1999 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 52nd Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Jean-Pierre Gendis.[1] | |
| Opening film | The Barber of Siberia |
|---|---|
| Closing film | An Ideal Husband |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Rosetta |
| Hosted by | Kristin Scott Thomas |
| No. of films | 22 (In Competition) |
| Festival date | 12 May 1999 – 23 May 1999 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 52nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 1999.[2] Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg served as jury president for the main competition. Kristin Scott Thomas was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]
Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Rosetta.[4][5]
The festival opened with The Barber of Siberia by Nikita Mikhalkov, and closed with An Ideal Husband by Oliver Parker.[6][7]
Juries
[edit]Main competition
[edit]- David Cronenberg, Canadian filmmaker - Jury President[9]
- Dominique Blanc, French actress
- Doris Dörrie, German filmmaker and producer
- Jeff Goldblum, American actor
- Barbara Hendricks, Swedish singer
- Holly Hunter, American actress
- George Miller, Australian filmmaker
- Maurizio Nichetti, Italian filmmaker and acotr
- Yasmina Reza, French actor and writer
- André Téchiné, French filmmaker
Un Certain Regard
[edit]- Lambert Wilson, French actor - Jury President
- Irène Bignardi, critic
- Annie Coppermann, critic
- Thierry Gandillot, critic
- Jonathan Romney, critic
- Laurent Tirard, French filmmaker
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
[edit]- Thomas Vinterberg, Danish fillmmaker - Jury President
- Cédric Klapisch, French filmmaker
- Virginie Ledoyen, French actress
- Walter Salles, Brazilian filmmaker
- Greta Scacchi, Italian-Austrian actress
Camera d'Or
[edit]- Michel Piccoli, French actor - Jury President
- Jean-Pierre Beauviala
- Cherifa Chabane, critic
- Caroline Champetier, French cinematographer:
- Paola Malanga, critic
- José Maria Riba, critic
- Marie Vermillard, director
- Peter Von Bagh, Finnish film historian and director
Official Selection
[edit]In Competition
[edit]The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[10]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8½ Women | Peter Greenaway | United Kingdom, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany | |
| All About My Mother | Todo sobre mi madre | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain, France |
| Cradle Will Rock | Tim Robbins | United States | |
| The Emperor and the Assassin | 荊軻刺秦王 | Chen Kaige | China |
| Felicia's Journey | Atom Egoyan | United Kingdom, Canada | |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Jim Jarmusch | United States, France, Germany, Japan | |
| Humanité | L'humanité | Bruno Dumont | France |
| Kadosh | קדוש | Amos Gitai | France, Israel |
| Kikujiro | 菊次郎の夏 | Takeshi Kitano | Japan |
| The Letter | La lettre / A Carta | Manoel de Oliveira | France, Portugal |
| Limbo | John Sayles | United States | |
| Love Will Tear Us Apart | 天上人間 | Nelson Yu Lik-wai | Hong Kong |
| Moloch | Молох | Alexander Sokurov | Russia |
| The Nanny | La balia | Marco Bellocchio | Italy |
| No One Writes to the Colonel | El coronel no tiene quien le escriba | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico, Spain, France |
| Our Happy Lives | Nos vies heureuses | Jacques Maillot | France |
| Pola X | Leos Carax | France, Switzerland, Germany, Japan | |
| Rosetta | Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne | Belgium, France | |
| The Straight Story | David Lynch | United States, United Kingdom, France | |
| Tales of Kish | قصههای کیش | Abolfazl Jalili, Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Nasser Taghvai | Iran |
| Time Regained | Le temps retrouvé, d'après l'oeuvre de Marcel Proust | Raúl Ruiz | France, Italy, Portugal |
| Wonderland | Michael Winterbottom | United Kingdom | |
Un Certain Regard
[edit]The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[10]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Away with Words | 三條人 | Christopher Doyle | Hong Kong, Japan |
| Beautiful People | Jasmin Dizdar | United Kingdom | |
| Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland | Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz | Daniel Schmid | Switzerland, Germany, Austria |
| Genesis | La genèse | Cheick Oumar Sissoko | Mali, France |
