The 52nd

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

was held from 12 to 23 May

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. Canadian filmmaker, actor and author David Cronenberg was the Jury President. The

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

went to the French–

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Rosetta Rosetta or Rashid (; ar, رشيد ' ; french: Rosette ; cop, ϯⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ ''ti-Rashit'', Ancient Greek: Βολβιτίνη ''Bolbitinē'') is a port city of the Nile Delta, east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Ro ...

'' by

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne (; born 21 April 1951) and Luc Dardenne (born 10 March 1954), collectively referred to as the Dardenne brothers, are a Belgian filmmaking duo. They write, produce, and direct their films together. The Dardennes ...

. The festival opened with '' The Barber of Siberia'', directed by

Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...

and closed with '' An Ideal Husband'', directed by

Oliver Parker Oliver Parker (born 6 September 1960) is a British film director, screenwriter and former actor. He is known for writing and directing the film adaptations of Shakespeare's '' Othello'' (1995) and Wilde's '' The Importance of Being Earnest'' (20 ...

. Kristin Scott Thomas was the mistress of ceremonies.

Juries

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1999 Official Selection: * David Cronenberg (Canada) Jury President * André Téchiné (France) *

Barbara Hendricks Barbara Hendricks (born November 20, 1948) is an American operatic soprano and concert singer. Hendricks has lived in Europe since 1977, and in Switzerland in Basel since 1985. She is a citizen of Sweden following her marriage to a Swedish c ...

(Sweden) *

Dominique Blanc Dominique Blanc (born 25 April 1956) is a French actress. She is known for her roles in the films '' May Fools'' (1990), '' Indochine'' (1992), '' La Reine Margot'' (1994), ''Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train'' (1998), and '' The Other One'' ...

(France) * Doris Dörrie (Germany) * George Miller (Australia) *

Holly Hunter Holly Patricia Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress. For her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 drama film '' The Piano'', Hunter won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She earned three additional Academy Award nominations for ...

(United States) *

Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (; born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of his era, such as ''Jurassic Park'' (1993) and ''Independence Day'' (1996), as well as their sequels. ...

(United States) * Maurizio Nichetti (Italy) *

Yasmina Reza Yasmina Reza (born 1 May 1959) is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter best known for her plays Art and ''God of Carnage''. Many of her brief satiric plays have reflected on contemporary middle-class issues. The 2011 blac ...

(France)

Un Certain Regard

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1999

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

: *

Lambert Wilson Lambert Wilson (born 3 August 1958) is a French actor, singer and activist. He is best known internationally for his portrayal of The Merovingian in ''The Matrix Reloaded'', ''The Matrix Revolutions'' and ''The Matrix Resurrections''. Biograph ...

(actor) President * Irène Bignardi (critic) * Annie Coppermann (critic) * Thierry Gandillot (critic) * Jonathan Romney (critic) *

Laurent Tirard Laurent Tirard (born 18 February 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Laurent Tirard grew up admiring American films, such as those by Steven Spielberg. He studied film making at New York University, worked as a ...

(director)

Cinéfondation and short films

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the

Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival, created to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers. It was created in 1998 by Gilles Jacob. Since then it has developed complementary ...

and short films competition: *

Thomas Vinterberg Thomas Vinterberg (; born 19 May 1969) is a Danish film director who, along with Lars von Trier, co-founded the Dogme 95 movement in filmmaking, which established rules for simplifying movie production. He is best known for the films ''The Celeb ...

(director) President *

Cédric Klapisch Cédric Klapisch ( ; born 4 September 1961) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Klapisch was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to Ausc ...

(director) *

Virginie Ledoyen Virginie Fernández (born 15 November 1976), known by her stage name Virginie Ledoyen (), is a French actress who has appeared in French, British and American films. Life and career Ledoyen was born in Aubervilliers, the daughter of Olga, a res ...

(actress) *

Walter Salles Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. Early life Salles was born on 12 April 1956 in Rio de Janeiro and attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He is the son of Brazi ...

