplay Notes [ edit ] A ^  : This year

78-401: A certain degree, disgusting." He said about Henry: "I didn't want it to be too easy to like him. I mean, he's so bombastic, so funny and disgusting—it's easy just to fall in love with this man. So he really had to have been in prison for something inexcusable." Hartley considered Henry a compelling character because "we never know if he is lying or not". Hartley chose not to show Simon's poem to

104-474: A notebook. Simon fills several notebooks with what turns out to be a poem and Henry encourages him to try to get it published, even though it is dismissed by many as pornographic and scatological. Simon meets with one publisher, Angus, supposedly a friend of Henry's. Angus rejects the manuscript and claims no knowledge of Henry; his secretary reveals that Henry worked in Angus' office as a janitor. Henry himself has

130-533: A number of notebooks that he refers to as his Confession, a work that details his mysterious past and which he hopes to publish, although he won't let anyone read them. Meanwhile, Henry inflicts his hedonistic manner on all those around him, ultimately impregnating Fay, after which Henry and Fay marry. At Henry's suggestion, Fay uploads verses from Simon's poem to the Internet, where it elicits worldwide controversy, attracting adoration from those who appreciate Simon as

156-904: A positive review, with an average rating of 7.42/10. Leonard Maltin gives the film two and a half stars, saying Hartley "just misses the mark". Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival) (Redirected from Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival) ) Film award category Best Screenplay Award Prix du scénario   ( French ) [REDACTED] The 2024 recipient: Coralie Fargeat Awarded for Best Achievement in Writing Country France Presented by Cannes Film Festival First awarded 1949 Currently held by Coralie Fargeat The Substance ( 2024 ) Website www .festival-cannes .com /en / The Best Screenplay Award ( French : Prix du scénario )

182-408: A sexual favor if Henry will kill him. When Henry stops by the neighbors' house to check on the mother, he's confronted by the drunken husband, who begins to beat Henry viciously; Henry kills the man in self defense. Henry's past conviction, coupled with the accounting by the girl of her offer, makes him appear guilty. Henry and Fay's young son, Ned, finds Simon and brings him back to help Henry. Simon

208-434: A transgressive genius and condemnation from conservative politicians who see his work as degenerate. Excited by the opportunity to profit from the poem, Angus approaches Simon again and, after negotiations, ultimately offers him $ 200,000 up front and a 60/40 royalty split to publish it. Henry is distressed over becoming a father, worried that the time spent working a job to support his family will conflict with his passions as

234-510: A writer. In a gesture of gratitude for his help, Simon tells Henry he is going to insist Angus publish Henry's work as part of his contract. Henry finally allows Simon to read the notebooks; Simon dislikes the work, but brings it to Angus as promised. Angus hates the Confession and refuses to publish it, forcing Simon to reconsider his promise to Henry. As Fay gives birth to a son, Simon notifies Henry of Angus' refusal and reveals that he signed

260-531: Is a closeup of Henry running with his luggage. Henry Fool was directed, written, co-produced and composed by Hal Hartley . He began writing the project in the 1980s, and spent years developing and fine-tuning it. Significant writing took place in 1995, and Hartley realized that Henry would be the story's main character, rather than Simon. Hartley wanted the story to incorporate current events, adding elements such as Congressional races and Internet censorship. The characters of Henry and Simon were partly inspired by

286-1380: Is an award presented by the Jury to the best screenwriter for their work on a film of the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival . It was first awarded in 1949. [REDACTED] Prize official logo Winners [ edit ] Year Screenwriters(s) English Title Original Title 1940s 1949 Alfred L. Werker , Eugene Ling & Virginia Shaler Lost Boundaries 1950s 1951 Terence Rattigan The Browning Version 1952 Piero Tellini Cops and Robbers Guardie e ladri 1958 Pier Paolo Pasolini , Massimo Franciosa & Pasquale Festa Campanile Young Husbands Giovani mariti 1960s 1963 Dumitru Carabat , Henri Colpi & Yves Jamiaque Codine 1965 Ray Rigby The Hill Pierre Schoendoerffer The 317th Platoon 1967 Alain Jessua The Killing Game Jeu de massacre Elio Petri We Still Kill

