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 1994</b></Font><br> <B><Font Color="#660066">Jury President:</Font> Clint Eastwood</b><br> <Font Color="#660066">Other Jurors:</Font> Pupi Avati, Catherine Deneuve, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Kazuo Ishiguro, Aleksandr Kadjanovsky, Marie-Fran&#231oise Lecl&#232re, Shin Sang-ok, Lalo Schifrin, Alain Terzian</TD> <TD width=40% align=right valign=center><img src=cannes94tab.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=pfiction.html><b>Pulp Fiction</b></a>, USA, dir. Quentin Tarantino</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Grand Jury Prize:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><Font Color="#003399"><i>Burnt by the Sun</i></Font>, dir. Nikita Mikhalkov<br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>To Live</i></Font>, dir. Zhang Yimou</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Jury Prize:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><Font Color="#003399"><i>Queen Margot</i></Font>, dir. Patrice Ch&#233reau</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Director:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><Font Color="#003399"><i>Caro Diario</i></Font>, Nanni Moretti</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actress:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><Font Color="#003399"><i>Queen Margot</i></Font>, Virna Lisi</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actor:</b></Font></TD><TD width=66%><Font Color="#003399"><i>To Live</i></Font>, Ge You</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Screenplay:</TD><TD width=66%></b></Font> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Grosse fatigue</i></Font>, Michel Blanc</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Technical Grand Prize:</TD><TD width=66%></b></Font> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Grosse fatigue</i></Font>, Pitof, visual effects</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=33%><Font Color="#003399"><b>FIPRESCI/International<br>     Critics Prize:</TD><TD width=66%></b></Font> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Exotica</i></Font>, dir. Atom Egoyan</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>Burnt by the Sun</i></Font>, dir. Nikita Mikhalkov<br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>To Live</i></Font>, dir. Zhang Yimou</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>Coming to Terms with the Dead</i></Font>, dir. Pascale Ferran</TD></TR> </TABLE> <hr> <br> <img src=cannes94pf.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=pfiction.html><i>Pulp Fiction</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. Quentin Tarantino)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Through the Olive Trees</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Iran, dir. Abbas Kiarostami)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Exotica</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Canada, dir. Atom Egoyan)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Three Colors: Red</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(France/Switzerland, dir. Krzysztof Kie&#X15b;lowski)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Burnt by the Sun</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Russia, dir. Nikita Mikhalkov)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Queen Margot</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(France, dir. Patrice Ch&#233reau)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. Alan Rudolph)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>The Hudsucker Proxy</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(USA, dir. Joel Coen)</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%><Font Color="#003399"><i>Through the Olive Trees</i></Font>, Abbas Kiarostami</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actress:</b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><Font Color="#003399"><i>Queen Margot</i></Font>, Isabelle Adjani</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Actor: </b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=pfiction.html><i>Pulp Fiction</i></a>, Samuel L. Jackson</TD></TR> <TR><TD width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Best Screenplay:</b></Font></TD><TD width=70%><a href=pfiction.html><i>Pulp Fiction</i></a>, Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary</TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top width=30%><Font Color="#003399"><b>Technical Grand Prize:</b></Font></TD><TD valign=top width=70%><Font Color="#003399"><i>Queen Margot</i></Font>, Moidele Bickel, costume design</TD></TR></TABLE> <hr> <br> <img src=cannes94wr.