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May 9-20, 2016: As per annual custom, I'll be revisiting several movies from this festival on its 20th anniversary, following the calendar of when each film premiered. Read more, and follow along!
Jurors: Francis Ford Coppola (president), Michael Ballhaus, Nathalie Baye, Henry Chapier, Atom Egoyan, Eiko Ishioka, Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Greta Scacchi, Antonio Tabucchi, Tran Anh Hung
| Palme d'Or: | Secrets & Lies, UK, dir. Mike Leigh |
| Grand Jury Prize: | Breaking the Waves, dir. Lars von Trier |
| Best Director: | Fargo, Joel Coen |
| Best Actress: | Secrets & Lies, Brenda Blethyn |
| Best Actor: | The Eighth Day, Daniel Auteuil and Pascal Duquenne |
| Best Screenplay: | A Self-Made Hero, Jacques Audiard and Alain Le Henry |
| Special Jury Prize: | Crash, David Cronenberg, for originality and daring |
| Technical Grand Prize: | Microcosmos, Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou, directors |
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: | Secrets & Lies, dir. Mike Leigh |
| Camera d'Or (first feature): | Love Serenade, dir. Shirley Barrett |
 Competition Films I Have Seen:
Ranked in order of preference
Screening Schedule
Prior to 2016, I had seen Breaking the Waves, Crash, Fargo, Kansas City, Secrets & Lies, Stealing Beauty, Too Late, and Les Voleurs. I will revisit all eight of these films as well as their 14 peers in the Main Competition as part of my anniversary tour of Cannes '96. Here was the original schedule.
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MAY 9
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Ridicule, France, dir. Patrice Leconte
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MAY 10
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Secrets & Lies, UK, dir. Mike Leigh
The Second Time, Italy, dir. Mimmo Calopresti
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MAY 11
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My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument, France, dir. Arnaud Desplechin
Tree of Blood, Guinea-Bissau, dir. Flora Gomes
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MAY 12
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Kansas City, USA, dir. Robert Altman
The Van, UK, dir. Stephen Frears
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MAY 13
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Breaking the Waves, Denmark/France/Sweden, dir. Lars von Trier
Goodbye, South, Goodbye, Taiwan, dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien
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MAY 14
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Fargo, USA, dir. Joel Coen
Temptress Moon, Hong Kong, dir. Chen Kaige
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MAY 15
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A Self-Made Hero, France, dir. Jacques Audiard
Too Late, Romania/France, dir. Lucian Pintilie
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MAY 16
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Stealing Beauty, UK/France/Italy, dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
The Eighth Day, Belgium, dir. Jaco van Dormael
Drifting Clouds, Finland, dir. Aki Kaurismäki
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MAY 17
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Crash, Canada, dir. David Cronenberg
The Quiet Room, Australia, dir. Rolf de Heer
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MAY 18
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The Sunchaser, USA, dir. Michael Cimino
Les Voleurs, France, dir. André Téchiné
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MAY 19
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Three Lives and Only One Death, France/Portugal, dir. Raul Ruiz
Earth, Spain, dir. Julio Medem
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MAY 20
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Awards Announcements
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 Sidebar Selections I Have Seen:
Ranked in order of preference
Screening Schedule
Prior to 2016, I had seen Gabbeh, Hard Eight, I Shot Andy Warhol, Irma Vep, The Pallbearer, and The Pillow Book in Un Certain Regard; Beautiful Thing, Jude, and Lone Star in the Directors' Fortnight; and Flirting with Disaster, Girl 6, and Trainspotting from the non-competitive screenings. I will revisit these films and pick up as many others as possible in the major sidebars during my anniversary tour, once again following the original screening schedule...
