The 57th

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started on 12 and ran until 23 May

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. The Palme d'Or went to the

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Fahrenheit 9/11 ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' is a 2004 American documentary film directed, written by, and starring filmmaker, director, political commentator and activist Michael Moore. The film takes a liberal, critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush, th ...

'' by

Michael Moore Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and left-wing activist. His works frequently address the topics of globalization and capitalism. Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ' ...

. The festival opened with '' La mala educación'', directed 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 ...

and closed with ''

De-Lovely ''De-Lovely'' is a 2004 American musical biopic directed by Irwin Winkler and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay by Jay Cocks is based on the life and career of Cole Porter, from his first meeting with his wife, Linda Lee Thomas, u ...

'', directed by Irwin Winkler.

Laura Morante Laura Morante (born 21 August 1956) is an Italian film actress. Life and career Morante was born in Santa Fiora, province of Grosseto ( Tuscany), the daughter of lawyer and playwright Marcello Morante, who was the son of Irma (née Poggibonsi) ...

was mistress of the ceremonies.

Juries

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2004 Official Selection: *

Quentin Tarantino Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. His films are characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue, profanity, dark humor, non-linear storylines, cameos, ensembl ...

, () Jury President * Emmanuelle Béart () * Edwidge Danticat ( & ) *

Tilda Swinton Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) is a British actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition t ...

() *

Kathleen Turner Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and two Tony Awards. Turner became widely ...

() *

Benoît Poelvoorde Benoît Poelvoorde (, ; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian. Early life His mother was a grocer and his father a driver, who died when Poelvoorde was still a minor. He attended the Jesuit Boarding School of Godinne before ...

() * Jerry Schatzberg () * Tsui Hark () *

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 ...

()

Un Certain Regard

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 2004

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 ...

: *

Jeremy Thomas Jeremy Jack Thomas, CBE (born 26 July 1949) is a British film producer, founder and chairman of Recorded Picture Company. He produced Bernardo Bertolucci's ''The Last Emperor'', which won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2006 he rece ...

(producer) () President * Carlos Gomez (critic) () * Baba Richerme (journalist) () * Eric Libiot (critic) () * Eva Zaoralova (artistic director of the Karlovy Vary Festival) () * Michel Demopoulos (critic) ()

Cinéfondation and short films

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the

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and short films competition: * Nikita Mikhalkov (director) () President * Marisa Paredes (actress) () *

Nicole Garcia Nicole Garcia (born 22 April 1946) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film ''Charlie Says (2006 film), Charlie Says'' was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Her film ''Going Away'' was screened in the Special Prese ...

(actress, director) () *

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan (, born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish photographer, filmmaker and actor best known for the Palme d'Or winning ''Winter Sleep'' (2014). Early life Ceylan was born in Istanbul on 26 January 1959. His interest in photography star ...

(director) () * Pablo Trapero (director) ()

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 2004 Caméra d'Or: * Tim Roth (actor, director) () President * Alain Choquart (cinematographer) () * Alberto Barbera (Director of museum) () * Aldo Tassone (critic) () * Anne Theron (director) () * Diego Galan (critic) () * Isabelle Frilley (representative of the technical industries) () * Laure Protat (cinephile) () * Nguyen Trong Binh (distributor) ()

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of

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10 on Ten ''10 on Ten'' is a 2004 Iranian documentary film directed by Abbas Kiarostami. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004. The Palme d'O ...

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Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami ( fa, عباس کیارستمی ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of ...

*'' Alexandria... New York'' by Youssef Chahine *''

The Assassination of Richard Nixon ''The Assassination of Richard Nixon'' is a 2004 American drama film directed by Niels Mueller and starring Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson and Naomi Watts. It is based on the story of would-be assassin Samuel Byck, who plotted to kill Rich ...

'' by Niels Mueller *''

Crónicas ''Crónicas'' ("chronicles") is a 2004 Ecuadorian thriller film, written and directed by Sebastián Cordero. The film was produced by, among others, Guillermo del Toro, director of ''Pan's Labyrinth'', and Alfonso Cuarón, director of ''Childre ...

'' by

Sebastián Cordero Sebastián Cordero Espinosa (; born 23 May 1972) is an Ecuadorian film director, screenwriter and editor, often recognized for his work in '' Ratas, Ratones, Rateros'' (1999), ''Crónicas'' (2004), and '' Europa Report'' (2013). His films have ...