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312-421: Is different from Wikidata Articles containing French-language text Articles with hCards Articles containing Persian-language text Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles containing Arabic-language text Webarchive template wayback links Thomas Jay Ryan Thomas Jay Ryan (born August 1, 1962) is an American actor. He may be best known for his starring role in

338-659: The Wayback Machine . v t e Cannes Film Festival Awards Palme d'Or Grand Prix Jury Prize Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Screenplay Un Certain Regard Short Film Palme d'Or Caméra d'Or Cinéfondation Awards given by independent entities Prix de la FIPRESCI François Chalais Prize Trophée Chopard CST Award for Best Artist-Technician L'Œil d'or Prize of

364-770: The 1997 film Henry Fool . Born in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, Ryan attended Carnegie Mellon University and has worked in such theaters as the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven. In addition, he has worked with avant garde playwright Richard Foreman and has played roles ranging from Dracula to Degas . Ryan had supporting roles in a variety of films, including Teknolust , Eternal Sunshine of

390-3654: The Ecumenical Jury Palm Dog Award Queer Palm Cannes Soundtrack Award Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography Parallel events Directors' Fortnight Critics' Week Marché du Film By year 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 List of jury presidents List of jury members List of records v t e Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay 1949–2000 Alfred L. Werker , Eugene Ling & Virginia Shaler (1949) Terence Rattigan (1951) Piero Tellini (1952) Pier Paolo Pasolini , Massimo Franciosa & Pasquale Festa Campanile (1958) Dumitru Carabat, Henri Colpi & Yves Jamiaque (1963) Ray Rigby / Pierre Schoendoerffer (1965) Alain Jessua / Elio Petri (1967) Steven Spielberg , Hal Barwood & Matthew Robbins (1974) Furio Scarpelli , Agenore Incrocci & Ettore Scola (1980) István Szabó (1981) Jerzy Skolimowski (1982) Thanassis Valtinos, Theo Angelopoulos & Tonino Guerra (1984) Michel Blanc (1994) Jacques Audiard & France Alain Le Henry (1996) James Schamus (1997) Hal Hartley (1998) Yuri Arabov (1999) James Flamberg & John C. Richards (2000) 2001–present Danis Tanović (2001) Paul Laverty (2002) Denys Arcand (2003) Agnès Jaoui & Jean-Pierre Bacri (2004) Guillermo Arriaga (2005) Pedro Almodóvar (2006) Fatih Akin (2007) Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne (2008) Mei Feng (2009) Lee Chang-dong (2010) Joseph Cedar (2011) Cristian Mungiu & Tatiana Niculescu Bran (2012) Jia Zhangke (2013) Andrey Zvyagintsev & Oleg Negin (2014) Michel Franco (2015) Asghar Farhadi (2016) Yorgos Lanthimos & Efthymis Filippou / Lynne Ramsay (2017) Jafar Panahi & Nader Saeivar / Alice Rohrwacher (2018) Céline Sciamma (2019) Ryusuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa Oe (2021) Tarik Saleh (2022) Yuji Sakamoto (2023) Coralie Fargeat (2024) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cannes_Film_Festival_Award_for_Best_Screenplay&oldid=1253602671 " Categories : Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay winners Lists of films by award Screenwriting awards for film Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

416-522: The Hills După dealuri 2013 Jia Zhangke A Touch of Sin 天注定 2014 Andrey Zvyagintsev & Oleg Negin Leviathan Левиафан 2015 Michel Franco Chronic 2016 Asghar Farhadi The Salesman فروشنده 2017 Yorgos Lanthimos & Efthymis Filippou The Killing of

442-2099: The Old Way A ciascuno il suo 1970s 1974 Steven Spielberg , Hal Barwood & Matthew Robbins The Sugarland Express 1980s 1980 Furio Scarpelli , Agenore Incrocci & Ettore Scola La Terrazza 1981 István Szabó Mephisto 1982 Jerzy Skolimowski Moonlighting 1984 Thanassis Valtinos , Theo Angelopoulos & Tonino Guerra Voyage to Cythera Taxidi sta Kythira 1990s 1994 Michel Blanc Grosse fatigue 1996 Jacques Audiard & Alain Le Henry A Self Made Hero Un héros très discret 1997 James Schamus The Ice Storm 1998 Hal Hartley Henry Fool 1999 Yuri Arabov Moloch Молох 2000s 2000 James Flamberg & John C. Richards Nurse Betty 2001 Danis Tanović No Man's Land 2002 Paul Laverty Sweet Sixteen 2003 Denys Arcand The Barbarian Invasions Les invasions barbares 2004 Agnès Jaoui & Jean-Pierre Bacri Look at Me Comme une image 2005 Guillermo Arriaga The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada 2006 Pedro Almodóvar Volver 2007 Fatih Akin The Edge of Heaven Auf der anderen Seite 2008 Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne Lorna's Silence Le silence de Lorna 2009 Mei Feng Spring Fever 春风沉醉的夜晚 2010s 2010 Lee Chang-dong Poetry 시 2011 Joseph Cedar Footnote Hearat Shulayim 2012 Cristian Mungiu & Tatiana Niculescu Bran Beyond