| Harem Suare | Ferzan Özpetek | Turkey, Italy, France | |
| If I Give You my Humbleness, Don't Take Away my Pride | Karin Westerlund | Denmark, Sweden | |
| Judy Berlin | Eric Mendelsohn | United States | |
| Kaizokuban Bootleg Film | 海賊版 | Masahiro Kobayashi | Japan |
| March of Happiness | 天馬茶房 | Lin Cheng-sheng | Taiwan |
| Nadia and the Hippos | Nadia et les hippopotames | Dominique Cabrera | France |
| New Dawn | Peau neuve | Émilie Deleuze | |
| Olympic Garage | Garage Olimpo | Marco Bechis | Argentina, France, Italy |
| The Other | الآخر | Youssef Chahine | Egypt, France |
| The Passengers | Les passagers | Jean-Claude Guiguet | France |
| The Personals | 徵婚啓事 | Chen Kuo-fu | Taiwan |
| Ratcatcher | Lynne Ramsay | United Kingdom, France | |
| The Shade | Raphaël Nadjari | United States | |
| Sicilia! | Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet | Italy, France, Germany | |
| So Close to Paradise | 扁担·姑娘 | Wang Xiaoshuai | China |
| The Spousals of God | As Bodas de Deus | João César Monteiro | Portugal |
| Throne of Death | Marana Simhasanam | Murali Nair | India |
| Vanaprastham | Vanaprastham: La Dernière Danse | Shaji N. Karun | France, India |
| The Winslow Boy | David Mamet | United States | |
Out of Competition
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10][11]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Barber of Siberia (opening film) | Сибирский цирюльник | Nikita Mikhalkov | Russia, France, Italy, Czech Republic, United States |
| Dogma | Kevin Smith | United States | |
| EDtv | Ron Howard | ||
| Entrapment | Jon Amiel | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | |
| Farewell, Home Sweet Home | Adieu, plancher des vaches! | Otar Iosseliani | France |
| An Ideal Husband (closing film) | Oliver Parker | United Kingdom | |
| The Limey | Steven Soderbergh | United States | |
| My Best Fiend | Mein liebster Feind | Werner Herzog | Germany |
Cinéfondation
[edit]The following films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:[10]
- Baballoon (Babalon) by Michal Zabka
- Cambi e Scambi by Donata Pizzato
- The Clock by Noah Laracy
- Dimanche by Fabrice Aragno
- The Execution by Lee In-Kyun
- Fish 073 (Ryba 073) by Vaclav Svankmajer
- Germania by Kris Krikellis
- Im Hukim (With Rules) by Dover Kosashvili
- Inter-View by Jessica Hausner
- Ked Nie, Tak Nie by Vladimir Kral
- Layover by Shen Ko-Shang
- Der Linkshander by Iouri Kouzine
- Little Big Dog by Bo Hagen Clausen
- Milk by Mairi Cameron
- La Puce by Emmanuelle Bercot
- Runt by Jesse Lawrence
- Second Hand by Emily Young
- Waxandwane by Axel Koenzen
- Wojtek by David Turner
- Yumeji Ningyo (Doll of Dreams) by Yamazaki Tatsuji
Short Films Competition
[edit]The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[10]
- Billy's Balloon by Don Hertzfeldt
- The Cookie Thief by Hugo Currie, Toby Leslie
- Devil Doll by Jarl Olsen
- An Eternity by Daehyun Kim
- Food for Thought by John Paton, Matthew Ross
- Husk by Jerry Handler
- Le Pique-Nique by Il-Gon Song
- Rien Dire by Vincent Pérez (France)
- Roulette by Roberto Santiago
- Simultaneity by Seong Sook Kim
- Stop by Rodolphe Marconi
- When the Day Breaks by Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
Parallel sections
[edit]International Critics' Week
[edit]The following films were screened for the 38th International Critics' Week (38e Semaine de la Critique):[12]
Feature film competition
- 7/25 (Nana-ni-go) by Wataru Hayakawa (Japan)
- Flores de otro mundo by Icíar Bollaín (Spain)
- Hold Back the Night by Phil Davis (United Kingdom)
- On Board (Gemide) by Serdar Akar (Turkey)
- Siam Sunset by John Polson (Australia)
- Strange Fits of Passion by Elise McCredie (Australia)
- The White Suit (Belo odelo) by Lazar Ristovski (FR Yugoslavia)
Short film competition
- The Circle (Dayereh) by Mohammad Shirvani (Iran)
- Dérapages by Pascal Adant (Belgium)
- Fuzzy Logic by Tom Krueger (United States)
- The Good Son by Sean McGuire (United Kingdom)
- La Leçon du jour by Irène Sohm (France)
- More by Mark Osborne (United States)
- Shoes Off! by Mark Sawers (Canada)
Directors' Fortnight
[edit]The following films were screened for the 1999 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[13]
- A mort la mort ! by Romain Goupil
- Agnes Browne by Anjelica Huston
- The Blair Witch Project by Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
- Le Bleu des villes by Stéphane Brizé
