Among the 21 films in competition, seven were directed by women, including a French-Senegalese and a Tunisian. With 7 female directors out of 21 films, the number of women in the running for the Palme d'Or has set a record.
The 2023 edition of the Cannes Film Festival will be a landmark. The world's greatest film event will inevitably be overtaken by the great challenges and upheavals of our time, writes Siegfried Forster in a new book.