The next day, nearly all entertainment media headlines read, "Youngest Palme d'Or Recipient Announced, 24-Year-Old American Director Adrian Cowell Wins Cannes Film Festival's Highest Honor."
The film industry, both in the United States and Europe, was shocked by the news. Although some had predicted that "Pulp Fiction" could take the Palme d'Or, people were still astonished when Adrian actually won because he was so young.
Everyone had thought that Steven Soderbergh, who had won the Palme d'Or at 26 with "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" in 1989, was young enough, but three years later, Adrian broke the record at the age of 24.
After becoming the youngest Palme d'Or winner, Soderbergh was dubbed a "genius director," suddenly shooting to fame. Now that Adrian had broken the record, how should one describe him? Nobody knew.