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=wreeds.html><i>Wild Reeds</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Un Certain Regard: France, dir. Andr&#233 T&#233chin&#233)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=icantslp.html><i>I Can't Sleep</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Un Certain Regard: France, dir. Claire Denis)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>I Like It Like That</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Un Certain Regard: USA, dir. Darnell Martin)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Un Certain Regard: Australia, dir. Stephan Elliott)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Amateur</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Directors' Fortnight: USA, dir. Hal Hartley)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=eatdrink.html><i>Eat Drink Man Woman</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Directors' Fortnight: Taiwan, dir. Ang Lee)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=fresh.html><i>Fresh</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Directors' Fortnight: USA, dir. Boaz Yakin)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Muriel's Wedding</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Directors' Fortnight: Australia, dir. P.J. Hogan)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Serial Mom</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Out of Competition: USA, dir. John Waters)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <Font Color="#003399"><i>Suture</i></Font> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Un Certain Regard: USA, dirs. Scott McGehee and David Siegel)</Font> - </Font><br> <br> <a href=clerks.html><i>Clerks</i></a> <Font Face="Arial Narrow">(Critics' Week: USA, dir. Kevin Smith)</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/1994/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/tt0109685/"><i>A Confucian Confusion</i></a>, Taiwan, dir. Edward Yang<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110081/"><i>To Live</i></a>, China, dir. Zhang Yimou<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109942/"><i>Grosse fatigue</i></a>, France, dir. Michel Blanc<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109353/"><i>The Whores</i></a>, Italy, dir. Aurelio Grimaldi<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109382/"><i>Caro diario</i></a>, Italy, dir. Nanni Moretti<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110961/"><i>The Queen of the Night</i></a>, Mexico, dir. Arturo Ripstein<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111332/"><i>Swaham</i></a>, India, dir. Shaji N. Karun<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110917/"><i>A Pure Formality</i></a>, Italy, dir. Giuseppe Tornatore<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107662/"><i>The Rice People</i></a>, Cambodia, dir. Rithy Panh<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111546/"><i>An Unforgettable Summer</i></a>, Romania, dir. Lucian Pintile<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110796/"><i>The Patriots</i></a>, France, dir. Eric Rochant<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110289/"><i>Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs</i></a>, Russia, dir. Andrei Konchalovsky<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/tt0109221/"><i>Barnabo of the Mountains</i></a>, Italy, dir. Mario Brenta<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109340/"><i>The Browning Version</i></a>, UK, dir. Mike Figgis<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110210/"><i>The Violin Player</i></a>, France/Belgium, dir. Charles Van Damme<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/1994/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/tt0109185/"><i>Bab El-Oued City</i></a>, Algeria, dir. Merzak Allouache<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111230/"><i>The Butterfly's Dream</i></a>, Italy, dir. Marco Bellocchio<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109384/"><i>Casa de Lava</i></a>, Portugal, dir. Pedro Costa<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106579/"><i>Clean, Shaven</i></a>, USA, dir. Lodge Kerrigan<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109702/"><i>Cold Water</i></a>, France, dir. Olivier Assayas<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109781/"><i>Faust</i></a>, Czech Republic, dir. Jan Svankmajer<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114129/"><i>Picture Bride</i></a>, Japan, dir. Kayo Hatta<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111769/"><i>Xime</i></a>, Guinea-Bissau, dir. Sana Na N'Hada<br> </TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top><a href="http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/archives/1994/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_new"><Font Color="#660066">Directors' Fortnight</Font></a>:</TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109020/"><i>71 Fragments of a Chronicle of Chance</i></a>, Austria, dir. Michael Haneke<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109206/"><i>Bandit Queen</i></a>, India, dir. Shekhar Kapur<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109366/"><i>The Cassette</i></a>, Portugal, dir. Manoel de Oliveira<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110819/"><i>Coming to Terms with the Dead</i></a>, France, dir. Pascale Ferran<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109110/"><i>Lovers</i></a>, France, dir. Catherine Corsini<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111055/"><i>The Silences of the Palace</i></a>, Tunisia, dir. Moufida Tlatli<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111497/"><i>Trop de bonheur</i></a>, France, dir. C&#233dric Kahn<br> </TD></TR> <TR><TD valign=top><a href="http://www.semainedelacritique.com/EN/films/1994/1994_selection.php" style="text-decoration:none" target="_new"><Font Color="#660066">Critics' Week</Font></a>: </TD><TD> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110958/"><i>See How They Fall</i></a>, France, dir. Jacques Audiard<br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111844/"><i>Zinat</i></a>, Iran, dir. 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