(director) *

Greta Scacchi Greta Scacchi, OMRI (; born 18 February 1960) is an Italian-Australian actress. She holds dual Italian and Australian citizenship. She is best known for her roles in the films '' White Mischief'' (1987), '' Presumed Innocent'' (1990), '' The Pl ...

(actress)

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1999

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: *

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

(actor) President *

Peter Von Bagh Kari Peter Conrad von Bagh (29 August 1943 – 17 September 2014) was a Finnish film historian and director. Von Bagh worked as the head of the Finnish Film Archive. He was the editor-in-chief of '' Filmihullu'' magazine and co-founder and dire ...

(film historian, director) * Jean-Pierre Beauviala * Cherifa Chabane (critic) * Caroline Champetier (cinematographer) * Paola Malanga (critic) * José Maria Riba (critic) * Marie Vermillard (director)

Official selection

In competition – Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: * ''

8½ Women '' Women'' is a 1999 comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Greenaway and starring John Standing, Matthew Delamere, and Vivian Wu. An international co-production of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Germany, it was en ...

'' by

Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway, (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director, screenwriter and artist. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular. Common traits in his films are th ...

* ''

All About My Mother ''All About My Mother'' ( es, link=no, Todo sobre mi madre) is a 1999 comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz and Rosa Maria Sardà. ...

'' (''Todo sobre mi madre'') by

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narra ...

* ''

Cradle Will Rock ''Cradle Will Rock'' is a 1999 American historical drama film written, produced and directed by Tim Robbins. The story fictionalizes the true events that surrounded the development of the 1937 musical ''The Cradle Will Rock'' by Marc Blitzstein; ...

'' by

Tim Robbins Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for portraying Andy Dufresne in the film '' The Shawshank Redemption ''(1994), and has won an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards for his rol ...

* ''

The Emperor and the Assassin ''The Emperor and the Assassin'', also known as ''The First Emperor'', is a 1998 - 1999 Chinese historical romance film based primarily on Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin, as described in Sima Qian's ''Records of the Grand Histo ...

'' (''Jing Ke ci Qin Wang'') by

Chen Kaige Chen Kaige (; born 12 August 1952) is a Chinese film director and a leading figure of the fifth generation of Chinese cinema.Berry, Michael (2002). "Chen Kaige: Historical Revolution and Cinematic Rebellion" in Speaking in Images: Interviews wi ...

* '' Felicia's Journey'' by

Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan (; hy, Աթոմ Եղոյեան, translit=Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is a Canadian filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge in the 1980s from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. Egoyan ...

* '' Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'' by Jim Jarmusch * ''

Humanité ''Humanité'' (french: L'humanité) is a 1999 film directed by Bruno Dumont. It tells the story of a withdrawn police lieutenant investigating a rape and murder of a schoolgirl in rural France, his slow enquiries interspersed with everyday scene ...

'' (''L'humanité'') by Bruno Dumont * ''

Kadosh Kadosh ( he, קדוש) (''lit.'', Sacred) is a 1999 film by Israelis, Israeli director Amos Gitai. It was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Plot ''Kadosh'' is a bleak drama about the Haredi Judaism, Haredi society. In the opening scene ...

'' by

Amos Gitai Amos Gitai ( he, עמוס גיתאי; born 11 October 1950) is an Israeli filmmaker, who was trained as an architect. Gitai's work was presented in several major retrospectives in Pompidou Center in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and ...

* ''

Kikujiro ''Kikujiro'' () is a 1999 Japanese road drama film starring, written, and directed by Takeshi Kitano. Its score was composed by Joe Hisaishi. The film was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. ''Kikujiro'' tells the story of a young boy sea ...

'' (''Kikujirô no natsu'') by

Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, actor, filmmaker, and author. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host. With th ...

* '' The Letter'' (''La lettre'') by Manoel de Oliveira * ''

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'' by

John Sayles John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for ''Passion Fish'' (1992) and '' ...

* ''

Love Will Tear Us Apart "Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by English rock band Joy Division, released in June 1980 as a non-album single. Its lyrics were inspired by lead singer Ian Curtis's marital problems and struggles with epilepsy. The single was released the m ...

