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 David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation ...

was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the

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– Belgian film ''

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. The festival opened with ''

The Barber of Siberia ''The Barber of Siberia'' (russian: Сибирский цирюльник, translit. ''Sibirskiy tsiryulnik'') is a 1998 Russian film that re-united the Academy Award-winning team of director Nikita Mikhalkov and producer Michel Seydoux. It ...

'', directed by Nikita Mikhalkov and closed with ''

An Ideal Husband ''An Ideal Husband'' is a four-act play by Oscar Wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. It was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London in 1895 and ran for ...

'', 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 film), Othello'' (1995) and Oscar Wilde, Wilde's ''The Im ...

Kristin Scott Thomas Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress who also holds French citizenship. A five-time British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Award and Laurence Olivier Award, Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best ...

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: *

(Canada) Jury President *

André Téchiné André Téchiné (; born 13 March 1943) is a French screenwriter and film director. He has a long and distinguished career that places him among the most accomplished post- New Wave French film directors. Téchiné belongs to a second generation ...

(France) * Barbara Hendricks (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 Doris Dörrie (; born 26 May 1955) is a German film director, producer and author. Biography Born in Hanover, Dörrie completed her secondary education there in 1973. The same year, she began a two-year attendance in film studies in the drama de ...

(Germany) * George Miller (Australia) * Holly Hunter (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 Maurizio Nichetti (born 8 May 1948) is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. His 1989 film ''The Icicle Thief'' won the Golden St. George at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1998 he was a member of the jury at the 48th ...

(Italy) * Yasmina Reza (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 (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 scr ...

(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 (director) President * Cédric Klapisch (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 Brazil ...

(director) * Greta Scacchi (actress)

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1999 Camera d'Or: *

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 direct ...

(film historian, director) * Jean-Pierre Beauviala * Cherifa Chabane (critic) *

Caroline Champetier Caroline Champetier (born 16 July 1954) is a French cinematographer. She has contributed to more than one hundred films since 1979. She won the César Award for Best Cinematography for her work on '' Of Gods and Men'' in 2011. She was the presid ...

(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 ent ...

'' by Peter Greenaway * '' All About My Mother'' (''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 narr ...

* '' Cradle Will Rock'' 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 role ...

* '' The Emperor and the Assassin'' (''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 wit ...

* ''

Felicia's Journey ''Felicia's Journey'' is a novel written by Irish author William Trevor, first published by Viking Press in 1994. The novel was made into a 1999 film of the same name. The book won the Whitbread Prize and ''The Sunday Express'' Book of the Ye ...

'' 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 m ...

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

Jim Jarmusch James Robert Jarmusch (; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films including '' Stranger Than Paradise'' (1984), '' Down by Law'' ( ...

* ''

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 scenes ...

'' (''L'humanité'') by

Bruno Dumont Bruno Dumont (; born 14 March 1958) is a French film director and screenwriter. To date, he has directed ten feature films, all of which border somewhere between realistic drama and the avant-garde. His films have won several awards at the Canne ...

* ''

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

'' by Amos Gitai * '' Kikujiro'' (''Kikujirô no natsu'') by Takeshi Kitano * ''

The Letter The Letter may refer to: Literature * "The Letter" (poem), a poem by Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) * "The Letter", a short story in W. Somerset Maugham's 1926 collection ''The Casuarina Tree'' * "The Letter", 38th sura of the Qur'an * ''The Letters ...

'' (''La lettre'') by

Manoel de Oliveira Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira (; 11 December 1908 – 2 April 2015) was a Portuguese film director and screenwriter born in Cedofeita, Porto. He first began making films in 1927, when he and some friends attempted to make a film about Wo ...

* '' Limbo'' by John Sayles * '' Love Will Tear Us Apart'' (''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 Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov, PAR (russian: link=no, Александр Николаевич Сокуров; born 14 June 1951) is a Russian filmmaker. His most significant works include a feature film, ''Russian Ark'' (2002), filmed in a s ...

* '' The Nanny'' (''La balia'') by Marco Bellocchio * ''

No One Writes to the Colonel ''No One Writes to the Colonel'' ( es, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba, links=no) is a novella written by the Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It also gives its name to a short story collection. García Márquez considered it his ...

'' (''El coronel no tiene quien le escriba'') by Arturo Ripstein * '' Our Happy Lives'' (''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'' by Leos Carax * ''

'' by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne * '' The Straight Story'' by

David Lynch David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, visual artist and actor. A recipient of an Academy Honorary Award in 2019, Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, and the César Award for Be ...

