The Cannes Film Festival came to rain-soaked end, awarding Michael Haneke's "Love" (Amour) the prestigious Palme d'Or on Sunday (May 27).<br/> <br />The director's acclaimed tale of an elderly couple facing the inescapable, yet no less tragic march of death.<br/> <br />During a news conference after the award ceremony, the filmmaker said it was a very personal movie, because himself had to face the same situation.<br/> <br />The simple yet moving tale set almost entirely inside a Paris apartment left audiences in tears in Cannes, and it will prove a popular winner for a director considered one of the greatest working in Europe today.<br/> <br />Haneke joins an elite group of two-time winners at the world's biggest film festival after his "The White Ribbon" won in 2009.<br/> <br />John Russell, Reuters.