468-686: The Spotless Mind , The Book of Life , Dream Boy , and the sequels to Henry Fool , Fay Grim (2007) and Ned Rifle (2014). He played pioneering gay activist Harry Hay in the initial production of the play The Temperamentals in 2009 in New York. In 2016, Ryan played Thomas Putnam in Ivo van Hove 's production of Arthur Miller 's play The Crucible at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway . In 2019 he appeared in

494-522: The award received the name Prix du scénario original (Original Screenplay Award). B ^  : This year the award received the name Prix du scénario et des dialogues au Festival International du Film (Screenplay and Dialogues Award). C ^  : This year the award received the name Prix du meilleur scénario original (Best Original Screenplay Award). External links [ edit ] Cannes Film Festival Official Website Cannes Film Festival at IMDB Archived 2010-04-11 at

520-533: The contract anyway. The two men argue and Simon states he is going away. Henry is obviously distraught. Seven years pass. Henry has a job at the garbage company where Simon used to work, while Simon is living elsewhere and has just won the Nobel prize in Literature . One evening, Henry is informed by a neighbor girl that her stepfather has beaten her mother again and indicates he's also been abusing her; she offers

546-399: The feature film debuts of Thomas Jay Ryan , James Urbaniak , and Liam Aiken . Ryan and Urbaniak were both stage actors. Ryan was cast after Hartley saw him in a play by Richard Foreman called My Head Was a Sledgehammer . Ryan said that Hartley wanted an actor "larger than life, likable, but also patently absurd". Urbaniak had previously appeared in short films made by Hartley. Maria Porter

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572-510: The relationship between writers James Joyce and Samuel Beckett . Goethe's Faust was also an inspiration for the film, with Hartley comparing Henry to Mephistopheles . Another inspiration for Henry was John Falstaff , while Hartley compared Simon with Kaspar Hauser . Hartley included gross-out humor, such as vomiting, because he wanted the film to discuss serious topics in a non-academic atmosphere: "I didn't want Henry and Simon to be wearing tweed coats and have Ph.D.s. They needed to be, to

598-451: The start of production, Hartley gave him a notebook to write in, so it would be ready for filming. The film was produced on a budget of $ 900,000, a large portion of which went to the rental of camera and sound equipment. Filming took place in 1997, and the shoot lasted three or four weeks. Parker Posey filmed her scenes in four days. Based on 28 reviews collected by the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , 89% of critics gave Henry Fool

624-570: The viewer, believing that films about artists "always get it wrong when they show the art. And they let the audience participate in the judgment of the art, whether the art is good or bad". He said that "for the most part, the artistic worth of Simon's poem is not the issue. The issue is the manner in which Simon's life changes as a result of knowing Henry and how that change begins to threaten Henry". The contents of Henry's confession are not specifically discussed either, although Hartley said they are "probably unbelievably pretentious". Henry Fool marked

650-411: Was cast at the suggestion of Ryan, who went to college with her. The role of Ned was narrowed down to three boys, and Aiken won the part because of his natural demeanor. The start of filming was delayed several times because of financial setbacks, and Ryan had a year and a half to discuss his character with Hartley. Henry's confession is briefly glimpsed in the film, with Ryan's handwriting. Months before

676-442: Was supposed to be on his way to the airport to catch a flight to Stockholm to accept his Nobel Prize, but instead has his passport altered and gives it and his ticket to Henry. They arrive late for the flight but, due to Simon's prestige and mission, the airline holds the plane as a courtesy. The flight attendants anxiously hurry Henry (as Simon) along as he painfully limps towards the plane, but he pauses and looks back. The last shot

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