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=480 valign=center><Font Face=Garamond Color="#003399" Size=+3><b>Cannes Film Festival 2004</b></Font><br> <B><Font Color="#660066">Jury President:</Font> Quentin Tarantino</b><br> <Font Color="#660066">Other Jurors:</Font> Emmanuelle B&#233art, Edwidge Danticat, Beno&#238t Poelvoorde, Jerry Schatzberg, Tilda Swinton, Tsui Hark, Kathleen Turner, Peter von Bagh</TD> <TD width=40% align=right valign=center><img src=cannes04tab.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=450><a href=fahr911.html><b>Fahrenheit 9/11</b></a>, USA, dir. Michael Moore</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=230><Font Color="#003399"><b>Grand Jury Prize:</b></Font></TD><TD width=450><a href=oldboy.html><i>Oldboy</i></a>, dir. Park Chan-wook</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=230><Font Color="#003399"><b>Jury Prize:</b></Font></TD><TD width=450><a href=trmalady.html><i>Tropical Malady</i></a>, dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=230><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Director:</b></Font></TD><TD width=450><Font Color="#003399"><i>Exils</i></Font>, Tony Gatlif</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=230><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actress:</b></Font></TD><TD width=450><a href=clean.html><i>Clean</i></a>, Maggie Cheung</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=230><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actor:</b></Font></TD><TD width=450><a href=nobknows.html><i>Nobody Knows</i></a>, Yuuya Yagira</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=230><Font Color="#003399"><b>Jury Prize for Acting:</b></Font></TD><TD width=450><a href=ladykil2.html><i>The Ladykillers</i></a>, Irma P. Hall</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=230><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Screenplay:</b></Font></TD><TD width=450><Font Color="#003399"><i>Look at Me (Comme une image)</i></Font>, Agn&#232s Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=230><Font Color="#003399"><b>Technical Grand Prize:</b></Font></TD><TD width=450><a href=clean.html><i>Clean</i></a> and <a href=motoriv.html><i>The Motorcycle Diaries</i></a>, Eric Gautier, cinematography</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=230><Font Color="#003399"><b>FIPRESCI/International<br>     Critics Prize:</TD><TD width=450></b></Font> <a href=fahr911.html><i>Fahrenheit 9/11</i></a>, dir. Michael Moore</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=230><Font Color="#003399"><b>Prize of the Ecumenical Jury:</b></Font></TD><TD width=450><a href=motoriv.html><i>The Motorcycle Diaries</i></a>, dir. Walter Salles</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=230><Font Color="#003399"><b>Camera d'Or (first feature):</TD><TD width=450></b></Font> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Or (My Treasure)</i></Font>, dir. Keren Yedaya</TD></TR></TABLE> <hr> <br> <img src=cannes04hg.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=holygirl.html><i>The Holy Girl (La Ni&#241a santa)</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Argentina, dir. Lucrecia Martel)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=trmalady.html><i>Tropical Malady</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Thailand, dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=clean.html><i>Clean</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(France, dir. Olivier Assayas)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=2046.html><i>2046</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Hong Kong, dir. Wong Kar-wai)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=fahr911.html><i>Fahrenheit 9/11</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. Michael Moore)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=shrek2.html><i>Shrek 2</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dirs. Andrew Adamson, et al.)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=motoriv.html><i>The Motorcycle Diaries</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Brazil, dir. Walter Salles)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=nobknows.html><i>Nobody Knows</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Japan, dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=oldboy.html><i>Oldboy</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(South Korea, dir. Park Chan-wook)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=ldpetslr.html><i>The Life and Death of Peter Sellers</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA/UK, dir. Stephen Hopkins)</Font> - Zippy scenes but few surprises or ideas. Engaging, but given the choice, take <a href=manmoon.html><i>Man on the Moon</i></a>. </Font><br> <br> <a href=ladykil2.html><i>The Ladykillers</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dirs. Joel and Ethan Coen)</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=230><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Director:</b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=trmalady.html><i>Tropical Malady</i></a>, Apichatpong Weerasethakul</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actress:</b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=clean.html><i>Clean</i></a>, Maggie Cheung</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actor: </b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=motoriv.html><i>The Motorcycle Diaries</i></a>, Rodrigo de la Serna</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Screenplay:</b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=holygirl.html><i>The Holy Girl</i></a>, Lucrecia Martel</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=2046.html><i>2046</i></a>, William Chang Suk-ping, production design</TD></TR></TABLE> <hr> <br> <img src=cannes04nm.