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 2001</b></Font><br> <B><Font Color="#660066">Jury President:</Font> Liv Ullmann</b><br> <Font Color="#660066">Other Jurors:</Font> Mimmo Calopresti, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Terry Gilliam, Sandrine Kiberlain, Philippe Labro, Julia Ormond, Moufida Tlatli, Edward Yang</TD> <TD width=40% align=right valign=center><img src=cannes01tab.jpg></TD></TR></TABLE> <hr> <br> <TABLE cellpadding=3> <TR><TD width=230><Font Color="#003399"><b>Palme d'Or:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=sonsroom.html><b>The Son's Room</b></a>, Italy, dir. Nanni Moretti</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Grand Jury Prize:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=pianotch.html><i>The Piano Teacher</i></a>, dir. Michael Haneke</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Director:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=manwasnt.html><i>The Man Who Wasn't There</i></a>, Joel Coen<br> <a href=mulhdriv.html><i>Mulholland Drive</i></a>, David Lynch</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actress:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=pianotch.html><i>The Piano Teacher</i></a>, Isabelle Huppert</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actor:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=pianotch.html><i>The Piano Teacher</i></a>, Beno&#238t Magimel</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Screenplay:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=nomnslnd.html><i>No Man's Land</i></a>, Danis Tanovic</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Technical Grand Prize:</TD><TD width=66%></b></Font> <a href=mambwolf.html><i>Millennium Mambo</i></a> and <Font Color="#003399"><i>What Time Is It There?</i></Font>, Tu Du-che, sound design</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>FIPRESCI/International<br>     Critics Prize:</TD><TD width=66%></b></Font> <a href=sonsroom.html><i>The Son's Room</i></a>, dir. Nanni Moretti</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Prize of the Ecumenical Jury:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=kandahar.html><i>Kandahar</i></a>, dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Camera d'Or (first feature):</TD><TD width=66%></b></Font> <a href=atanarju.html><i>Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)</i></Font>, dir. Zacharias Kunuk</TD></TR> </TABLE> <hr> <br> <img src=cannes01md.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=mulhdriv.html><i>Mulholland Drive</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. David Lynch)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=pianotch.html><i>The Piano Teacher</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Austria, dir. Michael Haneke)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=moulin01.html><i>Moulin Rouge!</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA/Australia, dir. Baz Luhrmann)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=kandahar.html><i>Kandahar</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Iran, dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=manwasnt.html><i>The Man Who Wasn't There</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. Joel Coen)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=sonsroom.html><i>The Son's Room</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Italy, dir. Nanni Moretti)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=mambwolf.html><i>Millennium Mambo</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Taiwan, dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=nomnslnd.html><i>No Man's Land</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Bosnia-Herzegovina, dir. Danis Tanovic)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=pledge.html><i>The Pledge</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. Sean Penn)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=shrek.html><i>Shrek</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dirs. Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <hr> <br> <Font Face=Garamond Color="#660066" Size=+1><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=mulhdriv.html><i>Mulholland Drive</i></a>, David Lynch</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actress:</b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=pianotch.html><i>The Piano Teacher</i></a>, Michael Haneke</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actor: </b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=pledge.html><i>The Pledge</i></a>, Jack Nicholson</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Screenplay:</b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=manwasnt.html><i>The Man Who Wasn't There</i></a>, Joel and Ethan Coen</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=moulin01.html><i>Moulin Rouge!</i></a>, Catherine Martin, production design</TD></TR></TABLE> <hr> <br> <img src=cannes01anr.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=apcredux.html><i>Apocalypse Now Redux</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: USA, dir. Francis Ford Coppola)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=latmarrg.html><i>Late Marriage</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Un Certain Regard: Israel, dir. Dover Kosashvili)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=atanarju.html><i>Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Un Certain Regard: Canada, dir. Zacharias Kunuk)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=trbevday.html><i>Trouble Every Day</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: France, dir. Claire Denis)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=hrtworld.html><i>The Heart of the World</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Directors' Fortnight: Canada, dir. Guy Maddin)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=bintou.html><i>Bintou</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Directors' Fortnight: Burkina Faso/France, dir. Fanta R&#233gina Nacro)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=deepend.html><i>The Deep End</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Directors' Fortnight: USA, dirs. Scott McGehee & David Siegel)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=lanyu.html><i>Lan Yu</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Un Certain Regard: Hong Kong, dir. Stanley Kwan)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=annivprt.html><i>The Anniversary Party</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Un Certain Regard: USA, dirs. Alan Cumming and Jennifer Jason Leigh)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=humanatr.html><i>Human Nature</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: USA, dir. Michel Gondry)</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/2001/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/tt0269746/"><i>What Time Is It There?