*'' Dear Frankie'' by

Shona Auerbach Shona Auerbach is a British film director and cinematographer. Early career Auerbach began her career as a stills photographer. She studied film at Manchester University and cinematography at Leeds before completing her Master of Arts at t ...

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Don't Move ''Don't Move'' ( it, Non ti muovere) is a 2004 Italian film directed by Sergio Castellitto. It stars Penélope Cruz, Claudia Gerini, Elena Perino and the director himself. Both Castellitto and Cruz received critical praise for their performan ...

'' (''Non ti muovere'') by

Sergio Castellitto Sergio Castellitto (born 18 August 1953) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. Biography Sergio Castellitto was born in Rome in 1953, to parents from Molise and Abruzzo, Southern Italy. After graduating from the Silvio D'Amico N ...

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Earth and Ashes ''Earth and Ashes'' ( fa, خاکستر و خاک) is a 2004 Afghan film directed by Atiq Rahimi, based on his book of the same name which was published in 2000. It was Afghanistan's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for ...

'' (''Khakestar-o-khak'') by

Atiq Rahimi Atiq Rahimi ( fa, عتیق رحیمی) (born 26 February 1962 in Kabul) is a French- Afghan writer and filmmaker. Life Atiq Rahimi was born in 1962 in Kabul to a senior public servant and attended high school in Lycée Esteqlal. Following the ...

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'' by Jessica Hausner *'' In the Darkness of the Night'' (''Noite Escura'') by João Canijo *''

Kontroll ''Kontroll'' is a 2003 Hungarian comedy–thriller film. Shown internationally, mainly in art house theatres, the film is set on a fictionalized version of the Budapest Metro system. "Kontroll" in Hungarian refers to the act of ticket inspector ...

'' by Antal Nimród *''

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'' (''Poids léger'') by Jean-Pierre Améris *''

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Angela Schanelec Angela Schanelec (; born 14 February 1962) is a German actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Places in Cities'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. At the 69th Berlin International Film ...

*'' Moolaadé'' by Ousmane Sembène *''

Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal ...

'' (''À ce soir'') by Laure Duthilleul *'' Passages'' (''Lu cheng'') by

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*'' Right Now'' (''A Tout de Suite'') by

Benoît Jacquot Benoît Jacquot (; born 5 February 1947) is a French film director and screenwriter who has had a varied career in European cinema. Life and career Born in Paris, Jacquot began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films, inclu ...

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Shiza Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov ( rus, Серге́й Влади́мирович Бодро́в, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej bɐˈdrof; born June 28, 1948) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2003 he was the President of the Jury at the 25 ...

'' by Gulshat Omarova *'' Somersault'' by Cate Shortland *'' Sword in the Moon'' (''Cheongpung myeongwol'') by

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*'' Welcome to Switzerland'' (''Bienvenue en Suisse'') by Léa Fazer *'' Whisky'' by

Juan Pablo Rebella Juan Pablo Rebella (born 1974, in Montevideo – died July 5, 2006) was an Uruguayan film director and screenwriter. Biography He attended the Catholic University of Uruguay where he studied social communication. In 2004 Rebella and Stoll r ...

and

Pablo Stoll Pablo Stoll (born 1974) is a Uruguayan film director and screenwriter. He attended the Catholic University of Uruguay where he studied Social communication, it was here that he started to direct short films and his collaboration with fellow stude ...

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: * '' The 10th District Court: Moments of Trials'' (''10e chambre - Instants d'audience'') by

Raymond Depardon Raymond Depardon (; born 6 July 1942) is a French photographer, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker. Early life Depardon was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, France. Photographer Depardon is a mainly self-taught photographer, as he beg ...

* '' Bad Education'' (''La mala educación'') by

* '' Bad Santa'' by Terry Zwigoff * '' Born to Film'' (''Cinéastes à tout prix'') by Frédéric Sojcher * ''

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'' (''Dà Shì Jiàn'') by

Johnnie To Johnnie To Kei-fung (born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas. Intensely prolific, To has made films in a variety of genres, though in ...

