Nick's Flick Picks: The Cannes Film Festival

<BODY text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" link="#003399" vlink="#003399" leftmargin="35" rightmargin="35"> <table width=680><tr><td> <br> <TABLE cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <TR><TD width=60% valign=center><Font Face=Garamond Color="#003399" Size=+3><b>Cannes Film Festival 2000</b></Font><br> <B><Font Color="#660066">Jury President:</Font> Luc Besson</b><br> <Font Color="#660066">Other Jurors:</Font> Jonathan Demme, Nicole Garcia, Jeremy Irons, Mario Martone, Patrick Modiano, Arundhati Roy, Barbara Sukowa, Aitana S&#225nchez-Gij&#243n, Kristin Scott Thomas</TD> <TD width=40% align=right valign=center><img src=cannes00tab.jpg></TD></TR></TABLE> <hr> <br> <TABLE cellpadding=3><TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#660066"><b>Palme d'Or:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=dancdark.html><b>Dancer in the Dark</b></a>, Denmark, dir. Lars von Trier</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Grand Jury Prize:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><Font Color="#003399"><i>Devils on the Doorstep</i></Font>, dir. Jiang Wen</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Jury Prize:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=blkbords.html><i>Blackboards</i></a>, dir. Samira Makhmalbaf<br> <a href=songs2nd.html><i>Songs from the Second Floor</i></a>, dir. Roy Andersson</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Director:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=yiyi.html><i>Yi Yi (A One and a Two)</i></a>, Edward Yang</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actress:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=dancdark.html><i>Dancer in the Dark</i></a>, Bj&#246rk</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actor:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=inmoodlv.html><i>In the Mood for Love</i></a>, Tony Leung</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Screenplay:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=nursbett.html><i>Nurse Betty</i></a>, James Flamberg and John C. Richards</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Technical Grand Prize:</TD><TD width=66%></b></Font> <a href=inmoodlv.html><i>In the Mood for Love</i></a>, Christopher Doyle and Mark Ping-bin Lee, cinematography, and William Chang, production design</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>FIPRESCI/International<br>     Critics Prize:</TD><TD width=66%></b></Font> <a href=eureka00.html><i>Eureka</i></a>, dir. Shinji Aoyama</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Prize of the Ecumenical Jury:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=codeunkn.html><i>Code Unknown</i></a>, dir. Michael Haneke<br> <a href=eureka00.html><i>Eureka</i></a>, dir. Shinji Aoyama</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Camera d'Or (first feature):</TD><TD width=66%></b></Font> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Djomeh</i></Font>, dir. Hassan Yektapanah<br> <a href=tdrunkhr.html><i>A Time for Drunken Horses</i></a>, dir. Bahman Ghobadi</TD></TR> </TABLE> <hr> <br> <img src=cannes00dd.jpg align=right width=200 height=75><Font Face=Garamond Color="#660066" Size=+1><b>Competition Films I Have Seen:</b></Font><br> <Font Size=-1><b>Ranked in order of preference</b></Font><br> <Font Size=-2>  <br></Font> <Font Color="#003399"><b>My Palme d'Or</b></Font><br> <a href=dancdark.html><i>Dancer in the Dark</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Denmark, dir. Lars von Trier)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=blkbords.html><i>Blackboards</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Iran, dir. Samira Makhmalbaf)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=favfilmsinmoodlv.html target="_top"><i>In the Mood for Love</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Hong Kong, dir. Wong Kar-wai)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=eureka00.html><i>Eureka</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Japan, dir. Shinji Aoyama)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=songs2nd.html><i>Songs from the Second Floor</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Sweden, dir. Roy Andersson)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=codeunkn.html><i>Code Unknown</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(France, dir. Michael Haneke)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=yards.html><i>The Yards</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. James Gray)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=yiyi.html><i>Yi Yi (A One and a Two)</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Taiwan, dir. Edward Yang)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=obrother.html><i>O Brother, Where Art Thou?</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. Joel Coen)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=nursbett.html><i>Nurse Betty</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. Neil LaBute)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=goldbowl.html><i>The Golden Bowl</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA/UK, dir. James Ivory)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <hr> <br> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#660066"><b>My Jury Votes:</b></Font><br> <TABLE width=600px cellpadding=3> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Director:</b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=inmoodlv.html><i>In the Mood for Love</i></a>, Wong Kar-wai</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actress:</b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=inmoodlv.html><i>In the Mood for Love</i></a>, Maggie Cheung</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actor: </b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=yiyi.html><i>Yi Yi (A One and a Two)</i></a>, Wu Nien-jen</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Screenplay:</b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=blkbords.html><i>Blackboards</i></a>, Samira and Mohsen Makhmalbaf</TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Technical Grand Prize:</b></Font></TD><TD valign=top width=70%><a href=inmoodlv.html><i>In the Mood for Love</i></a>, Christopher Doyle and Mark Ping-bin Lee, cinematography; William Chang, production design; and Shigeru Umebayahsi and Mike Galasso, music</TD></TR></TABLE> <hr> <br> <img src=cannes00wh.jpg align=right><Font