'' (''Tin seung yan gaan'') by Nelson Yu Lik-wai * ''

Moloch Moloch (; ''Mōleḵ'' or הַמֹּלֶךְ‎ ''hamMōleḵ''; grc, Μόλοχ, la, Moloch; also Molech or Molek) is a name or a term which appears in the Hebrew Bible several times, primarily in the book of Leviticus. The Bible strongly co ...

'' (''Molokh'') by Alexander Sokurov * ''

The Nanny ''The Nanny'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish fashionista from Flushing, Queens, New York, who becomes the nanny of three ch ...

'' (''La balia'') by

Marco Bellocchio Marco Bellocchio (; born 9 November 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Life and career Born in Bobbio, near Piacenza, Marco Bellocchio had a strict Catholic upbringing – his father was a lawyer, his mother a schoolt ...

* '' No One Writes to the Colonel'' (''El coronel no tiene quien le escriba'') by

Arturo Ripstein Arturo Ripstein y Rosen (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Considered the "Godfather of independent Mexican cinema", Ripstein's work is generally characterized by "somber, slow-paced, macabre melodramas tackling ...

* ''

Our Happy Lives ''Our Happy Lives'' (french: Nos vies heureuses) is a 1999 French drama film directed by Jacques Maillot. It was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Marie Payen - Julie * Cécile Richard - Cécile * Camille Japy - Emilie * Sami ...

'' (''Nos vies heureuses'') by

Jacques Maillot Jacques Maillot (born 12 April 1962) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed nine films since 1993. His film '' Nos vies heureuses'' was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * '' Des fleurs coupées'' (1 ...

* ''

Pola X ''Pola X'' is a 1999 drama film directed by Leos Carax and starring Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva and Catherine Deneuve. The film is loosely based on the Herman Melville novel '' Pierre: or, The Ambiguities''. It revolves around a youn ...

'' by

Leos Carax Alex Christophe Dupont (born 22 November 1960), best known as Leos Carax (), is a French film director, critic and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was '' Boy Meets Girl'' (198 ...

* ''

'' by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne * ''

The Straight Story ''The Straight Story'' is a 1999 biographical road drama film directed by David Lynch. It was edited and produced by Mary Sweeney, Lynch's longtime partner and collaborator, who also co-wrote the script with John E. Roach. It is based on the tru ...

'' by David Lynch * '' Tales of Kish'' (''Ghessé hayé kish'') by Abolfazl Jalili,

Mohsen Makhmalbaf Mohsen Makhmalbaf ( fa, محسن مخملباف, ''Mohsen Makhmalbaaf''; born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror in more than 1 ...

Nasser Taghvai Nasser Taghvai ( fa, ناصر تقوایی, also romanized as Nāser Taghvā'i and Nāser Taqvāyi; born 10 July 1941) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Biography Taghvāi was born in Abadan. After early experiences as a story writer ...

* '' Time Regained'' (''Le temps retrouvé, d'après l'oeuvre de Marcel Proust'') by Raúl Ruiz * '' Wonderland'' by

Michael Winterbottom Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—''Welcome to Sarajevo'', ''Wonderland'' and ''24 Hour Party People''—h ...

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of

: * '' As Bodas de Deus'' by

João César Monteiro João César Monteiro Santos (2 February 1939, in Figueira da Foz – 3 February 2003, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic. Life and career João César Monteiro was born into a family with anti-clerical ...

* '' Away with Words'' by Christopher Doyle * '' Beautiful People'' by

Jasmin Dizdar Jasmin Dizdar (born 8 June 1961) is a British-Bosnian film director, screenwriter and author best known for his feature film '' Beautiful People'' and his World War Two thriller '' Chosen''. Jasmin Dizdar also published a book on cinema, which achi ...

* '' Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland'' (''Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz'') by

Daniel Schmid Daniel Walter Schmid (26 December 1941 – 5 August 2006) was a Swiss theatre and film director. Biography In 1982, his film ''Hécate'' was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. His film ''Beresina, or the Last Days of Swi ...

* ''

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'' (''La genèse'') by

Cheick Oumar Sissoko Cheick Oumar Sissoko (born 1945 in San, Mali) is a Malian film director and politician. Biography As a student in Paris, Cheick Oumar Sissoko obtained a DEA in African History and Sociology and a diploma in History and Cinema from the Ecole ...