* ''

Tales of Kish ''Tales of Kish'' ( fa, قصه‌های کیش, Ghessé hayé kish, and also known as ''Kish Tales'') is a 1999 Iranian drama anthology film. It was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Hossein Panahi as Shanbeh (segment "Greek Bo ...

'' (''Ghessé hayé kish'') by

Abolfazl Jalili Abolfazl Jalili ( fa, ابوالفضل جلیلی , born 1957 in Saveh, Iran) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He belongs to the Iranian '' new wave'' movement. Jalili studied directing at the Iranian College of Dramatic Arts, the ...

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

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of

: * ''

As Bodas de Deus ''As Bodas de Deus'' (literal English title: ''The Spousals of God'') is a 1999 Portuguese comedy film directed by João César Monteiro. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Rita Durão - J ...

'' by João César Monteiro * ''

Away with Words ''Away with Words'' (known also by its Chinese title 三條人, roughly translated as ''Three Life-stories'', and its Japanese title 孔雀, translated as ''Peacock'') is a 1999 auteur trilingual (Japanese, English, Cantonese) film by Christophe ...

'' by

Christopher Doyle Christopher Doyle, also known as Dù Kěfēng (Mandarin) or Dou Ho-Fung (Cantonese) () (born 2 May 1952) is an Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer. He has worked on over fifty Chinese-language films, being best known for his collaborations ...

* '' Beautiful People'' by Jasmin Dizdar * ''

Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland ''Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland'' (german: Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz) is a 1999 satiric comedy film by Swiss director Daniel Schmid. It chronicles the story of Irina, a Russian call girl arriving in Switzerland, who ...

'' (''Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz'') by Daniel Schmid * ''

Genesis Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...

'' (''La genèse'') by Cheick Oumar Sissoko * ''

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 * ''

Kaizokuban Bootleg Film ''Kaizokuban Bootleg Film'' ( ja, 海賊版) is a 1999 Japanese drama film directed by Masahiro Kobayashi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Akira Emoto - Tatsuo * Kippei Shiina - Seiji ...

'' by Masahiro Kobayashi * ''

March of Happiness ''March of Happiness'' is a 1999 Taiwanese film directed by Lin Cheng-sheng. It tells the story of a teenage romance in a performing troupe set against the backdrop of the Japanese occupation and the 228 Massacre. Several characters are either hi ...

'' (''Tian ma cha fang'') by

Lin Cheng-sheng Lin Cheng-sheng (; born 31 March 1959) is a Taiwanese film director. His 1997 film '' Sweet Degeneration'' was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. He won the Silver Bear for Best Director for '' Betelnut Beauty'' in 2001. F ...

* ''

Nadia and the Hippos ''Nadia and the Hippos'' (french: Nadia et les hippopotames) is a 1999 French drama film directed by Dominique Cabrera. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Ariane Ascaride - Nadia * Marilyne ...

'' (''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 * ''

Olympic Garage ''Olympic Garage'' ( es, Garage Olimpo) is a 1999 Argentine drama film, directed by Marco Bechis. The film was produced by Marco Bechis, Enrique Piñeyro (from Argentina), Amedeo Pagani (Italy), and Eric Heumann (France). Executive producers Dan ...

'' (''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) ...

* ''

The Other In phenomenology, the terms the Other and the Constitutive Other identify the other human being, in their differences from the Self, as being a cumulative, constituting factor in the self-image of a person; as acknowledgement of being real; he ...

'' (''L'autre'') by Youssef Chahine * '' 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 * ''

Ratcatcher A rat-catcher is a person who kills or captures rats as a professional form of pest control. Keeping the rat population under control was practiced in Europe to prevent the spread of diseases, most notoriously the Black Death, and to prevent dam ...

'' by Lynne Ramsay * ''

The Shade The Shade (Richard Swift) is a comic book Character (arts), character developed in the 1940s for National Comics Publications, National Comics, first appearing in the pages of ''Flash Comics'' in a story titled "The Man Who Commanded the Night", ...

'' by

Raphael Nadjari Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual a ...

* ''

Sicilia! ''Sicilia!'' () is a 1998 Italian black-and-white film directed by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub. ''Sicilia!'' follows a man returning to visit his native Sicily, after living in New York City for many years. The film is an adaptation o ...

'' by Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet * ''

So Close to Paradise ''So Close to Paradise'' () is a 1998 Chinese film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, a member of Chinese cinema's so-called Sixth Generation. It is alternatively known by the English title ''Ruan's Song'' or by its original Chinese title, ''The Girl Fr ...

'' by Wang Xiaoshuai * ''

Throne of Death ''Marana Simhasanam'' ( en, Throne of Death, french: Le Trone de la mort) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Murali Nair. Inspired by the first execution by electrocution in India, the film was screened in the ...

