 The Meaning of Life rakapiwa mubayiro weGrand Jury paCannes Film Festival muna 1983. Nepo jeri reCannes, rinotungamirirwa naWilliam Styron, rakanga rakakamukana zvikuru pamashoko avo pamafirimu anoverengeka akanga ari mumakwikwi, The Meaning of Life yakanga ine tsigiro huru, ichivimbisa rukudzo rwechipiri rwakakwirira pashure pePalme dOr nokuda kweThe Ballad of Narayama. 