* ''

Harem Suare ''Harem Suare'' is a 1999 Turkish drama film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The old Safiye is telling a young woman the life that she lived during the early 1 ...

'' by

Ferzan Özpetek Ferzan Özpetek (born 3 February 1959) is a Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter, residing in Italy. Biography Ferzan Özpetek was born in Istanbul in 1959. In 1976, he decided to move to Italy to study Cinema History at Sapienza Unive ...

* '' If I Give You my Humbleness, Don't Take Away my Pride'' by Karin Westerlund * ''

Judy Berlin ''Judy Berlin'' is a 1999 American independent drama film directed by Eric Mendelsohn. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Mendelsohn won the directing prize for ''Judy Berlin'' at the 1999 Sundance ...

'' by

Eric Mendelsohn Eric Mendelsohn (born November 1, 1964) is an American film director and screenwriter. Biography Two of his films have been screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes: '' Through an Open Window'' in 1992 and '' Judy Berlin'' in 1999., ...

* '' Kaizokuban Bootleg Film'' by Masahiro Kobayashi * '' March of Happiness'' (''Tian ma cha fang'') by Lin Cheng-sheng * '' Nadia and the Hippos'' (''Nadia et les hippopotames'') by

Dominique Cabrera Dominique Cabrera (born 21 December 1957) is a French film director. She has taught filmmaking at La Fémis and at Harvard University. Her film '' Nadia et les hippopotames'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film ...

* '' New Dawn'' (''Peau neuve'') by

Émilie Deleuze Émilie Deleuze (born 7 May 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed eight films since 1986. Her film '' Peau neuve'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. She is the daughter o ...

* '' Olympic Garage'' (''Garage Olimpo'') by

Marco Bechis Marco Bechis (born in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean-Italian film screenwriter and director. His film ''Garage Olimpo'' was screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. Selected filmography * '' Alambrado'' (1991) ...

* ''

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'' (''L'autre'') by

Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ar, يوسف شاهين, Yūsuf Shāhīn ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twelve films that were listed ...

* '' The Passengers'' (''Les passagers'') by

Jean-Claude Guiguet Jean-Claude Guiguet (; 22 November 1948 – 18 September 2005) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed eight films between 1978 and 2005. His film '' Les passagers'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 ...

* '' The Personals'' (''Zheng hun qi shi'') by

Chen Kuo-fu Chen Kuo-fu (born 13 May 1958) is a Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer. His film '' The Personals'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Biography Born in 1958 Chen worked as a film c ...

* '' Ratcatcher'' by

Lynne Ramsay Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is a Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer best known for the feature films '' Ratcatcher'' (1999), ''Morvern Callar'' (2002), '' We Need to Talk About Kevin'' (2011), and '' You Were N ...

* '' The Shade'' by Raphael Nadjari * '' Sicilia!'' by Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet * '' So Close to Paradise'' by

Wang Xiaoshuai Wang Xiaoshuai (; born May 22, 1966) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He is commonly grouped under the loose association of filmmakers known as the "Sixth Generation" of the Cinema of China. Like others in this gener ...

* '' Throne of Death'' (''Marana Simhasanam'') by

Murali Nair Murali Nair (born 10 January 1966) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He has directed eight films since 1993. His film '' Marana Simhasanam'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival where it won ...

* ''

Vanaprastham ''Vanaprastham: The Last Dance'' (french: Vanaprastham: La Dernière Danse) is a 1999 Indo-French psychological drama period film in Malayalam-language that was directed by Shaji N. Karun. It was produced by Pierre Assouline and co-produced b ...

'' by

Shaji N. Karun Shaji Neelakantan Karun (born 1 January 1952) is an Indian film director and cinematographer. His debut film '' Piravi'' (1988) won the Caméra d'Or – Mention d'honneur at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. He was the premiere chairman of the Keral ...

* ''

The Winslow Boy ''The Winslow Boy'' is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an incident involving George Archer-Shee in the Edwardian era. The incident took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Background Set against the strict c ...