'' (''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 by ...

'' 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 Kerala ...

* '' The Winslow Boy'' by David Mamet

Films out of competition

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

'' by Nikita Mikhalkov * ''

Dogma Dogma is a belief or set of beliefs that is accepted by the members of a group without being questioned or doubted. It may be in the form of an official system of principles or doctrines of a religion, such as Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Islam ...

'' by Kevin Smith * ''

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, E ...

'' 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 Entrapment is a practice in which a law enforcement agent or agent of the state induces a person to commit a "crime" that the person would have otherwise been unlikely or unwilling to commit.''Sloane'' (1990) 49 A Crim R 270. See also agent provo ...

'' by Jon Amiel (Special screening) * ''

Farewell, Home Sweet Home ''Farewell, Home Sweet Home'' (french: Adieu, plancher des vaches!) is a 1999 French comedy film directed by Otar Iosseliani. It was screened out of competition at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Nico Tarielashvili as Son * Lily Lavina ...

'' (''Adieu, plancher des vaches!'') by Otar Iosseliani * ''

'' by

* '' The Limey'' by

Steven Soderbergh Steven Andrew Soderbergh (; born January 14, 1963) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh is an acclaimed and prolific filmmaker. Soderbergh's direc ...

* ''

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 un ...

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 Fabrice Aragno (born 31 March 1970) is a Swiss director, producer, and cinematographer. Career He attended the École cantonale d'art de Lausanne, graduating in 1998. Aragno has made several short films, including ''Dimanche'' (his graduation f ...

* ''The Execution'' by Lee In-Kyun * ''Fish 073'' (''Ryba 073'') by Vaclav Svankmajer * ''Germania'' by Kris Krikellis * ''Im Hukim'' (''With Rules'') by Dover Kosashvili * ''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 in ...

* ''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

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* ''Milk'' by Mairi Cameron * ''

La Puce LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

'' 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 * '' Second Hand'' 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 The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...

: * ''

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 Compet ...

'' by

Don Hertzfeldt Don Hertzfeldt (born August 1, 1976) is an American animator, writer, and independent filmmaker. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee who is best known for the animated films ''It's Such a Beautiful Day'', the '' World of Tomorrow'' series, an ...

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

Stop Stop may refer to: Places * Stop, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States * Stop (Rogatica), a village in Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Facilities * Bus stop * Truck stop, a type of rest stop for truck d ...

'' by Rodolphe Marconi * '' When the Day Breaks'' by Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 38th International Critics' Week (38e Semaine de la Critique): Feature film competition * '' 7/25 Nana-ni-go'' by Wataru Hayakawa (Japan) * ''

Flores de otro mundo ''Flores de otro mundo'' ( en, Flowers from another world) is a 1999 Spanish film, written and directed by Icíar Bollaín and starring José Sancho, Luis Tosar and Lisete Mejía.Benavent, ''Cine Español de los Noventa'' , p. 263 The plot follow ...

'' by Icíar Bollaín (Spain) * ''

Hold Back the Night Hold may refer to: Physical spaces * Hold (ship), interior cargo space * Baggage hold, cargo space on an airplane * Stronghold, a castle or other fortified place Arts, entertainment, and media * Hold (musical term), a pause, also called a Fermat ...

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

Serdar Akar Serdar may refer to * Serdar (given name) * Serdar (surname) * SERDAR, a stabilized remote-controlled Ukrainian weapon station * Serdar (city) in Turkmenistan, the capital of Serdar District * Serdar (Ottoman rank), a military and noble rank of the ...

(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 John Polson (Australia) * ''

Strange Fits of Passion ''Strange Fits of Passion'' is a 1999 Australian film directed by Elise McCredie and starring Michela Noonan. It is about a young woman determined to lose her virginity.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

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(FR Yugoslavia) Short film competition * '' The Circle'' (''Dayereh'') by

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(Iran) * ''Dérapages'' by

Pascal Adant Pascal Adant (born 8 July 1971) is a Belgians, Belgian film and television director, screenwriter, producer, animator and composer. Filmography * 1998 - Derapages * 2001 - Boom * 2002 - Fate * 2005 - Slow Motion (2005 film), Slow Motion * 2008 ...

(Belgium) * ''Fuzzy Logic'' by Tom Krueger (United States) * ''The Good Son'' by Sean McGuire (United Kingdom) * ''La Leçon du jour'' by Irène Sohm (France) * ''

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'' by Mark Osborne (United States) * ''

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'' by

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(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 * ''

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 Anjelica Huston ( ; born July 8, 1951) is an American actress and director. Known for often portraying eccentric and distinctive characters, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as no ...

