Current Affairs: Passage of the Day - 27 May 2024 | Current Affairs & General Knowledge - CLAT PDF Download

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After its premiere on May 23, the film got a hearty eight-minute standing ovation following its debut, which is among the longest of this edition of the film festival.
All We Imagine As Light is an Indo- French production which follows the life of a nurse Prabha (essayed by Kani Kusruti), who receives an unexpected gift from her long estranged husband. In between, her younger friend and roommate, Anu (essayed by Divya Prabha) is on a lookout for a quiet spot with her lover. That’s when the two women decide to go on a road trip to a beach town where they find space for their dreams and desires to flow.
Some of the other winners were the cast of Emilia Perez for Best Actress, while Coralie Fargeat won Best Screenplay for The Substance. Jesse Plemons won Best Actor for Kinds of Kindness. The Jury Prize went to Emilia Perez while the highest award of the night, the Palme d'Or went to Sean Baker's Anora.
All We Imagine As Light marks the feature film debut of Payal Kapadia. Her previous work, a documentary titled, A Night of Knowing Nothing, clinched the Golden Eye award at Cannes Film Festival a few years ago.
The Cannes Film Festival started on May 14. Greta Gerwig was the jury president this year, along with Lily Gladstone, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Eva Green, Ebru Ceylan, Juan Antonio Bayona, Nadine Labaki and Omar Sy.

[Excerpt from Hindustan Times “India’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’ Wins Cannes Grand Prix” Dated 27/05/24]

Q1: Which Indian movie won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2023?
(a) All We Imagine As Light
(b) Bollywood Stars Shine
(c) The Palais des Festivals
(d) French New Wave

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Q2: Where does most of the film screenings and events take place during the Cannes Film Festival?
(a) Hollywood
(b) Bollywood
(c) Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
(d) Venice

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Q3: When was the first Cannes Film Festival supposed to happen, but was postponed due to World War II?
(a) 1939
(b) 1946
(c) 1955
(d) 1968

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Q4: What significant change occurred in 1955 at the Cannes Film Festival?
(a) Introduction of Bollywood films
(b) Introduction of the Palme d’Or
(c) Introduction of Hollywood blockbusters
(d) Introduction of the French New Wave

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Q5: When did the Cannes Film Festival not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
(a) 2020
(b) 2021
(c) 2022
(d) 2023

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