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MAY 10
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L'Enfance nue, France, dir. Maurice Pialat (Cinémas de Toujours)
Full Speed, France, dir. Gaël Morel (Directors' Fortnight)
I Shot Andy Warhol, USA, dir. Mary Harron (Un Certain Regard)
Lone Star, USA, dir. John Sayles (Directors' Fortnight)
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MAY 11
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Girl 6, USA, dir. Spike Lee (Out of Competition)
Trees Lounge, USA, dir. Steve Buscemi (Directors' Fortnight)
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MAY 12
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Jude, UK, dir. Michael Winterbottom (Directors' Fortnight)
Microcosmos, France, dirs. Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou (Out of Competition)
The Pillow Book, Netherlands/UK/France, dir. Peter Greenaway (Un Certain Regard)
Some Mother's Son, Ireland, dir. Terry George (Un Certain Regard)
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MAY 13
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Gabbeh, Iran, dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Un Certain Regard)
Prisoner of the Mountains, Russia, dir. Sergei Bodrov (Directors' Fortnight)
La Promesse, Belgium, dirs. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Directors' Fortnight)
Trainspotting, UK, dir. Danny Boyle (Out of Competition)
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MAY 14
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The Daytrippers, USA, dir. Greg Mottola (Critics' Week)
Looking for Richard, USA, dir. Al Pacino (Un Certain Regard)
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MAY 15
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Beautiful Thing, UK, dir. Hettie Macdonald (Directors' Fortnight)
Few of Us, Lithuania, dir. Sharuna Bartas (Un Certain Regard)
Irma Vep, USA, dir. Olivier Assayas (Un Certain Regard)
Love Serenade, Australia, dir. Shirley Barrett (Un Certain Regard)
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MAY 16
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Bastard out of Carolina, USA, dir. Anjelica Huston (Un Certain Regard)
A Chef in Love, Russia, dir. Nana Dzhordzhadze (Directors' Fortnight)
Mon Oncle d'Amérique, France, dir. Alain Resnais (Cinémas de Toujours)
Perfect Love!, France, dir. Catherine Breillat (Directors' Fortnight)
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MAY 17
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Elective Affinities, Italy, dirs. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (Out of Competition)
The Pallbearer, USA, dir. Matt Reeves (Un Certain Regard)
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MAY 18
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Hard Eight, USA, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson (Un Certain Regard)
Inside, USA, dir. Arthur Penn (Directors' Fortnight)
Kids Return, Japan, dir. Takeshi Kitano (Directors' Fortnight)
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MAY 19
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Mimi, France, dir. Lucile Hadzihalilović (Un Certain Regard)
A Summer's Tale, France, dir. Eric Rohmer (Un Certain Regard)
The Waste Land, UK, dir. Deborah Warner (Un Certain Regard)
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MAY 20
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Flirting with Disaster, USA, dir. David O. Russell (Out of Competition)
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Films in the Main Competition:
Ranked in order of interest; more on this year's lineup here (opens in a new window)
Goodbye South, Goodbye, Taiwan, dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien
Ridicule, France, dir. Patrice Leconte
A Self-Made Hero, France, dir. Jacques Audiard
Tree of Blood, Guinea-Bissau/France/Portugal, dir. Flora Gomes
My Sex Life...or, How I Got into an Argument, France, dir. Arnaud Desplechin
Drifting Clouds, Finland, dir. Aki Kaurismäki
The Quiet Room, Australia, dir. Rolf de Heer
Three Lives and Only One Death, France, dir. Raul Ruiz
Temptress Moon, Hong Kong, dir. Chen Kaige
The Sunchaser, USA, dir. Michael Cimino
Earth, Spain, dir. Julio Medem
The Eighth Day, Belgium, dir. Jaco van Dormael
The Second Time, Italy, dir. Mimmo Calopresti
The Van, UK, dir. Stephen Frears
Sidebar Films I'm Curious to See:
Listed alphabetically; click names of sidebars for more titles (in a new window)
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Bastard Out of Carolina, USA, dir. Anjelica Huston
Buenos Aires Vice Versa, Argentina, dir. Alejandro Agresti
Few of Us, Lithuania, dir. Sharunas Bartas
Full Gallop, Poland, dir. Krzysztof Zanussi
Haifa, The Netherlands/Palestine/France/Germany, dir. Rashid Masharawi
Looking for Richard, USA, dir. Al Pacino
Love Serenade, Australia, dir. Shirley Barrett
Mossane, Senegal, dir. Safi Faye
Some Mother's Son, UK, dir. Terry George
A Summer's Tale, France, dir. Erich Rommer
The Waste Land, UK, dir. Deborah Warner
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| Directors' Fortnight: |
A Chef in Love, Georgia, dir. Nana Djordjadze
Flame, Zimbabwe, dir. Ingrid Sinclair
Full Speed, France, dir. Gaël Morel
Inside, USA, dir. Arthur Penn
Kids Return, Japan, dir. Takeshi Kitano
Oedipus Mayor, Colombia, dir. Jorge Alí Triana
Perfect Love!, France, dir. Catherine Breillat
Prisoner of the Mountains, Russia, dir. Sergei Bodrov
La Promesse, Belgium, dirs. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Salut, cousin!, Algeria/France, dir. Merzak Allouache
Trees Lounge, USA, dir. Steve Buscemi
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| Critics' Week: |
The Daytrippers, USA, dir. Greg Mottola
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| Out of Competition: |
Elective Affinities, Italy, dirs. Paolo & Vittorio Taviani
Microcosmos, France, dirs. Claude Nuridsany & Marie Perennou
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