Fr L to R British director John Boorman, Greek director Theo Angelopoulos and Chinese actress Gong Li pose for photographers 24 May at the awards ceremony of the 51st Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera. Angelopoulos won the Golden Palm for his film " Mia Eoniotita Ke Mia Mera" (Eternity and a Day) and Boorman the prize for Best Direction for "The General". (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) / AFP / PATRICK HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP via Getty Images)
Gong Li, Theo Angelopoulos avec sa Palme d'Or et Jean Reno le 24 mai 1998 au festival de Cannes en France. (Photo by Pool BENAINOUS/DUCLOS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Greek director Theo Angelopoulos (R) poses with the Golden Palm for his film " Mia Eoniotita Ke Mia Mera" (Eternity and a Day) next to British actor Peter Mullan who won the best actor award in Kenneth Loach's film " My Name is Joe", 24 May at the awards ceremony of the 51st Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera.(others are unidentified) (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) / AFP / PATRICK HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP via Getty Images)
Greek director Theo Angelopoulos lifts up his Golden Palm after he was awarded with the prize for his film "Mia Eoniotita Ke Mia Mera"(Eternity and A Day), 24 May at the closing ceremony of the 51st Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) / AFP / CHRISTOPHE SIMON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images)