* '' Dawn of the Dead'' by Zack Snyder * ''

'' by Irwin Winkler * ''

The Gate of Sun ''The Gate of Sun'' ( ar, باب الشمس, translit. Bab el shams, french: La Porte du soleil) is a 2004 French-Egyptian war film directed by Yousry Nasrallah. It was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * ...

'' (''Bab el shams'') by

Yousry Nasrallah Yousry Nasrallah ( ar, يسرى نصر الله ) (born 26 July 1952) is an Egyptian film director. Biography Nasrallah was born to a Coptic Christian family in Cairo. He graduated in economics and political science at Cairo University. ...

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* '' Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil'' by Silvio Tendler * '' Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque'' (''Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois'') by

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House of Flying Daggers ''House of Flying Daggers'' (Chinese: 十面埋伏) is a 2004 ''wuxia'' romance film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Unlike other ''wuxia'' films, it is more of a love story than purely a mar ...

'' (''Shí miàn mái fú'') by

Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou (; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer, actor and former cinematographer.Tasker, Yvonne (2002). "Zhang Yimou" i''Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers'' Routledge Publishing, p. 412. . Google Book Search. Retriev ...

* '' I Died in Childhood...'' (''...'') by Georgi Paradzhanov * '' Kill Bill: Vol. 2'' by

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Notre musique ''Notre musique'' ( English: ''Our Music'') is a 2004 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The film reflects on violence, morality, and the representation of violence in film, and touches especially on past colonialism and the current Israeli–Pal ...

'' by

Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran ...

* '' Salvador Allende'' by Patricio Guzmán * ''

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'' by Wolfgang Petersen * '' Words in Progress'' (''Épreuves d'artistes'') by Gilles Jacob * '' Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession'' by

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Cinéfondation

The following short films were selected for the competition of

: * ''99 ans de ma vie'' by Marja Mikkonen * ''Beita Shel Meshoreret'' by Haim Tabakman * ''Calatorie la oras'' by

Corneliu Porumboiu Corneliu Porumboiu (; born 14 September 1975) is a Romanian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Life and education Corneliu Porumboiu was born in Vaslui, Vaslui County, Romania. He is the son of a former Romanian language teacher ...

* ''Fajnie, że jesteś'' by

Jan Komasa Jan Tadeusz Komasa (born October 28, 1981) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for directing '' Suicide Room'' (2011), '' Warsaw 44'' (2014), and ''Corpus Christi'' (2019), which was nominated for the Best Internatio ...

* ''Footnote'' by Pia Borg * ''Gaia'' by Amarante Abramovici * ''

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'' by Frederikke Aspöck * ''Kis Apokrif N°2'' by Kornél Mundruczó * ''Kontakt'' by Martin Duda * ''Nebraska'' by Olga Żurawska * ''Playing Dead'' by David Hunt * ''Propheties du passe'' by Fabien Greenberg * ''Proyect Gvul'' by Tamar Singer, Dani Rosenberg, Nadav Lapid, Adi Halfin, Rima Essa * ''Son Of Satan'' by Jj Villard * ''The Happiness Thief'' by Derek Boyes * ''The Rick'' by Tim McCarthy * ''The Wings'' by Hae-young Seo * ''Wonderful Harusame'' by Ayumi Aoyama

Short film competition

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

Michèle Cournoyer Michèle Cournoyer (born November 14, 1943) is a Canadian animator who on 1 March 2017 received a Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts for her body of work. Early life Born in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Quebec, Cournoyer began drawi ...

* ''Closer'' by David Rittey * '' Flatlife'' by Jonas Geirnaert * ''Gérard mon amour'' by Madeleine Andre * ''L'evangile du cochon creole'' by Michelange Quay * ''La derniere minute'' by Nicolas Salis * ''Le nageur'' by Klaus Huettmann * ''Quimera'' by Eryk Rocha * ''Thinning the Herd'' by

Rie Rasmussen Rie Rasmussen (born 14 February 1978) is a Danish actress, film director, writer, model, and photographer. Film After attending film school as a writer-director, Rasmussen made her breakthrough in the film industry when she acted in Brian De Pa ...

* '' Trafic'' by

Cătălin Mitulescu Cătălin Mitulescu (; born 13 January 1972 in Bucharest) is a Romanian film director. He graduated from the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest in 2001. He is best known for the short film ''Trafic'' (Romanian for "tra ...