* '' The Blair Witch Project'' by Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez * '' Le Bleu des villes'' by

Stéphane Brizé Stéphane Brizé (born 18 October 1966) is a French film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Stéphane Brizé was born on 18 October 1966 in Rennes, France. He attended a University Institutes of Technology and moved to ...

* '' Charisma'' by

Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic and a professor at Tokyo University of the Arts. Although he has worked in a variety of genres, Kurosawa is best known for his many contributions to the Japanese horror genre, his honorific ...

* '' Un château en Espagne'' by Delphine Gleize * '' Les Convoyeurs attendent'' by

Benoît Mariage Benoît Mariage (born 19 July 1961) is a Belgian film director. Filmography *2014: '' Les Rayures du zèbre'' *2007: ''Cow-boy'' *2003: ''L'autre'' *1999: ''Les convoyeurs attendent'' ;Documentaries *2001: '' Nemadis, the Years Without News'' ...

* '' 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 ...

* ''

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Ricardo Larraín José Ricardo Larraín Pineda (April 27, 1957 – March 21, 2016) was a Chilean director, screenwriter, producer, and film editor known for his work in cinema, television, and advertising. Among his notable works are the films '' La frontera'' ...

* ''

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'' by Alex Winter * '' The Five Senses'' by Jeremy Podeswa * ''

Haut les cœurs! ''Haut les cœurs!'' is a 1999 French-Belgian drama film directed by Sólveig Anspach, starring Karin Viard and Laurent Lucas. Viard won the César Award for Best Actress and the Lumières Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. ...

'' 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 living ...

* '' Kiemas'' by Valdas Navasaitis * '' The Last September'' 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, to ...

* '' 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 Hiroshima ...

* '' Qui plume la lune ?'' by Christine Carrière * '' Scenery'' by Zhao Jisong * ''

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Chantal Akerman Chantal Anne Akerman (; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and Film studies, film professor at the City College of New York. She is best known for films such as ''Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 108 ...

* '' Summer of Sam'' by

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* '' The Virgin Suicides'' by Sofia Coppola * ''

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'' by Tim Roth * '' Voyages'' by

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* '' Paths in the Night'' by

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'' by Djibril Diop Mambety (45 min.) * ''Marée haute'' by

(17 min.) * ''Un petit air de fête'' by

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(35 min.) * '' La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil'' (or ''The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun'') by Djibril Diop Mambety (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 * Palme d'Or: ''

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and

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: ''

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'' by

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. ...

'' *

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'' by Yuri Arabov * Best Actress: **

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'' (1999) * '' Une part du ciel'' (2002) * '' Quand la m ...

for ''

'' **

Émilie Dequenne Émilie Dequenne (, born 29 August 1981) is a Belgian actress. She first gained attention for playing the title character in the film ''Rosetta'' (1999), which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She then went on to star ...

for ''

'' *

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: Emmanuel Schotté for ''

'' *

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: '' La lettre'' by

Un Certain Regard *

Award: '' Beautiful People'' by Jasmin Dizdar Cinéfondation * First Prize: '' Second Hand'' by

* Second Prize: '' Im Hukim'' by

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'' by

* Third Prize: '' Little Big Dog'' (''En God Dag At Go'') by

* Special Mention: '' Inter-View'' by

Golden Camera * Caméra d'Or: ''

Marana Simhasanam ''Marana Simhasanam'' ( en, Throne of Death, french: Le Trone de la mort) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Murali Nair. Inspired by the first execution by electrocution in India, the film was screened in the ...

'' by

Short Films *

: '' When the Day Breaks'' by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis * Jury Prize: ''Stop'' by Rodolphe Marconi & ''Le Pique-Nique'' by Il-Gon Song

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes * '' Peau neuve'' by Émilie Deleuze (In competition) * '' M/Other'' by

(Directors' Fortnight) Commission Supérieure Technique *

Technical Grand Prize The Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist (french: Prix Vulcain de l’Artiste Technicien) is an independent film award created in 2003. It rewards the work of a technician for his or her collaboration in the creation of a film from the official se ...

: Juhua Tu (production design) in '' The Emperor and the Assassin'' (''Jing Ke ci Qin Wang'') Ecumenical Jury * Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: ''

'' by

* Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention: ''

'' by

Award of the Youth *Foreign Film: '' The Blair Witch Project'' by Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez *French Film: '' Voyages'' by

Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week *Mercedes-Benz Award: ''

'' (''Flowers from Another World'') by Icíar Bollaín *Canal+ Award: ''

'' by

*Grand Golden Rail: ''

'' by John Polson *Little Golden Rail: '' Derapages'' by

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 Sylvia Calle *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 Delphine Gleize Association Prix François Chalais *

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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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