1997 Cannes Film Festival – Palme d’Or Winner
Taste of Cherry
Abbas Kiarostami
An Iranian man drives his truck in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.
The Eel
Shôhei Imamura
A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel he befriended while in prison.