Austrian Michael Haneke winner of Cannes Palme D'Or

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhuanet) -- The 62nd Cannes Film Festival came to an end with Austrian director Michael Haneke winning the festival's Palme D'Or for his black-and-white film about a children's choir in a northern German village, set before the First World War.

Haneke's "The White Ribbon" was awarded the coveted Golden Palm at the closing ceremony late Sunday, and the jury praised the 67-year-old for his understated, subtle examination of the roots of Nazi terror."

Haneke addressed his wife as he accepted his award, noting that happiness is rare. "This is one moment in my life in which I'm very happy, and so are you, I believe."

It was a big night for Austria, whose triumphs included Christoph Waltz as best actor for Tarantino's World War II epic, "Inglourious Basterds," a film that also featured Massachusetts-bred actors Eli Roth and B.J. Novak.

The second-place grand prize went to French director Jacques Audiard's prison drama, "A Prophet."French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg won the best actress honor for von Trier's "Antichrist.

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