'' by

David Mamet David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1984) and '' Speed-the-Plow'' (1988). He first gained cri ...

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: * '' The Barber of Siberia'' by

* ''

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'' by

Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film '' Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, ...

* ''

EDtv ''EDtv'' is a 1999 American satirical comedy film directed by Ron Howard. An adaptation of the Quebecois film ''Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes)'' (1994), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, ...

'' by

Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...

* '' Entrapment'' by

Jon Amiel Jon Amiel (born 20 May 1948) is an English director who has worked in film and television in both the UK and the US. After receiving a BAFTA Award nomination for the BBC series ''The Singing Detective'' (1986), he went on to direct films, inclu ...

(Special screening) * '' Farewell, Home Sweet Home'' (''Adieu, plancher des vaches!'') by

Otar Iosseliani Otar Iosseliani ( ka, ოთარ იოსელიანი, born 2 February 1934) is a Georgian-born film director. He was born in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi, where he studied at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire and graduated in 1952 ...

* '' An Ideal Husband'' by

* ''

The Limey ''The Limey'' is a 1999 American crime film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Lem Dobbs. The film features Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzmán, Barry Newman, Nicky Katt, and Peter Fonda. The plot concerns an English career ...

'' by Steven Soderbergh * ''

My Best Fiend ''My Best Fiend'' (german: Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski, literally ''My Dearest Foe - Klaus Kinski'') is a 1999 German documentary film written and directed by Werner Herzog, about his tumultuous yet productive relationship with German actor ...

'' (''Mein liebster Feind'') by

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with u ...

Cinéfondation

The following films were selected for the competition of

: * ''Baballoon'' (''Babalon'') by Michal Zabka * ''Cambi e Scambi'' by Donata Pizzato * ''The Clock'' by Noah Laracy * ''Dimanche'' by Fabrice Aragno * ''The Execution'' by Lee In-Kyun * ''Fish 073'' (''Ryba 073'') by Vaclav Svankmajer * ''Germania'' by Kris Krikellis * ''Im Hukim'' (''With Rules'') by

Dover Kosashvili Dover Kosashvili ( he, דובר קוסאשווילי, ka, დოვერ ქოსაშვილი; born 8 December 1966) is an Israeli film director and screenwriter of Georgian Jews, Georgian-Jewish descent. He has directed five films sinc ...

* ''Inter-View'' by

Jessica Hausner Jessica Hausner (born 6 October 1972) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. She received international attention in 2001 when her film ''Lovely Rita'', a portrait of a young girl who feels confined by family constraints, was screened i ...

* ''Ked Nie, Tak Nie'' by Vladimir Kral * ''Layover'' by Shen Ko-Shang * ''Der Linkshander'' by Iouri Kouzine * '' Little Big Dog'' (''En God Dag At Go'') by Bo Hagen Clausen * ''Milk'' by Mairi Cameron * '' La Puce'' by

Emmanuelle Bercot Emmanuelle Bercot (born 6 November 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Clément'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Her 2013 film '' On My Way'' premiered in competi ...

* ''Runt'' by Jesse Lawrence * ''

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'' by

Emily Young Emily Young FRBS (born 1951) is a sculptor, who has been called "Britain's greatest living stone sculptor". She was born in London into a family of artists, writers and politicians. She currently divides her time between studios in London and It ...

* ''Waxandwane'' by Axel Koenzen * ''Wojtek'' by David Turner * ''Yumeji Ningyo'' (''Doll of Dreams'') by Yamazaki Tatsuji

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: * ''

Billy's Balloon ''Billy's Balloon'' is a 16mm animated short by Don Hertzfeldt. It was his 4th and final student film at UC Santa Barbara. Similar to his other cartoons, he utilizes a minimalist stick-figure technique. The film was invited into Official Compe ...

'' by Don Hertzfeldt * ''The Cookie Thief'' by Hugo Currie, Toby Leslie * ''Devil Doll'' by Jarl Olsen * ''An Eternity'' by Daehyun Kim * ''Food for Thought'' by John Paton, Matthew Ross * ''Husk'' by Jerry Handler * '' Le Pique-Nique'' by Il-Gon Song * ''Rien Dire'' by

Vincent Pérez Vincent Perez (born 10 June 1964) is a Swiss actor, director and photographer. He played the title character, Ashe Corven, in '' The Crow: City of Angels'', and starred in ''Queen of the Damned'', playing Marius de Romanus. Some of his films in ...