Face=Garamond Color="#660066" Size=+1><b>Sidebar Selections I Have Seen:</b></Font><br> <Font Size=-1><b>Ranked in order of preference</b></Font><br> <Font Size=-2>  <br></Font> <a href=werckmst.html><i>Werckmeister Harmonies</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Hungary, dir. B&#233la Tarr)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=amorespr.html><i>Amores perros</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Critics' Week: Mexico, dir. Alejandro Gonz&#225lez I&#241&#225rritu)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=croutigr.html><i>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: Taiwan, dir. Ang Lee)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=tdrunkhr.html><i>A Time for Drunken Horses</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Directors' Fortnight: Iran, dir. Bahman Ghobadi)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=gleaners.html><i>The Gleaners and I</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: France, dir. Agn&#232s Varda)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=noti.html><i>Not I</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Critics' Week: Ireland, dir. Neil Jordan)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=lcaptive.html><i>La Captive</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Directors' Fortnight: Belgium/France, dir. Chantal Akerman)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=grlfight.html><i>Girlfight</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Directors' Fortnight: USA, dir. Karyn Kusama)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=thingsyu.html><i>Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Un Certain Regard: USA, dir. Rodrigo Garcia)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=reqdream.html><i>Requiem for a Dream</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: USA, dir. Darren Aronofsky)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=missmars.html><i>Mission to Mars</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: USA, dir. Brian De Palma)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=nicodani.html><i>Nico and Dani (Kramp&#225ck)</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Critics' Week: Spain, dir. Cesc Gay)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=billyell.html><i>Billy Elliot</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Directors' Fortnight: UK, dir. Stephen Daldry)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=cecilbd.html><i>Cecil B. DeMented</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: USA, dir. John Waters)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=kingaliv.html><i>The King Is Alive</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Un Certain Regard: Denmark, dir. Kristian Levring)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <hr> <br> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#660066"><b>Competition Films I'm Curious to See:</b></Font><br> <Font Size=-1><b>Ranked in order of interest; more on this year's lineup <a href="http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/2000/allSelections.html" target="_new">here</a></b> (opens in a new window)</Font><br> <Font Size=-2>  <br></Font> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245929/"><i>Devils on the Doorstep</i></a>, China, dir. Jiang Wen<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0216689/"><i>Les Destin&#233es</i></a>, France, dir. Olivier Assayas<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0157122/"><i>Faithless</i></a>, Sweden, dir. Liv Ullmann<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213682/"><i>Taboo</i></a>, Japan, dir. Nagisa Oshima<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218379/"><i>Kippur</i></a>, Israel, dir. Amos Gita&#239<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212826/"><i>Bread and Roses</i></a>, UK, dir. Ken Loach<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0183056/"><i>Esther Kahn</i></a>, France, dir. Arnaud Desplechin<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245837/"><i>Chunhyang</i></a>, South Korea, dir. Im Kwon-taek<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246119/"><i>The Wedding</i></a>, Russia, dir. Pavel Lungin<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0216800/"><i>With a Friend Like Harry...</i></a>, France, dir. Dominik Moll<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189509/"><i>Turbulence</i></a>, Brazil, dir. Ruy Guerra<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206742/"><i>Fast Food, Fast Women</i></a>, USA/France/Italy, dir. Amos Kollek<br> <br> <hr> <br> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#660066"><b>Sidebar Films I'm Curious to See:</b></Font><br> <Font Size=-1><b>Listed alphabetically; more on this year's lineup <a href="http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/2000/allSelections.html" target="_new">here</a></b> (opens in a new window)</Font><br> <Font Size=-2>  <br></Font> <TABLE border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=8><TR><TD valign=top><Font Color="#660066">Un Certain Regard</Font>:</TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259981/"><i>Djomeh</i></a>, Iran, dir. Hassan Yekpatanah<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246906/"><i>The Season of Men</i></a>, Tunisia/France, dir. Moufida Tlatli<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0224578/"><i>The Vertical Ray of the Sun</i></a>, Vietnam, dir. Tran Anh Hung<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253378/"><i>Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors</i></a>, South Korea, dir. Hong Sang-soo<br> </TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top><a href="http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/archives/2000/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_new"><Font Color="#660066">Directors' Fortnight</Font></a>:</TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246765/"><i>Lumumba</i></a>, France/Haiti, dir. Raoul Peck<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247613/"><i>Peppermint Candy</i></a>, South Korea, dir. Lee Chang-dong<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218616/"><i>Some Voices</i></a>, UK, dir. Simon Cellan Jones<br> </TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top><Font Color="#660066">Out of Competition</Font>:</TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190861/"><i>Vatel</i></a>, France/UK, dir. 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