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=notremus.html><i>Notre musique</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: Switzerland/France, dir. Jean-Luc Godard)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=dawnded2.html><i>Dawn of the Dead</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: USA, dir. Zack Snyder)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=tarnatn.html><i>Tarnation</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Directors' Fortnight: USA, dir. Jonathan Caouette)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=killbil2.html><i>Kill Bill, Vol. 2</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: USA, dir. Quentin Tarantino)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=badeduc.html><i>Bad Education</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: Spain, dir. Pedro Almod&#243var)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=hflydagg.html><i>House of Flying Daggers</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: China, dir. Zhang Yimou)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=assnixon.html><i>The Assassination of Richard Nixon</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Un Certain Regard: USA, dir. Niels Mueller)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=kontroll.html><i>Kontroll</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Un Certain Regard: Hungary, dir. Nimr&#243d Antal)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=duckseas.html><i>Duck Season</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Critics' Week: Mexico, dir. Feranndo Eimbcke)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=delovely.html><i>De-Lovely</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: USA, dir. Irwin Winkler)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=badsanta.html><i>Bad Santa</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: USA, dir. Terry Zwigoff)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=woodsman.html><i>The Woodsman</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Directors' Fortnight: USA, dir. Nicole Kassell)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=troy.html><i>Troy</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: USA, dir. Wolfgang Petersen)</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/2004/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/tt0403692/"><i>Woman Is the Future of Man</i></a>, South Korea, dir. Hong Sang-soo<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400420/"><i>Exils</i></a>, France, dir. Tony Gatlif<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411674/"><i>Mondovino</i></a>, USA, dir. Jonathan Nossiter<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398883/"><i>The Consequences of Love</i></a>, Italy, dir. Paolo Sorrentino<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374583/"><i>Look at Me (Comme une image)</i></a>, France, dir. Agn&#232s Jaoui<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347246/"><i>Innocence: Ghost in the Shell 2</i></a>, Japan, dir. Mamoru Oshii<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322420/"><i>Life Is a Miracle</i></a>, Serbia-Montenegro, dir. Emir Kusturica<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408777/"><i>The Edukators</i></a>, Germany, dir. Hans Weingartner<br> <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/2004/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/tt0407467/"><i>10 on Ten</i></a>, Iran, dir. Abbas Kiarostami<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407342/"><i>&#192 tout de suite</i></a>, France, dir. Beno&#238t Jacquot<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416465/"><i>Alexandria... New York</i></a>, Egypt, dir. Youssef Chahine<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382621/"><i>Cr&#243nicas</i></a>, Ecuador/Mexico, dir. Sebasti&#225n Cordero<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330702/"><i>Don't Move</i></a>, Italy, dir. Sergio Castellitto<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420715/"><i>Earth and Ashes</i></a>, Afghanistan, dir. Atiq Rahimi<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415855/"><i>Hotel</i></a>, Austria, dir. Jessica Hausner<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416991/"><i>Moolaad&#232</i></a>, Senegal, dir. Ousmane Sembene<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406216/"><i>Schizo (aka Fifty-Fifty, aka The Recruiter)</i></a>, Kazakhstan, dir. Gulshat Omarova<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381429/"><i>Somersault</i></a>, Australia, dir. Cate Shortland<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331370/"><i>Whisky</i></a>, Uruguay, dirs. Juan Pablo Rebella & Pablo Stoll<br> </TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top><a href="http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/archives/2004/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_new"><Font Color="#660066">Directors' Fortnight</Font></a>:</TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412518/"><i>La Blessure</i></a>, France, dir. Nicolas Klotz<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368774/"><i>The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things</i></a>, USA, dir. Asia Argento<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415955/"><i>In the Battlefields</i></a>, France/Lebanon, dir. Danielle Arbid<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378284/"><i>Machuca</i></a>, France/Spain/Chile, dir. Andres Wood<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377091/"><i>Mean Creek</i></a>, USA, dir. Jacob Aaron Estes<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407021/"><i>Los muertos</i></a>, Argentina, dir. Lisandro Alonso<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431958/"><i>Oh, Uomo</i></a>, Italy, dirs. Yervant Gianikian & Angela Ricci Lucchi<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413018/"><i>Wall</i></a>, France, dir. Simone Witton<br> </TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top><a href="http://www.semainedelacritique.com/EN/films/2004/2004_selection.php" style="text-decoration:none" target="_new"><Font Color="#660066">Critics' Week</Font></a>: </TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387892/"><i>Brodeuses</i></a>, France, dir. &#201l&#233onore Faucher<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407621/"><i>Calvaire</i></a>, Belgium, dir. Fabrice du Welz<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388311/"><i>Or (My Treasure)</i></a>, Israel, dir. Keren Yedaya<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414469/"><i>Ryan</i></a>, Canada, dir. Chris Landreth<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398713/"><i>Thirst</i></a>, Palestine/Israel, dir. Tawfik Abu Wael<br> </TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top><Font Color="#660066">Out of Competition</Font>:</TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395421/"><i>The 10th District Court</i></a>, France, dir. Raymond Depardon<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409965/"><i>Five</i></a>, Iran, dir. Abbas Kiarostami<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406551/"><i>The Gate of the Sun</i></a>, France, dir. Yousry Nasrallah<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412703/"><i>Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinemath&#232que</i></a>, France, dir. Jacques Richard<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418129/"><i>Salvador Allende</i></a>, Chile, dir. Patricio Guzm&#225n<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405496/"><i>Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession</i></a>, USA, dir. 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