1996 Cannes Film Festival Explained

1996 Cannes Film Festival
Host:Sabine Azéma
Number:22 (En Competition)
25 (Un Certain Regard)
7 (Out of Competition)
14 (Short Film)
Opening:Ridicule
Closing:Flirting with Disaster
Location:Cannes, France
Awards: (Secrets & Lies)
Date: –
Founded:1946
Main:Cannes Film Festival
Previous:1995
Next:1997

The 49th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 May 1996. The went to Secrets & Lies by Mike Leigh.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The festival opened with Ridicule, directed by Patrice Leconte[5] [6] [7] and closed with Flirting with Disaster, directed by David O. Russell.[8] [9] Sabine Azéma was the mistress of ceremonies.

Juries

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1996 Official Selection:[10]

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1996 Camera d'Or:

Official Selection

In competition

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[11]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Breaking the WavesLars von TrierDenmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Italy, Germany, United States
My Sex Life... or How I Got into an ArgumentComment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle)Arnaud DesplechinFrance
CrashDavid CronenbergCanada
Drifting CloudsKauas pilvet karkaavatAki KaurismäkiFinland
EarthTierraJulio MedemSpain
The Eighth DayLe huitième jourJaco Van DormaelBelgium, France
FargoJoel CoenUnited States, United Kingdom
Goodbye South, Goodbye南國再見,南國Hou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan, Japan
Kansas CityRobert AltmanUnited States
The Quiet RoomRolf de HeerAustralia
RidiculePatrice LeconteFrance
The Second TimeLa seconda voltaMimmo CaloprestiItaly
Secrets & Lies Mike LeighUnited Kingdom, France
A Self-Made HeroUn héros très discretJacques AudiardFrance
Stealing BeautyBeauté volée / Io ballo da solaBernardo BertolucciFrance, Italy, United Kingdom
The SunchaserMichael CiminoUnited States
Temptress Moon風月Chen KaigeChina
ThievesLes voleursAndré TéchinéFrance
Three Lives and Only One DeathTrois vies & une seule mortRaúl RuizFrance
Too LatePrea târziuLucian PintilieRomania
Tree of Blood Po di SanguiFlora GomesGuinea-Bissau, France
The VanStephen FrearsIreland

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:

Films out of competition

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

Short film competition

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

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 35th International Critics' Week (35e Semaine de la Critique):[12]

Feature film competition

Short film competition

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1996 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[13]

Short films

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1996 Official selection awards:[14]

Secrets & Lies by Mike Leigh

Breaking the Waves by Lars von Trier

Joel Coen for Fargo

Un héros très discret by Jacques Audiard, Alain Le Henry

Brenda Blethyn for Secrets & Lies

Daniel Auteuil and Pascal Duquenne for Le huitième jour

Golden Camera

Love Serenade by Shirley BarrettShort films

Szél by Marcell Iványi

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes[15]

Commission Supérieure Technique

Ecumenical Jury[16]

Award of the Youth

Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week

Award the First Multimedia Day at the 49th Cannes Film festival

Media

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 49ème Festival International du Film - Cannes . cinema-francais.fr . fr . 10 June 2017 . 13 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170613070011/http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1996.htm . live .
  2. Web site: 1996 - Le 11ème jour... (The 11th Day) . cannes-fest.com . fr . 10 June 2017 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184624/http://www.cannes-fest.com/an1996.htm . live .
  3. News: Secrets and Lies' takes top honor at Cannes Film Festival . cnn.com . 25 May 2017 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102047/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9605/20/cannes/ . live .
  4. News: 1996 Cannes Film Festival . infoplease.com . 25 May 2017 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034646/http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0195031.html . live .
  5. News: John Sayles' 'Star' not lone draw as Cannes Film Festival opens . baltimoresun.com . 25 May 2017 . 2017-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171129072427/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-05-15/features/1996136166_1_john-sayles-films-at-cannes-kris-kristofferson . dead .
  6. News: `Ridicule' Named Best In Chicago Film Fest . Chicago Tribune . Michael . Wilmington . 21 October 1996 . 25 May 2017 . 29 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171129072424/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-10-21/news/9610210060_1_broken-silence-cannes-film-festival-first-feature-film . live .
  7. News: France: Highlights From The 49th Cannes Film Festival . itnsource.com . 25 May 2017 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210020/http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//RTV/1996/05/07/605310243/?v=1 . live .
  8. News: Film View-At Cannes, The Star Was Quality . The New York Times . Janet . Maslin . 26 May 1996 . 25 May 2017 . 28 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141028010524/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/26/movies/film-view-at-cannes-the-star-was-quality.html . live .
  9. News: 1996 Cannes Film Festival Diaries . filmscouts.com . 25 May 2017 . 31 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160331164905/http://www.filmscouts.com/scripts/diary.cfm?Festival=cannes96 . live .
  10. Web site: All Juries 1996 . festival-cannes.fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112322/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1996/allJury.html . 4 March 2016 . dmy.
  11. Web site: Official Selection 1996: All the Selection . festival-cannes.fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214194206/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1996/allSelections.html . 14 December 2013 . dmy.
  12. Web site: 35e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1996 . archives.semainedelacritique.com . 9 June 2017 . 21 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170821002839/http://archives.semainedelacritique.com/films/1996/1996_selection.php . live .
  13. Web site: Quinzaine 1996 Directors' Fortnight . . 9 August 2022 . 9 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809073627/https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/en/selection/1996 . live .
  14. Web site: Awards 1996: All Awards . festival-cannes.fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120120064416/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1996/allAward.html . 20 January 2012 . dmy.
  15. Web site: FIPRESCI Awards 1996 . fipresci.org . 25 June 2017 . 3 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170603012752/http://www.fipresci.org/awards/1996 . live .
  16. Web site: Jury Œcuménique 1996 . cannes.juryoecumenique.org . 24 June 2017 . 9 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170809041828/http://cannes.juryoecumenique.org/palmares/article/secrets-et-mensonges . live .
  17. Web site: Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1996 . imdb.com . 27 June 2017 . 6 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170506233430/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000147/1996 . live .
  18. Web site: Bay Area artist wins CyberPoster Contest at Cannes Film Festival. Micro Publishing News . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045809/http://www.artnetwork.com/btchaicovsky/micro_news.jpg . 4 March 2016 . dmy.

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