Italy has left the Cannes Film Festival empty-handed, with strong entries from three of the country's top directors failing to pick up awards as the host nation dominated the closing ceremony. Paolo Sorrentino's Youth, Matteo Garrone Tale of Tales and Nanni Moretti's Mia Madre all missed out, despite making positive impressions on many critics. French director Jacques Audiard's Dheepan, a story of Sri Lankan refugees in France, won the Palme d'Or.
Holocaust movie Son of Saul took the Grand Prix award, while Vincent Lindon got the Best Actor gong and Rooney Mara and Emmanuelle Bercot shared Best Actress prize.
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