The Cannes Film Festival finally came to a close, and China once again won the hearts of the audience as the president of the film festival praised the ingenuity and potential of the Chinese film industry.

Cannes Film Festival President Pierre Lescure reportedly commended the growing ingenuity and diversity of the Chinese film industry. China Daily reported that the festival president saw Chinese filmmaking as an amazing process, and in turn, the technology made available by the country would not only boost film production around the globe but would inspire young filmmakers as well.

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Pierre Lescure took office last 2014 after replacing former president Gilles Jacob. He is the former head of Canal+, a private TV channel.

Of course, Lescure is referring to the cinematic masterpiece of Hou Hsiao-hsien that is "The Assassin," which South China Morning Post described as a lingering and contemplative film, despite the action-packed premise. "The Assassin" won him the best director award, which is well-deserved. The film is about a woman assassin, played by Shu Qi, who is tasked to kill the governor of her home province, which, to her misfortune, is the man she loves. "The Assassin" follows the aesthetic of two of his previous films, "The Puppetmaster" and "Millenium Mambo."

However, it should be noted that China is no stranger to the French film festival. "A Touch of Zen" was the first film from China to get recognition, and it was not the last. China Daily counted seventeen Chinese films altogether have been recognized in the prestigious film festival in the last 40 years. Shu Qi and Hou Hsia-hsien have previeously worked together in "Millenium Mambo," which won the Technical Grand Prize back in 2001, which just proves that the magic created by both the director and actress is no accident.

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