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 1993</b></Font><br> <B><Font Color="#660066">Jury President:</Font> Louis Malle</b><br> <Font Color="#660066">Other Jurors:</Font> Claudia Cardinale, Inna Churikova, Judy Davis, Abbas Kiarostami, Emir Kusturica, William Lubtchansky, Tom Luddy, Gary Oldman, Augusto M. Seabra</TD> <TD width=40% align=right valign=center><img src=cannes93tab.jpg></TD></TR></TABLE> <hr> <br> <TABLE cellpadding=3> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Palme d'Or:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=farwconc.html><b>Farewell, My Concubine</b></a>, Hong Kong, dir. Chen Kaige<br> <a href=thepiano.html><b>The Piano</b></a>, Australia/New Zealand, dir. Jane Campion</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Grand Jury Prize:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><Font Color="#003399"><i>Faraway, So Close!</i></Font>, dir. Wim Wenders</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Jury Prize:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><Font Color="#003399"><i>The Puppetmaster</i></Font>, Taiwan, dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien<br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Raining Stones</i></Font>, dir. Ken Loach</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Director:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=naked.html><i>Naked</i></a>, Mike Leigh</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actress:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=thepiano.html><i>The Piano</i></a>, Holly Hunter</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actor:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><a href=naked.html><i>Naked</i></a>, David Thewlis</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Special Jury Prize:</TD><TD width=66%></b></Font> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Friends</i></Font>, Elaine Proctor</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Technical Grand Prize:</TD><TD width=66%></b></Font> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Mazeppa</i></Font>, Jean Gargonne and Vincent Arnardi, sound</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>FIPRESCI/International<br>     Critics Prize:</TD><TD width=66%></b></Font><a href=farwconc.html><i>Farewell, My Concubine</i></a>, dir. Chen Kaige</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Prize of the Ecumenical Jury:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><Font Color="#003399"><i>Libera Me</i></Font>, dir. Alain Cavalier</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>The Scent of Green Papaya</i></Font>, dir. Tran Anh Hung</TD></TR> </TABLE> <hr> <br> <img src=cannes93p.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=thepiano.html><i>The Piano</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Australia/New Zealand, dir. Jane Campion)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=farwconc.html><i>Farewell, My Concubine</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Hong Kong, dir. Chen Kaige)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>King of the Hill</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. Steven Soderbergh)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=naked.html><i>Naked</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(UK, dir. Mike Leigh)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>The Puppetmaster</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Taiwan, dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=muchado.html><i>Much Ado About Nothing</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(UK, dir. Kenneth Branagh)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=bsnatc93.html><i>Body Snatchers</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. Abel Ferrara)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=falldown.html><i>Falling Down</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. Joel Schumacher)</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=thepiano.html><i>The Piano</i></a>, Jane Campion</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actress:</b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=thepiano.html><i>The Piano</i></a>, Holly Hunter</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actor: </b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=farwconc.html><i>Farewell, My Concubine</i></a>, Leslie Cheung</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Jury Prize for Acting:</b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><Font Color="#003399"><i>King of the Hill</i></Font>, Jesse Bradford</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Screenplay:</b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=thepiano.html><i>The Piano</i></a>, Jane Campion</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=thepiano.html><i>The Piano</i></a>, Stuart Dryburgh, cinematography</TD></TR></TABLE> <hr> <br> <img src=cannes93bm.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> <Font Color="#003399"><i>The Baby of M&#226con</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: UK/The Netherlands, dir. Peter Greenaway)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Coffee and Cigarettes III</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Short Film Competition: USA, dir. Jim Jarmusch)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=menaceii.html><i>Menace II Society</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. Allen & Albert Hughes)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Cliffhanger</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: USA, dir. Renny Harlin)</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/1993/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/tt0106968/"><i>Friends</i></a>, South Africa, dir. Elaine Proctor<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107920/"><i>Raining Stones</i></a>, UK, dir. Ken Loach<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106911/"><i>Fiorile</i></a>, Italy, dirs. Paolo & Vittorio Taviani<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107471/"><i>Ma saison pr&#233f&#233r&#233e</i></a>, France, dir. Andr&#233 T&#233chin&#233<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107132/"><i>The Man on the Shore</i></a>, France/Haiti, dir. Raoul Peck<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107535/"><i>Mazeppa</i></a>, France, dir. Bartabas<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107209/"><i>Faraway, So Close!</i></a>, Germany, dir. Wim Wenders<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107403/"><i>Libera Me</i></a>, France, dir. Alain Cavalier<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/tt0106487/"><i>Broken Highway</i></a>, Australia, dir. Laurie McInnes<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106786/"><i>Dyuba-Dyuba</i></a>, Russia, dir. Aleksandr Khvan<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108059/"><i>The Escort</i></a>, Italy, dir. Ricky Tognazzi<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106963/"><i>Frauds</i></a>, Australia, dir. Stephan Elliott<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107446/"><i>Louis, the Child King</i></a>, France, dir. Roger Planchon<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107485/"><i>Magnificat</i></a>, Italy, dir. Pupi Avati<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108207/"><i>Splitting Heirs</i></a>, UK, dir. Robert Young<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/1993/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/tt0107376/"><i>Latcho Drom</i></a>, France, dir. Tony Gatlif<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107623/"><i>The Music of Chance</i></a>, USA, dir. Paul Auster<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0835494/"><i>October</i></a>, Mauritania, dir. Abderrahmane Sissako<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107617/"><i>The Scent of Green Papaya</i></a>, Vietnam, dir. Tran Anh Hung<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108188/"><i>Sonatine</i></a>, Japan, dir. Takeshi Kitano<br> </TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top><a href="http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/archives/1993/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_new"><Font Color="#660066">Directors' Fortnight</Font></a>:</TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108471/"><i>Abraham's Valley</i></a>, Portugal, dir. Manoel de Oliveira<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107358/"><i>The Blue Kite</i></a>, China/Hong Kong, dir. Tian Zhuangzhuang<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107064/"><i>Child Murders</i></a>, Hungary, dir. Ildik&#243 Szab&#243<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107566/"><i>Mi vida loca</i></a>, USA, dir. Allison Anders<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106305/"><i>The Red Squirrel</i></a>, Spain, dir. Julio Medem<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108000/"><i>Ruby in Paradise</i></a>, USA, dir. Victor Nu&#241ez<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108170/"><i>The Snapper</i></a>, UK, dir. Stephen Frears<br> </TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top><a href="http://www.semainedelacritique.com/EN/films/1993/1993_selection.php" style="text-decoration:none" target="_new"><Font Color="#660066">Critics' Week</Font></a>: </TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104029/"><i>Cronos</i></a>, Mexico, dir. Guillermo del Toro<br> </TD></TR> <TABLE border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=8><TR><TD valign=top><Font Color="#660066">Out of Competition</Font>:</TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107474/"><i>Madadayo</i></a>, Japan, dir. 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