The festival served up its richest edition in years, with multiple standouts among the twenty-two films in contention for the Palme d’Or.

From 'Sentimental Value' to 'The Mastermind,' the second half of the festival explored our shared desire to dream in a world of nightmares

Other winners included Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi, whose It Was Just an Accident won the festival's top prize, the Palme d’Or, just days after distribution company Neon picked up the American rights for the film.