
In 2009, the movies are bloodier and more brutal, even by the standards of Cannes, where the greatest films can also be the grimmest. At this edition, that darkness has sprung from a kind of maternal derangement. It's the year of the mother. But there are scarcely any mothers of the year.

CANNES, France - -- This year's Cannes Film Festival has been brutal. Evil, really. And memorable.

CANNES -- After a 20-film run, Festival de Cannes' Un Certain Regard program wrapped Saturday night with Corneliu Porumboiu's "Police, Adjective" taking the top jury prize.