Delluc likes 'Lovers'
Garrel starrer won a Silver Lion at Venice
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Jury prexy Gilles Jacob announced the prize at upscale showbiz eatery Fouquet's.
Three-hour film, which won a Silver Lion for directing and a tech prize for photography at the Venice Film Festival, stars the director's son, Louis Garrel ("The Dreamers"), as a youth grappling with love, sex and politics in the 1960s. The director's father, vet thesp Maurice Garrel, had a major role as the cancer-stricken dad in last year's Delluc winner, Arnaud Desplechin's "Kings and Queen."
The prize for first film went to Anthony Cordier's "Cold Showers." Pic about teens in a ménage a trois preemed in Directors Fortnight at Cannes.
The Delluc, named for one of Gaul's pioneering silent era crix-turned-helmers, kicks off Gaul's film awards season and is often a strong indicator of kudos to come.
In addition to Jacob, the 14 jurors serve for life, making a Delluc judging slot nearly as coveted as the prize itself.