Cannes Classics

For the third year, the Cannes Festival selected "some of world cinema's masterpieces and rarities" for the audience. The following films were projected in the "Salle Buñuel" during the festival. Tribute *''

Black God, White Devil ''Black God, White Devil'' ( pt, Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol; literally, ''God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun'') is a 1964 Brazilian film directed and written by Glauber Rocha. The film stars Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle, Yoná Magal ...

'' (''Deus e o diabo na terra do sol'') by

Glauber Rocha Glauber de Andrade Rocha (; 14 March 1939 – 22 August 1981) was a Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most influential moviemakers of Brazilian cinema and a key figure of Cinema Novo. His films '' Black God, Whit ...

(1964) *'' Blowup'' by

Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni (, ; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian filmmaker. He is best known for directing his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents"—''L'Avventura'' (1960), ''La Notte'' (1961), and ''L'Eclisse'' (1962 ...

(1966) *''

Bye Bye Brazil ''Bye Bye Brazil'' ( pt, Bye Bye Brasil) is a 1979 Brazilian-French-Argentine film, directed by Carlos Diegues. Locations for the film include Belém and Altamira in the state of Pará, Maceió, the capital of Alagoas state, and the national capi ...

'' by Carlos Diegues (1979) *''

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'' by James W. Horne (1927) *'' Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands'' (''Dona Flor e seus dois maridos'') by Bruno Barreto (1976) *''

Entranced Earth ''Entranced Earth'' ( pt, Terra em Transe , "World in a Trance", also called ''Land in Anguish'' or ''Earth Entranced'') is a 1967 Brazilian ''Cinema Novo'' drama film directed by Glauber Rocha. It was shot in Parque Lage and at the Municipal ...

'' (''Terra em transe'') by

(1967) *''The Gaze of Michelangelo'' (''Lo sguardo di Michelangelo'') by

(short) *'' The General'' by

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression ...

and

Clyde Bruckman Clyde Adolf Bruckman (June 30, 1894January 4, 1955) was an American writer and director of comedy films during the late silent era as well as the early sound era of cinema. Bruckman collaborated with such comedians as Buster Keaton, Monty Banks, ...

(1926) *'' Macunaíma'' by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (1968) *''

O Pagador de Promessas ''O Pagador de Promessas'' (, ''Keeper of Promises''The title translates literally as ''The Payer of Promises'', but the film has been known by several other names in the English-speaking world, such as ''Keeper of Promises'', ''The Given Word'' a ...

'' by

Anselmo Duarte Anselmo Duarte Bento (; 21 April 1920 – 7 November 2009) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter and film director. Early life Duarte was born in Salto, São Paulo on 21 April 1920. He was raised by his mother, alongside his six siblings. ...

(1964) *''

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and Charles Reisner (1928) *'' Vidas Secas'' by Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1963) Restored Prints *'' The Battle of Algiers'' by Gillo Pontecorvo (1965) *'' Before the Revolution'' (''Prima della rivoluzione'') by Bernardo Bertolucci (1964) *'' The Big Red One'' by

Samuel Fuller Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12, 1912 – October 30, 1997) was an American film director, screenwriter, novelist, journalist, and World War II veteran known for directing low-budget genre movies with controversial themes, often made ou ...

(1980) *'' Deadlier Than the Male'' by Ralph Thomas (1966) *''

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Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; ; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Forman ...

(1979) *''The Inner Scar'' (''La cicatrice intérieure'') by Philippe Garrel (1967) *''

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'' by Tony Richardson (1962) *'' Mother India'' by

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(1957) *''

The New One-Armed Swordsman ''The New One-Armed Swordsman'' is a 1971 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, starring David Chiang. Chiang replaced Jimmy Wang, the star of the two preceding films in the series, ''The One-A ...

'' (''San duk bei do'') by Chang Cheh (1971) *''

Ordet ''Ordet'' (, meaning " The Word" and originally released as ''The Word'' in English), is a 1955 Danish drama film, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is based on a play by Kaj Munk, a Danish Lutheran priest, first performed in 1932. The film w ...

'' by

Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer (; 3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his movies are noted for their emotional aus ...