- Charisma by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Un château en Espagne by Delphine Gleize
- Les Convoyeurs attendent by Benoît Mariage
- The Cup (Phörpa) by Khyentse Norbu
- Darkness and Light (Hei An Zhi Guang) by Chang Tso-Chi
- East Is East by Damien O'Donnell
- El entusiasmo by Ricardo Larraín
- Fever by Alex Winter
- The Five Senses by Jeremy Podeswa
- Haut les cœurs! by Sólveig Anspach
- Kiemas by Valdas Navasaitis
- The Last September by Deborah Warner
- M/Other by Nobuhiro Suwa
- Qui plume la lune ? by Christine Carrière
- Scenery by Zhao Jisong
- Sud by Chantal Akerman
- Summer of Sam by Spike Lee
- The Virgin Suicides by Sofia Coppola
- The War Zone by Tim Roth
- Voyages by Emmanuel Finkiel
- Paths in the Night by Andreas Kleinert
- Short films
- Le Franc by Djibril Diop Mambety (45 min.)
- Marée haute by Caroline Champetier (17 min.)
- Un petit air de fête by Eric Guirado (35 min.)
- La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil (or The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun) by Djibril Diop Mambety (45 min.)
- Le Premier pas by Florence Vignon (23 min.)
- La Tentation de l'innocence by Fabienne Godet (43 min.)
- O Trouble by Sylvia Calle (10 min.)
Official Awards
[edit]In Competition
[edit]- Palme d'Or: Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne[4][14]
- Grand Prix: Humanité by Bruno Dumont
- Best Director: Pedro Almodóvar for All About My Mother
- Best Screenplay: Moloch by Yuri Arabov
- Best Actress:
- Best Actor: Emmanuel Schotté for Humanité
- Jury Prize: The Letter by Manoel de Oliveira
- First Prize: Second Hand by Emily Young
- Second Prize:
- Im Hukim by Dover Koshashvili
- La puce by Emmanuelle Bercot
- Third Prize: Little Big Dog by Bo Hagen Clausen
- Special Mention: Inter-View by Jessica Hausner
- When the Day Breaks by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis
- Jury Prize:
- Stop by Rodolphe Marconi
- Le Pique-Nique by Il-Gon Song
Independent Awards
[edit]- New Dawn by Émilie Deleuze[15]
- M/Other by Nobuhiro Suwa (Directors' Fortnight)
Commission Supérieure Technique
[edit]- Technical Grand Prize: Juhua Tu (production design) in The Emperor and the Assassin
- All About My Mother by Pedro Almodóvar[16]
- Special Mention: Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Award of the Youth
[edit]- Foreign Film: The Blair Witch Project by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez[17]
- French Film: Voyages by Emmanuel Finkiel
International Critics' Week
[edit]- Mercedes-Benz Award: Flowers from Another World by Icíar Bollaín[17]
- Canal+ Award: Shoes Off! by Mark Sawers
- Grand Golden Rail: Siam Sunset by John Polson
- Little Golden Rail: Derapages by Pascal Adant
Directors' Fortnight
[edit]- Kodak Short Film Award: Un petit air de fête by Eric Guirado[17]
- Kodak Short Film Award – Special Mention: Ô trouble by Sylvia Calle
- C.I.C.A.E. Award: Qui plume la lune? by Christine Carrière
- Gras Savoye Award: Un château en Espagne by Delphine Gleize
References
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- ^ "Cannes Film Festival 1999: the line-up". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Cannes '99: Competition Film Lineup". indiewire.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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- ^ "All Juries 1999". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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- ^ "Special screenings". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "38e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1999". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Quinzaine 1999". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Awards 1999: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1999". fipresci.org. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1999". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Cannes Film Festival Awards 1999". imdb.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
Media
[edit]- INA: Opening of the 1999 Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: List of winners of the 1999 festival (commentary in French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1999 Cannes Film Festival.
- 1999 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1999 Archived 2019-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards 1999 at Internet Movie Database