(France) * ''Roulette'' by Roberto Santiago * ''Simultaneity'' by Seong Sook Kim * ''

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Rodolphe Marconi Rudolph or Rudolf may refer to: People * Rudolph (name), the given name including a list of people with the name Religious figures * Rudolf of Fulda (died 865), 9th century monk, writer and theologian * Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen (1788� ...

* ''

When the Day Breaks ''When the Day Breaks'' is a Canadian animated short co-directed by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis and featuring the voice of Canadian singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright singing the titular song. Summary After witnessing an accidental death of a h ...

'' by Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby

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International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 38th

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(38e Semaine de la Critique): Feature film competition * '' 7/25 Nana-ni-go'' by Wataru Hayakawa (Japan) * '' Flores de otro mundo'' by

Icíar Bollaín Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez (born 12 June 1967) is a Spanish filmmaker and actress. Early life and education Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez was born in Madrid on 12 June 1967. She was one of twin girls to a father who was an aeronautical ...

(Spain) * ''

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'' by Phil Davis (United Kingdom) * '' On Board'' (''Gemide'') by

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(Turkey) * ''

Siam Sunset ''Siam Sunset'' is a 1999 Australian comedy film directed by John Polson and starring Linus Roache and Danielle Cormack. Plot Perry (Linus Roache) is an English chemist working for a paint company and is depressed after losing his wife in a freak ...

'' by

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(Australia) * '' Strange Fits of Passion'' by Elise McCredie (Australia) * ''

The White Suit ''The White Suit'' () is a 1999 Serbian language film directed by Lazar Ristovski. It was a co-production between the United Kingdom and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was Yugoslavia's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72n ...

'' (''Belo odelo'') by Lazar Ristovski (FR Yugoslavia) Short film competition * '' The Circle'' (''Dayereh'') by Mohammad Shirvani (Iran) * ''Dérapages'' by Pascal Adant (Belgium) * ''Fuzzy Logic'' by Tom Krueger (United States) * ''The Good Son'' by Sean McGuire (United Kingdom) * ''La Leçon du jour'' by Irène Sohm (France) * ''

More More or Mores may refer to: Computing * MORE (application), outline software for Mac OS * more (command), a shell command * MORE protocol, a routing protocol * Missouri Research and Education Network Music Albums * ''More!'' (album), by Booka S ...

'' by Mark Osborne (United States) * '' Shoes Off!'' by Mark Sawers (Canada)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1999

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(Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): * '' A mort la mort !'' by

Romain Goupil Romain-Pierre Charpentier (born July 12, 1951, in Paris) known professionally as Romain Goupil, is a French filmmaker. He was a college leader during the May 1968 civil unrest in France and was for a long time a trotskyist militant. During the 20 ...

* ''

Agnes Browne ''Agnes Browne'' is a 1999 Irish romantic comedy-drama film directed, produced by, and starring Anjelica Huston, based on the book ''The Mammy'' by Brendan O'Carroll. Plot In 1967 in Dublin, the unexpected death of Agnes Browne's husband sends ...

'' by Anjelica Huston * ''

The Blair Witch Project ''The Blair Witch Project'' is a 1999 American supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. It is a fictional story of three student filmmakers—Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Josh ...

'' by

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, Eduardo Sánchez * '' Le Bleu des villes'' by Stéphane Brizé * ''

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'' by

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* '' Un château en Espagne'' by

Delphine Gleize Delphine Gleize (born 5 May 1973) is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed ten films since 1998. Her film '' Carnages'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival The 55th Cannes Film Festi ...

* '' Les Convoyeurs attendent'' by

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* '' The Cup'' (''Phörpa'') by

Khyentse Norbu Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche (, born June 18, 1961),Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

* '' Darkness and Light'' (''Hei An Zhi Guang'') by

Chang Tso-Chi Chang Tso-chi (; born 26 December 1961) is a Taiwanese film director. His 2002 film '' The Best Of Times'' was entered into the 59th Venice International Film Festival. His films won Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film two times, for '' The ...