(1955) *'' Pickpocket'' by

Robert Bresson Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson contributed notably to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, ellipses, and sparse use of scoring have l ...

(1959) *''Le voyage d'Amélie'' by Daniel Duval (1974)

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 43rd International Critics' Week (43e Semaine de la Critique): Feature film competition * '' À Casablanca les anges ne volent pas'' by Mohamed Asli (Morocco, Italy) * ''

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'' (''Atash'') by Tawfik Abu Wael (Israel, Palestine) * ''

A Common Thread ''A Common Thread'' (''Brodeuses'') is a 2004 in film, 2004 Cinema of France, French film directed by . The film is known as ''Sequins'' in the United States. The film won "Critics Week Grand Prize" and "SACD Screenwriting Award" at the 2004 Cann ...

'' (''Brodeuses'') by Éléonore Faucher (France) * '' Calvaire'' by

Fabrice Du Welz Fabrice Du Welz (born 21 October 1972 in Belgium) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He has directed several films including '' Calvaire'' in 2004, ''Vinyan'' in 2008 and '' Message from the King'' in 2016. Career Fabrice du Welz ...

(Belgium, France, Luxembourg) * '' CQ2 (Seek You Too)'' by

Carole Laure Carole Laure O.C. (born August 5, 1948) is an actress and singer from Quebec, Canada. Career Throughout most of her career, Carole Laure primarily collaborated with Anglophone singer, songwriter, producer, and director Lewis Furey, whom she ...

(Canada, France) * '' Or (My Treasure)'' (''Or'') by Keren Yedaya (France, Israel) * '' Duck season'' (''Temporada de patos'') by

Fernando Eimbcke Fernando Eimbcke (born 1970 in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Fernando Eimbcke studied film direction at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos of the UNAM (1992–1996). He started his career directin ...

(Mexico) Short film competition * ''Alice and I'' (''Alice et moi'') by

Micha Wald Micha Wald (born 1974) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His short film ''Alice and I'' (2004) received the Joseph Plateau Award for Best Short Film at the 17th Joseph Plateau Awards. Wald made his feature-length debut in 2007 with ' ...

(Belgium) * ''Breaking Out'' by Marianela Maldonado (United States) * ''Con Diva'' (With Diva) by Sebastian Mantilla (Spain) * ''L’homme sans ombre'' by Georges Schwizgebel (Canada, Switzerland) * ''Los elefantes nunca olvidan'' by

Lorenzo Vigas Lorenzo Vigas Castes (born 1967) is a Venezuelan director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography Education Born in Mérida, the son of the painter Oswaldo Vigas, Vigas graduated in molecular biology at the University of Tampa. In 199 ...

(Venezuela, Mexico) * ''

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'' by Chris Landreth (Canada) * ''Signes de vie'' by Arnaud Demuynck (France, Belgium) Special screenings * '' L’Après-midi de Monsieur Andesmas'' by Michelle Porte (France) (opening film) * '' Adieu Philippine'' by

Jacques Rozier Jacques Rozier (; 10 November 1926) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is one of the lesser known members of the French New Wave movement and has collaborated with Jean-Luc Godard. Three of his films have been screened at the Canne ...

(France) (La séance du Parrain) * '' Ce qu’il reste de nous'' by François Prévost & Hugo Latulippe (Canada) (Docu.) * '' Metropolitan Express'' (''Stolitchny Skory'') by

Artyom Antonov Artyom (russian: Артём) is a male given name common in Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries. The name uses the " ё" letter, which can be transcribed to English as "e" but still has the "yo" sound. The Belarusian spelling is Арцём ...

(Russia) (Short) * '' Les Parallèles'' by Nicolas Saada (France) (Short) * '' Girls and Cars'' by Thomas Woschitz (Austria) (Short) * '' De l'autre côté'' by

Nassim Amaouche Nassim ( ar, نسیم) also transliterated as Nacim, Naseem, Nasseem, Nasim, Nesim or Nessim, is a unisex Arabic name. It is mostly used in Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures and language groups. It may refer to: Company *Nasim Sdn Bhd, a m ...

