I said good n ight and walked back to my hotel. As in all hotel rooms in Iran, a small arrow near the ceiling pointed the way towa rd Mecca. A Koran and prayer rug lay in my bedside table. The television was playing a movie about how a small, hero ic band of...
The jury prize went to Manuel Poirier for his offbeat road movie ``Western,'' a film many in the French press thought might take in the top prize. Best screenplay went to James Schamus for ``The Ice Storm.'' Directed by Ang Lee, it is a cool, inquiring dissection of 1973 American ...