2004 Cannes Film Festival Explained
The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the American documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore, becoming the first (and only) documentary to win the festival's main prize.[1] [2] [3]
The festival Opening Film was Bad Education, directed by Pedro Almodóvar,[4] while De-Lovely, directed by Irwin Winkler was the Closing Film.[5] Laura Morante was mistress of the ceremonies.
Juries
Main competition
Un Certain Regard
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
Camera d'Or
- Tim Roth, British actor - Jury President
- Alberto Barbera, Italian film critic
- Nguyen Trong Binh, French distributor
- Alain Choquart, French cinematographer
- Isabelle Frilley, French representative of the technical industries
- Diego Galan, Spanish critic
- Laure Protat, French cinephile
- Aldo Tassone, Italian critic
- Anne Theron, French director
Official Selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[7] The Palme d'Or winner has been
highlighted:
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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2046 | data-sort-value=“Wong” | | Hong Kong, France, Italy, China, Germany |
Clean | data-sort-value=“Assayas” | | France, United Kingdom, Canada |
The Consequences of Love | Le conseguenze dell'amore | data-sort-value=“Sorrentino” | | Italy |
The Edukators | Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei | data-sort-value=“Weingartner” | | Austria, Germany |
Exils | data-sort-value="“Gatlif”" | | France |
Fahrenheit 9/11 | data-sort-value=“Moore” | Michael Moore | United States |
| イノセンス, Inosensu | data-sort-value="“Oshii”" | | Japan |
The Holy Girl | La niña santa | data-sort-value=“Martel” | | Argentina, Italy |
The Ladykillers | data-sort-value=“Coen” | | United States |
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | data-sort-value=“Hopkins” | | United Kingdom, United States |
Life Is a Miracle | Живот је чудо | data-sort-value="“Kusturica”" | | Serbia |
Look at Me | Comme une image | data-sort-value=“Jaoui” | | France |
The Motorcycle Diaries | Diarios de motocicleta | data-sort-value=“Salles” | | Argentina, Brazil, United States, Chile, Peru |
Mondovino | data-sort-value=“Nossiter” | | United States |
Nobody Knows | 誰も知らない | data-sort-value="“Koreeda”" | | Japan |
Oldboy | 올드보이 | data-sort-value="“Park”" | | South Korea |
Shrek 2 | data-sort-value=“Adamson” | | United States |
Tropical Malady | สัตว์ประหลาด | data-sort-value="“Weerasethakul”" | | Thailand |
Woman Is the Future of Man | 여자는 남자의 미래다 | data-sort-value="“Hong”" | | South Korea |
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Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Cinéfondation
The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:
- 99 ans de ma vie by Marja Mikkonen
- Beita Shel Meshoreret by Haim Tabakman
- Calatorie la oras by Corneliu Porumboiu
- Fajnie, że jesteś by Jan Komasa
- Footnote by Pia Borg
- Gaia by Amarante Abramovici
- Happy Now 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 films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
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.[8]
Tributes
Restored Prints
Parallel Sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 43rd International Critics' Week (43e Semaine de la Critique):[10]
Competition
Short Films Competition
Special Screenings
- L'Après-midi de Monsieur Andesmas by Michelle Porte (France) (opening film)
- Adieu Philippine by Jacques Rozier (France) (La séance du Parrain)
- What Remains of Us (Ce qu’il reste de nous) by François Prévost & Hugo Latulippe (Canada) (Docu.)
- Metropolitan Express (Stolitchny Skory) by Artyom Antonov (Russia) (Short)
- Les Parallèles by Nicolas Saada (France) (Short)
- Girls and Cars by Thomas Woschitz (Austria) (Short)
- De l'autre côté by Nassim Amaouche (France) (Prix de la Critique)
- Anna (3 kgs 2) 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 (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[11]
- 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 (Le livre de Jérémie) by Asia Argento (United States, France, United Kingdom, Japan)
- The Hook (Je suis un assassin) by Thomas Vincent (France)
- Mean Creek by Jacob Aaron Estes (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 Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi (Italy)
- The River's End by Behrouz Afkhami (Iran)
- The Scent of Blood (L'odore del sangue) by Mario Martone (Italy, France)
- Sommeil Amer by Mohsen Amiryoussefi (Iran)
- Tarnation (doc.) by Jonathan Caouette (United States)
- The Taste of Tea by Katsuhito Ishii (Japan)
- The Tunnel by Kunitoshi Manda (Japan)
- Vénus et Fleur by Emmanuel Mouret (France)
- Woman of Breakwater by Mario O'Hara (Philippines)
- The Woodsman by Nicole Kassell (United States)
- The Wound (La blessure) by Nicolas Klotz (France, Belgium)
Short Films
- A Feather Stare at the Dark by Naoyuki Tsuji (Japan)
- Capitaine Achab by Philippe Ramos (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)
Official Awards
The following films and people received the 2004 Official selection awards:[12]
Main Competition
Un Certain Regard
Cinéfondation
- First Prize: Happy Now by Frederikke Aspöck
- Second Prize:
- Third Prize: Fajnie, że jesteś by Jan Komasa
Short Films Competition
Independent Awards
Award of the Youth
Critics' Week
Media
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 57ème Festival International du Film - Cannes . cinema-francais.fr . fr . 21 June 2017.
- Web site: Cannes 2004 / Palmarés . cannes-fest.com . fr . 21 June 2017.
- News: Cannes 2004 winners in full . BBC News . 10 December 2013 . 24 May 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102135833/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3742445.stm . 2 November 2013 . dmy.
- Web site: Almodovar's Educacion to open Cannes . screendaily.com . 25 May 2017 . needs subscription.
- Web site: Festival lineup promises Cannes laughter . theguardian.com . 21 April 2004 . 25 May 2017.
- Web site: All Juries 2004 . festival-cannes.fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123300/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2004/allJury.html . 4 March 2016 . dmy.
- News: Official Selection 2004: All the Selection . festival-cannes.fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160408212531/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2004/allSelections.html . 8 April 2016 . dmy.
- Web site: Mother India . Festival de Cannes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020151402/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/pt/archives/ficheFilmActualites/id/4194342/year/2004.html . 20 October 2014 . dmy.
- Web site: 'Mother India' will hit Cannes classic screen . The Economic Times . 25 May 2017.
- Web site: 43e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 2004 . archives.semainedelacritique.com . 13 June 2017.
- Web site: Quinzaine 2004 . quinzaine-realisateurs.com . 25 June 2017 .
- Web site: Awards 2004: All Awards . festival-cannes.fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018143447/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2004/allAward.html . 18 October 2014 . dmy.
- Web site: Awards 2004: Un Certain Regard . festival-cannes.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325223848/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/2004/awardUnCertainRegard.html . 25 March 2016 . dmy.
- Web site: FIPRESCI Awards 2004 . fipresci.org . 25 June 2017.
- Web site: Jury Œcuménique Palmarés 2004 . cannes.juryoecumenique.org . 25 June 2017.
- Web site: Cannes Film Festival Awards for 2004 . imdb.com . 25 June 2017.
- Web site: Association Prix François Chalais Cannes 2004 . francois-chalais.fr . 25 June 2017 .