(France) (Prix de la Critique) * ''

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'' by Laurette Polmanss (France) (Prix de la Critique) * '' Sotto falso nome'' by Roberto Andò (Italy, France, Switzerland) (closing film)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 2004

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 vot' bon cœur'' by Paul Vecchiali (France) * '' Dans les champs de bataille'' by Danielle Arbid (France, Belgium, Lebanon) * '' En attendant le déluge'' by Damien Odoul (France) * ''

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things ''The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things'' is a 2004 drama film co-written and directed by Asia Argento and starring Argento, Jimmy Bennett, Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse (with Bennett and the Sprouse brothers sharing the role as Jeremiah). ...

'' (''Le livre de Jérémie'') by

Asia Argento Asia Argento (; born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress and filmmaker. The daughter of filmmaker Dario Argento, she has had roles in several of her father's features and achieved mainstream success with ...

(United States, France, United Kingdom, Japan) * '' The Hook'' (''Je suis un assassin'') by Thomas Vincent (France) * '' Mean Creek'' by

Jacob Aaron Estes Jacob Aaron Estes (born September 6, 1972) is an American screenwriter and film director known for the award winning film '' Mean Creek'', ''The Details'' and ''Don't Let Go''. Career Estes was a theatre major at the University of California, ...

(United States) * '' Machuca'' by Andrés Wood (France, Spain, Chile) * '' Los muertos'' by Lisandro Alonso (Argentina, France, Netherlands, Switzerland) * '' Mur'' (doc.) by Simone Bitton (France, Israel) * '' Oh, Uomo'' (doc.) by

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Angela Ricci Lucchi Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * An ...

(Italy) * '' The River's End'' by

Behrouz Afkhami Behrouz Afkhami ( fa, بهروز افخمی; born October 24, 1956) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He is known for a style that utilizes point of view camera techniques to portray stories of human drama. He was also member of the I ...

(Iran) * '' The Scent of Blood'' (''L'odore del sangue'') by

Mario Martone Mario Martone (born 20 November 1959) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed more than 30 films since 1985. His film ''L'amore molesto'' was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film '' Noi credevamo'' co ...

(Italy, France) * '' Sommeil Amer'' by

Mohsen Amiryoussefi Mohsen Amiryousefi ( fa, محسن امیریوسفی, born 1972) is an Iranian director and screenwriter. A graduate in mathematics from Isfahan University, he completed his first short film in 1997 based on a story by Franz Kafka, after writing ...

(Iran) * '' Tarnation'' (doc.) by Jonathan Caouette (United States) * ''

The Taste of Tea is the third film by Japanese writer and director Katsuhito Ishii. It has been referred to as a "surreal" version of Ingmar Bergman's ''Fanny and Alexander'' (1982). It was a selection of the Cannes Film Festival. Synopsis The film follows the li ...

'' by

Katsuhito Ishii is a Japanese film director best known for directing '' The Taste of Tea'' (2004), '' Funky Forest'' (2005), and ''Smuggler'' (2011). Career After graduating from Musashino Art University, Ishii got a job at Tohokushinsha Film and began dir ...

(Japan) * '' The Tunnel'' by

Kunitoshi Manda is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic. Biography Kunitoshi Manda was a student at Rikkyo University, where he took Shigehiko Hasumi's filmology class. Manda directed his first feature film, '' Unloved'', in 2001. It won the G ...

(Japan) * '' Vénus et Fleur'' by

Emmanuel Mouret Emmanuel Mouret (born 30 June 1970) is a French actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career He was born on 30 June 1970 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. He graduated from La Fémis (9th promotion, dire ...

(France) * '' Woman of Breakwater'' by

Mario O'Hara Mario Herrero O'Hara (April 20, 1946 – June 26, 2012) was a Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter known for his sense of realism often with dark but realistic social messages.The Woodsman'' by Nicole Kassell (United States) * '' The Wound'' (''La blessure'') by

Nicolas Klotz Nicolas Klotz (born 22 June 1954) is a French filmmaker born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. Filmography *'' Rendez-vous avec Marguerite'' 1983 *''The Bengali Night'' 1988 with Hugh Grant, Shabana Azmi and Soumitra Chatterjee *'' La Nui ...

(France, Belgium) :Short films * ''A Feather Stare at the Dark'' by Naoyuki Tsuji (Japan) * '' Capitaine Achab'' by

Philippe Ramos Philippe Ramos (born 1966) is a French film director, screenwriter and film editor. He directed an adaptation of '' Moby-Dick'': '' Capitaine Achab'' with Valérie Crunchant and Frédéric Bonpart in 2004. Ramos is considered to be associated wi ...

