1999 Cannes Film Festival

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]

1999 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 52nd Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Jean-Pierre Gendis.[1]
Opening filmThe Barber of Siberia
Closing filmAn Ideal Husband
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
Rosetta
Hosted byKristin Scott Thomas
No. of films22 (In Competition)
Festival date12 May 1999 (1999-05-12) – 23 May 1999 (1999-05-23)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

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]

1999 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Assane N' Doye.[8]

Juries

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Main competition

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Un Certain Regard

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  • 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

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Camera d'Or

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  • 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

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In Competition

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[10]

Parallel sections

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International Critics' Week

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The following films were screened for the 38th International Critics' Week (38e Semaine de la Critique):[12]

Feature film competition

Short film competition

Directors' Fortnight

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The following films were screened for the 1999 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[13]

Short films
 
Luc Dardenne (left) and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Palme d'Or winners
 
Bruno Dumont, Gran Prix winner

Official Awards

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In Competition

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Independent Awards

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Commission Supérieure Technique

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Award of the Youth

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International Critics' Week

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Directors' Fortnight

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  • 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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  3. ^ Wilmington, Michael (30 May 1999). "Cannes Of Vinegar". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b "52ème Festival International du Film – Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cannes 1999 Avant-Programme". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 1999: the line-up". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Cannes '99: Competition Film Lineup". indiewire.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Posters 1999". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017.
  9. ^ "All Juries 1999". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Official Selection 1999: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Special screenings". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  12. ^ "38e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1999". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Quinzaine 1999". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Awards 1999: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015.
  15. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1999". fipresci.org. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1999". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  17. ^ a b c "Cannes Film Festival Awards 1999". imdb.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

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