* '' East Is East'' by

Damien O'Donnell Damien O'Donnell (born 1967 in Dublin) is an Irish film director and writer. He has directed '' East is East'' (1999), '' Heartlands'' (2002) and '' Inside I'm Dancing'' (2004), amongst others. He is from Coolock, Dublin. He has also directed ...

* '' El entusiasmo'' by Ricardo Larraín * ''

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'' by

Alex Winter Alexander Ross Winter (born July 17, 1965) is a British-American actor and filmmaker. He played the slacker Bill in the 1989 film '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' and its sequels ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' (1991) and '' Bill & Ted Face ...

* '' The Five Senses'' by

Jeremy Podeswa Jeremy Podeswa (born 1962) is a Canadian film and television director. He is best known for directing the films '' The Five Senses'' (1999) and ''Fugitive Pieces'' (2007). He has also worked as director on the television shows '' Six Feet Under ...

* '' Haut les cœurs!'' by

Sólveig Anspach Sólveig Anspach (8 December 1960 – 7 August 2015) was an Icelandic-French film director and screenwriter. Born to a German-Romanian father Gerhard Anspach and an Icelandic mother Högna Sigurðardóttir, she spent most of her life livin ...

* '' Kiemas'' by Valdas Navasaitis * ''

The Last September ''The Last September'' is a 1929 novel by the Anglo-Irish writer Elizabeth Bowen, concerning life in Danielstown, Cork during the Irish War of Independence, at a country mansion. John Banville wrote a screenplay based on the novel; the film ada ...

'' by

Deborah Warner Deborah Warner (born 12 May 1959) is a British director of theatre and opera, known for her interpretations of the works of Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht, Benjamin Britten and Henrik Ibsen. Early life Warner was born in Oxfordshire, England, t ...

* '' M/Other'' by

Nobuhiro Suwa is a Japanese film director working in Japan and France. His directorial works and screenplays often make use of improvisation techniques. Currently, Suwa is the President of Tokyo Zokei University. Biography Having graduated from Hirosh ...

* '' Qui plume la lune ?'' by Christine Carrière * ''

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'' by Zhao Jisong * '' Sud'' by Chantal Akerman * ''

Summer of Sam ''Summer of Sam'' is a 1999 American crime thriller film about the 1977 David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) serial murders and their effect on a group of fictional residents of an Italian-American neighborhood in The Bronx in the late 1970s. The kille ...

'' by

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* ''

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'' by

Sofia Coppola Sofia Carmina Coppola (; born May 14, 1971) is an American filmmaker and actress. The youngest child and only daughter of filmmakers Eleanor Coppola, Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola, she made her film debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed ...

* ''

The War Zone ''The War Zone'' is a 1999 British drama film written by Alexander Stuart, directed by Tim Roth in his directorial debut, and starring Ray Winstone, Tilda Swinton, Lara Belmont, and Freddie Cunliffe. The film is based on Stuart's 1989 novel of ...

'' by

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* ''

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'' by Emmanuel Finkiel * '' Wege in die Nacht'' by Andreas Kleinert :Short films * ''

Le Franc ''Le Franc'' is a 1994 Senegalese short comedy film, directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty. ''Le Franc'' is about Marigo, a penniless musician living in a shanty town, relentlessly harassed by his formidable landlady. This film uses the French go ...

'' by

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(45 min.) * ''Marée haute'' by Caroline Champetier (17 min.) * ''Un petit air de fête'' by

Eric Guirado The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

(35 min.) * '' La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil'' (or ''The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun'') by

(45 min.) * ''Le Premier pas'' by Florence Vignon (23 min.) * ''La Tentation de l'innocence'' by Fabienne Godet (43 min.) * ''O Trouble'' by Sylvia Calle (10 min.)