(France) * ''Charlotte'' by Ulrike Von Ribbeck (Germany) * ''Fill in the Blanks'' by Kim Youn-Sung (South Korea) * ''Frontier'' by Jun Miyazaki (Japan) * ''La petite chambre'' by Élodie Monlibert (France) * ''La peur, petit chasseur'' by Laurent Achard (France) * ''Le dieu Saturne'' by Jean-Charles Fitoussi (France) * ''Le droit chemin'' by Mathias Gokalp (France) * ''Odya'' by Edgar Bartenev (Russia) * ''Tristesse beau visage'' by Jean Paul Civeyrac (France) * ''Vostok 1 by Jan Andersen (France)

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 2004 Official selection awards: * Palme d'Or: ''

'', by

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: '' Oldboy'', by Park Chan-wook * Best Director Award: '' Exils'', by Tony Gatlif * Best Screenplay Award: Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri for '' Look at Me'' * Best Actress:

Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (; born 20 September 1964) is a Hong Kong former actress. Raised in Hong Kong and Britain, she started her career after placing second in 1983's Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She achieved critical success in the late 1980s and i ...

in '' Clean'' *

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 ...

Yūya Yagira is a Japanese actor. In 2004, he became the youngest winner of the Best Actor award in the history of the Cannes Film Festival for his portrayal of 12-year-old Akira in the highly acclaimed '' Nobody Knows''. Career Yagira was 12 years old and n ...

in ''

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'' * Prix du Jury: ** '' Tropical Malady'', by

Apichatpong Weerasethakul Apichatpong Weerasethakul ( th, อภิชาติพงศ์ วีระเศรษฐกุล; ; ) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, ...

** Actress Irma P. Hall for '' The Ladykillers'' Un Certain Regard *

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: '' Moolaadé'' by Ousmane Sembène * Prix du Regard Original: '' Whisky'' by

and

* Prix du Regard vers l'Avenir: ''

'' (''Khakestar-o-khak'') by

Cinéfondation * First Prize: ''

'' by Frederikke Aspöck * Second Prize: ''Calatorie la oras'' by

& ''99 ans de ma vie'' by Marja Mikkonen * Third Prize: ''Fajnie, że jesteś'' by

Golden Camera * Caméra d'Or: '' Or (My Treasure)'' (''Or'') by Keren Yedaya * Caméra d'Or - Special Distinction: '' Passages'' (''Lu cheng'') by

& ''

'' (''Khakestar-o-khak'') by

Short films * Short Film Palme d'Or: '' Trafic'' by

* Short Film Jury Prize: '' Flatlife'' by Jonas Geirnaert

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes * ''

'' by

(In competition) * '' Whisky'' by

and

(Un Certain Regard) * ''

'' (''Atash'') by Tawfik Abu Wael (International Critics' Week) Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist *

Vulcan Award 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 ...

: Éric Gautier for cinematography in '' Clean'' and in '' The Motorcycle Diaries'' Ecumenical Jury * Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: '' The Motorcycle Diaries'' by

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 ...

* Ecumenical Jury - Special mention: '' Moolaadé'' by Ousmane Sembène Award of the Youth * ''

'' by Antal Nimród Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week * International Critics' Week Grand Prix: ''

'' (''Brodeuses'') by Éléonore Faucher & '' Or (My Treasure)'' (''Or'') by Keren Yedaya * Canal+ Award: ''

'' by Chris Landreth * Kodak Short Film Award: ''

'' by Chris Landreth * Young Critics Award - Best Short: ''

'' by Chris Landreth * Young Critics Award - Best Feature: '' Or (My Treasure)'' (''Or'') by Keren Yedaya * Grand Golden Rail: '' CQ2 (Seek You Too)'' by

* Small Golden Rail: ''Alice and I'' (''Alice et moi'') by

Association Prix François Chalais * François Chalais Award: '' The Motorcycle Diaries'' by

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References

Media

INA: Opening of the 2004 Festival
(commentary in French)

(commentary in French)

External links

(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 2004

Cannes Film Festival Awards for 2004
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