The 52nd

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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 R ...

'' 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 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 ''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) and Wilde's ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' (2002 ...

. 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: *

(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 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 citiz ...

(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 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 (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 4 ...

(Italy) * Yasmina Reza (France)

Un Certain Regard

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1999 Un Certain Regard: *

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''. Biogra ...

(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 The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Fest ...

and short films competition: * Thomas Vinterberg (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 (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 Braz ...

(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 Pla ...

(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 direc ...

(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'' by Peter Greenaway * ''

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 Sard� ...

'' (''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 * ''

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 m ...

* '' Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'' by Jim Jarmusch * '' Humanité'' (''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'' 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 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 Wor ...

* '' Limbo'' 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'' (''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 ...

'' (''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 ...

* ''

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 chi ...

'' (''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 schooltea ...

* ''

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 b ...

'' (''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'' (''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'' (199 ...

* ''

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 you ...

'' 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'' 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 Hossein Panahi Dezhkooh ...

'' (''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, then ...

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 Un Certain Regard: * ''

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 - ...

'' 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 ''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, whos ...

'' (''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 ...

* ''

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 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 des ...

* ''

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 Sundanc ...

'' 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 ''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 * Marily ...

'' (''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 Fil ...

* '' New Dawn'' (''Peau neuve'') by Émilie Deleuze * '' 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'' (19 ...

* ''

The Other In Phenomenology (philosophy), 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 acknow ...

'' (''L'autre'') by Youssef Chahine * '' The Passengers'' (''Les passagers'') by Jean-Claude Guiguet * '' 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 The Shade (Richard Swift) is a comic book character developed in the 1940s for National Comics, first appearing in the pages of ''Flash Comics'' in a story titled "The Man Who Commanded the Night", scripted by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Hal ...

'' 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!'' 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 gene ...

* '' 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 th ...

* ''

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 Kerala ...

* ''

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 ...

'' by David Mamet

Films out of competition

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

'' by

* '' Dogma'' 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 Harrels ...

'' by Ron Howard * '' Entrapment'' 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 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 ...

* ''

'' by

* '' The Limey'' 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

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-Jewish descent. He has directed five films since 1998. His fi ...

* ''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 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 * ''

Second Hand Used goods mean any item of personal property offered for sale not as new, including metals in any form except coins that are legal tender, but excluding books, magazines, and postage stamps. Risks Furniture, in particular bedding or upholstere ...

'' by Emily Young * ''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 section in 1998, a common Official Jury awards the Short Film Palme ...

: * '' Billy's Balloon'' 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, a ...

* ''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 * '' Stop'' by Rodolphe Marconi * ''

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 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 ...

Wendy Tilby 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 ...

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 follo ...

'' 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) * '' Hold Back the Night'' 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 f ...

'' by

John Polson John Polson (born 6 September 1965) is an Australian actor, director and founder of Tropfest. As an actor, Polson's best known role is probably starring opposite Russell Crowe and Jack Thompson in '' The Sum of Us'' (1994). In February 2001, ...

(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 7 ...

'' (''Belo odelo'') by

Lazar Ristovski Lazar "Laza" Ristovski ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Ристовски, born 26 October 1952) is a Serbian retired actor, director, producer and writer. He has appeared on stage about 4,000 times, and starred in over 40 films, TV series and TV dramas, ...

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

Mohammad Shirvani Mohammad Shirvani is an Iranian alternative filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or co ...

(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 ...

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

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1999

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festi ...

(Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): * ''

A mort la mort ! A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes'' ...

'' 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 200 ...

* '' Agnes Browne'' 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 nom ...

* '' The Blair Witch Project'' by

Daniel Myrick Daniel Myrick (born September 3, 1963) is an American film director, most famous for horror films, especially for co-directing and writing the 1999 psychological horror ''The Blair Witch Project'' with Eduardo Sánchez. They won the Independent ...

, 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 Charisma () is a personal quality of presence or charm that compels its subjects. Scholars in sociology, political science, psychology, and management reserve the term for a type of leadership seen as extraordinary; in these fields, the term "ch ...

'' 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 n ...

* '' 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

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 '' Th ...

* '' 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 directe ...

* '' El entusiasmo'' by

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'' ...

* '' Fever'' 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 t ...

* '' 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 Unde ...

* '' Haut les cœurs!'' by Sólveig Anspach * '' 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 ad ...

'' 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 Theatrical scenery is that which is used as a setting for a theatrical production. Scenery may be just about anything, from a single chair to an elaborately re-created street, no matter how large or how small, whether the item was custom-made or ...

'' by Zhao Jisong * '' Sud'' by

Chantal Akerman Chantal Anne Akerman (; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and film professor at the City College of New York. She is best known for films such as '' Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles' ...

* ''

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 kill ...

'' by Spike Lee * ''

The Virgin Suicides ''The Virgin Suicides'' is a 1993 debut novel by the American author Jeffrey Eugenides. The fictional story, which is set in Grosse Pointe, Michigan during the 1970s, centers on the lives of five doomed sisters, the Lisbon girls. The novel is w ...

'' by Sofia Coppola * '' The War Zone'' by

Tim Roth Timothy Simon Roth (born 14 May 1961) is an English actor and producer. He began acting on films and television series in the 1980s. He was among a group of prominent British actors of the era, the " Brit Pack". He made his television debut ...

* '' Voyages'' by Emmanuel Finkiel * '' Wege in die Nacht'' by

Andreas Kleinert Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...

:Short films * '' Le Franc'' by

Djibril Diop Mambety Djibril may refer to: * A form of the given name Gabriel * Djibril Cissé Djibril Cissé (; born 12 August 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He started his career at AC Arles in 1989, at the age of ...

(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 * Palme d'Or: ''

'' 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 ...

Grand Prize of the Jury The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or, and it replaced the Special Jury Priz ...

: '' L'humanité'' 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 * BAF ...

for '' Todo sobre mi madre'' * 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 Art ...

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 award ...

: **

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 '' L'humanité'' **

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 ''

'' *

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...

: Emmanuel Schotté for '' L'humanité'' *

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 dur ...

: '' La lettre'' by

Un Certain Regard * Un Certain Regard Award: '' Beautiful People'' by Jasmin Dizdar Cinéfondation * First Prize: ''

'' by Emily Young * Second Prize: '' Im Hukim'' by

Dover Koshashvili Dover Kosashvili ( he, דובר קוסאשווילי, ka, დოვერ ქოსაშვილი; born 8 December 1966) is an Israeli film director and screenwriter of Georgian-Jewish descent. He has directed five films since 1998. His fi ...

& '' 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 or International Critics' Week The International ...

: '' Marana Simhasanam'' by

Short Films *

: ''

'' 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 Émilie Deleuze (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: '' Todo sobre mi madre'' by

* Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention: ''

'' by

Award of the Youth *Foreign Film: '' The Blair Witch Project'' by

, Eduardo Sánchez *French Film: '' Voyages'' by Emmanuel Finkiel Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week *Mercedes-Benz Award: ''

'' (''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 '' Ô trouble'' by

Sylvia Calle Sylvia may refer to: People *Sylvia (given name) * Sylvia (singer), American country music and country pop singer and songwriter *Sylvia Robinson, American singer, record producer, and record label executive * Sylvia Vrethammar, Swedish singer cre ...

*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: ''

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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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