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1999 Official selection awards: In Competition *

: ''

'' by

Jean-Pierre Dardenne Brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne (; born 21 April 1951) and Luc Dardenne (born 10 March 1954), collectively referred to as the Dardenne brothers, are a Belgian filmmaking duo. They write, produce, and direct their films together. The Dardennes ...

and

Luc Dardenne Brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne (; born 21 April 1951) and Luc Dardenne (born 10 March 1954), collectively referred to as the Dardenne brothers, are a Belgian filmmaking duo. They write, produce, and direct their films together. The Dardennes b ...

* Grand Prize of the Jury: ''

L'humanité ''L'Humanité'' (; ), is a French daily newspaper. It was previously an organ of the French Communist Party, and maintains links to the party. Its slogan is "In an ideal world, ''L'Humanité'' would not exist." History and profile Pre-World Wa ...

'' by Bruno Dumont *

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

for ''

Todo sobre mi madre ''All About My Mother'' ( es, link=no, Todo sobre mi madre) is a 1999 comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz and Rosa Maria Sardà. ...

'' * Best Screenplay: '' Molokh'' by

Yuri Arabov Yuri Nikolaevich Arabov (russian: Юрий Николаевич Арабов) (born 25 October 1954) is a Russian screenwriter, writer, poet and educator. He is known for his long-lasting collaboration with Alexander Sokurov. He is an Honored Arti ...

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

: **

Séverine Caneele Séverine Caneele (born 10 May 1974) is a Belgian film actress. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival for the film ''L'humanité''. Filmography * ''L'humanité ''L'Humanité'' (; ), is a French daily newspaper. ...

for ''

'' ** Émilie Dequenne for ''

'' * Best Actor: Emmanuel Schotté for ''

'' *

Jury Prize A jury is a sworn body of people (jurors) convened to hear evidence and render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Juries developed in England duri ...

: '' La lettre'' by Manoel de Oliveira Un Certain Regard *

Award: '' Beautiful People'' by

Cinéfondation * First Prize: ''

'' by

* Second Prize: '' Im Hukim'' by Dover Koshashvili & '' La puce'' by

* Third Prize: '' Little Big Dog'' (''En God Dag At Go'') by Bo Hagen Clausen * Special Mention: '' Inter-View'' by

Golden Camera *

Caméra d'Or The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des ...

: '' Marana Simhasanam'' by

Short Films * Short Film Palme d'Or: ''

'' by

Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis are a Canadian animation duo. On January 24, 2012, they received their second Oscar nomination, for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated short film, '' Wild Life'' (2011). With their latest film, ''The ...

* Jury Prize: ''Stop'' by Rodolphe Marconi & ''Le Pique-Nique'' by Il-Gon Song

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes * '' Peau neuve'' by

(In competition) * '' M/Other'' by

(Directors' Fortnight) Commission Supérieure Technique * Technical Grand Prize: Juhua Tu (production design) in ''

'' (''Jing Ke ci Qin Wang'') Ecumenical Jury *

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (french: Prix du Jury Œcuménique) is an independent film award for feature length films shown at major international film festivals since 1973. The award was created by Christian film makers, film critics and ot ...

: ''

'' by

* Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention: ''

'' by

Award of the Youth *Foreign Film: ''

'' by

, Eduardo Sánchez *French Film: ''

'' by Emmanuel Finkiel Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week *Mercedes-Benz Award: '' Flores de otro mundo'' (''Flowers from Another World'') by

*Canal+ Award: '' Shoes Off!'' by Mark Sawers *Grand Golden Rail: ''

'' by

*Little Golden Rail: '' Derapages'' by Pascal Adant Awards in the frame of Directors' Fortnight *Kodak Short Film Award: '' Un petit air de fête'' by

*Kodak Short Film Award – Special Mention ''

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'' by

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*C.I.C.A.E. Award: '' Qui plume la lune?'' (''Who Plucked the Feathers Off the Moon?'') by Christine Carrière *Gras Savoye Award: '' Un château en Espagne'' (''A Castle in Spain'') by

Association Prix François Chalais * François Chalais Award: ''

'' (''L'autre'') by

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References

Media

INA: Opening of the 1999 Festival
(commentary in French)

(commentary in French)

External links

(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1999

Cannes Film Festival Awards 1999
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