</i></a>, Taiwan, dir. Tsai Ming-liang<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289054/"><i>Warm Water Under a Red Bridge</i></a>, Japan, dir. Shohei Imamura<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283623/"><i>Taurus</i></a>, Russia, dir. Aleksandr Sokurov<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181912/"><i>In Praise of Love</i></a>, Switzerland, dir. Jean-Luc Godard<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283422/"><i>I'm Going Home</i></a>, Portugal, dir. Manoel de Oliveira<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242994/"><i>Va savoir</i></a>, France, dir. Jacques Rivette<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283309/"><i>Desert Moon</i></a>, Japan, dir. Shinji Aoyama<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278413/"><i>Distance</i></a>, Japan, dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245276/"><i>The Profession of Arms</i></a>, Italy, dir. Ermanno Olmi<br> <br> <TABLE border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5><TR><TD valign=top><Font Color="#660066" Size=-1>Also in Competition</Font>:</TD><TD> <Font Size=-1> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273148/"><i>The Officer's Ward</i></a>, France, dir. Fran&#231ois Dupeyron<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283539/"><i>Pau and His Brothers</i></a>, Spain, dir. Marc Recha<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253612/"><i>Replay</i></a>, France/Canada, dir. Catherine Corsini<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0234041/"><i>Roberto Succo</i></a>, France/Switzerland, dir. C&#233dric Kahn<br> </Font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <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/2001/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/tt0268211/"><i>Carr&#233ment &#224 l'Ouest</i></a>, France, dir. Jacques Doillon<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291310/"><i>La libertad</i></a>, Argentino, dir. Lisandro Alonso<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0228536/"><i>Lovely Rita</i></a>, Austria, dir. Jessica Hausner<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248190/"><i>No Such Thing</i></a>, USA, dir. Hal Hartley<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250081/"><i>Storytelling</i></a>, USA, dir. Todd Solondz<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0269217/"><i>Tears of the Black Tiger</i></a>, Thailand, dir. Wisit Sasanatieng<br> </TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top><a href="http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/archives/2001/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_new"><Font Color="#660066">Directors' Fortnight</Font></a>:</TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0226935/"><i>Chelsea Walls</i></a>, USA, dir. Ethan Hawke<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282212/"><i>The Crossing</i></a>, France, dir. S&#233bastien Lifshitz<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287645/"><i>Rain</i></a>, New Zealand, dir. Christine Jeffs<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289320/"><i>Stuff and Dough</i></a>, Romania, dir. Cristi Puiu<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305923/"><i>Workers, Peasants</i></a>, Italy/France, dirs. Jean-Marie Straub & Dani&#232le Huillet<br> </TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top><a href="http://www.semainedelacritique.com/EN/films/2001/2001_selection.php" style="text-decoration:none" target="_new"><Font Color="#660066">Critics' Week</Font></a>: </TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301050/"><i>Bolivia</i></a>, Argentina, dir. Adri&#225n Caetano<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262699/"><i>The Pornographer</i></a>, France, dir. Bertrand Bonello<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278159/"><i>Under the Moonlight</i></a>, Iran, dir. Seyyed Reza Mir-Karimi<br> </TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top><Font Color="#660066">Out of Competition</Font>:</TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281534/"><i>ABC Africa</i></a>, Iran, dir. Abbas Kiarostami<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240402/"><i>The Center of the World</i></a>, USA, dir. Wayne Wang<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0254199/"><i>CQ</i></a>, USA, dir. Roman Coppola<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173772/"><i>My Voyage to Italy</i></a>, USA/Italy, dir. Martin Scorsese<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262942/"><i>Savage Souls</i></a>, France/Belgium/Switzerland, dir. Raul Ruiz<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286978/"><i>Sobibor, October 14, 1943, 4PM</i></a>, France, dir. Claude Lanzmann<br> </TD></TR></TABLE> <hr> <Font Face=Garamond> <table cellpadding=12><tr> <td>Trackbacks:</b></td> <td><b><a href=cannes01.html target="_top">Permalink</a></b></td> <td><b><a href=cannes.html target="_top">Cannes Page</a></b></td> <td><b><a href=movies01.html target="_top">2001</a></b></td> <td><b><a href=movarchs.html target="_top">Home</a></b></td> <td><b><a href="http://blog.nicksflickpicks.com" target="_new">Blog</a></b></td> <td><b><a href=email.html target="_top">E-Mail</a></b></td> </tr></table> </Font> </center> </body>