Nick-Davis.com: Cannes Index
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Jurors: Louis Malle (president), Claudia Cardinale, Inna Churikova, Judy Davis, Abbas Kiarostami, Emir Kusturica, William Lubtchansky, Tom Luddy, Gary Oldman, Augusto M. Seabra 
  
 
  
| Palme d'or: | Farewell, My Concubine, Hong Kong, dir. Chen Kaige 
The Piano, Australia/New Zealand, dir. Jane Campion |  
| Grand Jury Prize: | Faraway, So Close!, dir. Wim Wenders |  
| Jury Prize: | The Puppetmaster, Taiwan, dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien 
Raining Stones, dir. Ken Loach |  
| Best Director: | Naked, Mike Leigh |  
| Best Actress: | The Piano, Holly Hunter |  
| Best Actor: | Naked, David Thewlis |  
| Special Jury Prize: |  Friends, Elaine Proctor |  
| Technical Grand Prize: |  Mazeppa, Jean Gargonne and Vincent Arnardi, sound |  
FIPRESCI/International      Critics Prize: | Farewell, My Concubine, dir. Chen Kaige |  
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: | Libera Me, dir. Alain Cavalier |  
| Caméra d'or (first feature): |  The Scent of Green Papaya, dir. Tran Anh Hung |  
 
 
 
 
 Competition Films I Have Seen: 
Ranked in order of preference 
   
My Palme d'or 
The Piano (Australia/New Zealand, dir. Jane Campion) - 
 
 
Farewell, My Concubine (Hong Kong, dir. Chen Kaige) - 
 
 
King of the Hill (USA, dir. Steven Soderbergh) - 
 
 
Naked (UK, dir. Mike Leigh) - 
 
 
The Puppetmaster (Taiwan, dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien) - 
 
 
Much Ado About Nothing (UK, dir. Kenneth Branagh) - 
 
 
Body Snatchers (USA, dir. Abel Ferrara) - 
 
 
Falling Down (USA, dir. Joel Schumacher) - 
 
 
 
 
 Sidebar Selections I Have Seen: 
Ranked in order of preference 
   
The Baby of Mâcon (Out of Competition: UK/The Netherlands, dir. Peter Greenaway) - 
 
 
Coffee and Cigarettes III (Short Film Competition: USA, dir. Jim Jarmusch) - 
 
 
Menace II Society (USA, dir. Allen & Albert Hughes) - 
 
 
Cliffhanger (Out of Competition: USA, dir. Renny Harlin) - 
 
 
 
 
Competition Films I'm Curious to See: 
Ranked in order of interest; more on this year's lineup here (opens in a new window) 
   
Friends, South Africa, dir. Elaine Proctor 
Raining Stones, UK, dir. Ken Loach 
Fiorile, Italy, dirs. Paolo & Vittorio Taviani 
Ma saison préférée, France, dir. André Téchiné 
The Man on the Shore, France/Haiti, dir. Raoul Peck 
Mazeppa, France, dir. Bartabas 
Faraway, So Close!, Germany, dir. Wim Wenders 
Libera Me, France, dir. Alain Cavalier 
 
| Also in Competition: | 
Broken Highway, Australia, dir. Laurie McInnes 
Dyuba-Dyuba, Russia, dir. Aleksandr Khvan 
The Escort, Italy, dir. Ricky Tognazzi 
Frauds, Australia, dir. Stephan Elliott 
Louis, the Child King, France, dir. Roger Planchon 
Magnificat, Italy, dir. Pupi Avati 
Splitting Heirs, UK, dir. Robert Young 
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Sidebar Films I'm Curious to See: 
Listed alphabetically; more on this year's lineup here (opens in a new window) 
   
| Un Certain Regard: | 
The Act in Question, Argentina, dir. Alejandro Agresti 
Anchoress, UK, dir. Chris Newby 
The Bird of Happiness, Spain, dir. Pilar Miró 
Bodies, Rest & Motion, USA, dir. Michael Steinberg 
Desperate Remedies, New Zealand, dirs. Peter Wells, Stewart Main 
The End of the World, Portugal, dir. João Mário Grilo 
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits, , dirs. Serge Toubiana, Michel Pascal 
Latcho Drom, France, dir. Tony Gatlif 
Moving, Japan, dir. Shinji Soomai 
The Music of Chance, USA, dir. Paul Auster 
October, Mauritania, dir. Abderrahmane Sissako 
The Scent of Green Papaya, Vietnam, dir. Tran Anh Hung 
Sonatine, Japan, dir. Takeshi Kitano 
The Wrong Man, USA, dir. Jim McBride 
The Young Girls Turn 25, France, dir. Agnès Varda 
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| Directors' Fortnight: | 
Abraham's Valley, Portugal, dir. Manoel de Oliveira 
The Blue Kite, China/Hong Kong, dir. Tian Zhuangzhuang 
Child Murders, Hungary, dir. Ildikó Szabó 
A Man in Uniform, Canada, dir. David Wellington 
Mi vida loca, USA, dir. Allison Anders 
Padma Nadir Majhi, , dir. Goutam Ghose 
The Red Squirrel, Spain, dir. Julio Medem 
Ruby in Paradise, USA, dir. Victor Nuñez 
The Snapper, UK, dir. Stephen Frears 
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| Critics' Week:  | 
Cronos, Mexico, dir. Guillermo del Toro 
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| Out of Competition: | 
Mad Dog and Glory, USA, dir. John McNaughton 
Madadayo, Japan, dir. Akira Kurosawa 
Toxic Affair, France, dir. Philomène Esposito 
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