1998 Cannes Film Festival
Opening film | Primary Colors |
---|---|
Closing film | Godzilla |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or: Eternity and a Day[2] |
Hosted by | Isabelle Huppert |
No. of films | 22 (In Competition) |
Festival date | 13 May 1998 | – 24 May 1998
Website | festival-cannes |
The 51st Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 1998.[3] American filmmaker Martin Scorsese served as jury president for the main competition. Isabelle Huppert was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.[4]
Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Eternity and a Day.[5][6][7][8]
The festival opened with Primary Colors by Mike Nichols,[9][10] and closed with Godzilla by Roland Emmerich.[11] Two new sections were added to the Official Selection: the Un Certain Regard and the Cinéfondation.[12][13]
Juries
[edit]Main competition
[edit]- Martin Scorsese, American filmmaker and producer - Jury President[15]
- Alain Corneau, French filmmaker
- Chiara Mastroianni, French actress
- Chen Kaige, Chinese filmmaker
- Lena Olin, Swedish actress
- Winona Ryder, American actress
- MC Solaar, French singer
- Zoé Valdés, Cuban filmmaker and author
- Sigourney Weaver, American actress
- Michael Winterbottom, British filmmaker
Un Certain Regard
[edit]- Jacques Mandelbaum, French journalist - Jury President
- Thierry Gandillot
- Luc Honorez
- Pierre Murat
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
[edit]- Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French filmmaker - Jury President
- Emmanuelle Béart, French actress
- Arnaud Desplechin, French filmmaker
- Jaco Van Dormael, Belgian filmmaker
- Ángela Molina, Spannish actress
Camera d'Or
[edit]- Trần Anh Hùng, Vietnamese-French filmmaker - Jury President
- Derek Malcolm, British film critic
- Bernard Maltaverne
- Marcel Martin, film critic
- Emanuela Martini, film critic
- Jacques Poitrenaud, French director and actor
- Pierre Salvadori, French filmmaker
- Charles Van Damme, Belgian cinematographer
Official Selection
[edit]In Competition
[edit]The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[16]
Un Certain Regard
[edit]The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[16]
Out of Competition
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[16]
English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
---|---|---|---|
Blues Brothers 2000 | John Landis | United States | |
Godzilla (closing film) | Roland Emmerich | ||
Primary Colors (opening film) | Mike Nichols |
Special Screenings
[edit]The following films were selected to receive a Special Screening:[17]
English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
---|---|---|---|
Anxiety | Inquietude | Manoel de Oliveira | Portugal |
Dark City | Alex Proyas | United States, Australia | |
Goodbye Lover | Roland Joffé | United States, Germany | |
Dr. Akagi | カンゾー先生 | Shohei Imamura | Japan |
Tango | Tango, no me dejes nunca | Carlos Saura | Argentina, Spain |
Cinéfondation
[edit]The following films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:[16]
- Blue City by David Birdsell
- Deer Men by Saara Saarela
- Die Weiche by Chrys Krikellis
- Doom and Gloom by John McKay
- The First Sin by Fahimeh Sorkhabi
- Inside the Boxes by Mirjam Kubescha
- Jakub by Adam Guzinski
- Mud (Kal) by Ivaylo P. Simidchiev
- Mangwana by Manu Kurewa
- One Eye by Liana Dognini
- The Photographer (Fotograf) by Alexander Kott
- The Rose of the Railroad (Ratapenkan Ruusu) by Hanna Maylett
- The Sheep Thief by Asif Kapadia
- Summer-Time (Léto - cas dlouhých letu) by Ramunas Greicius
- Wild Paths (Sentieri selvaggi) by Susanna Grigoletto
Short Films Competition
[edit]The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[16]
- 9'8 M/S2 by Alfonso Amador, Nicolas Mendez
- Balkanska Ruleta by Zdravko Barisic
- Enfant, Gribouillage, Photos de Famille by Jun-hong Lin
- Fetch by Lynn-Maree Danzey
- Gasman by Lynne Ramsay
- Happy Birthday to Me by Martin Mahon
- Horseshoe by David Lodge
- I Want You by Gregory Quail
- Kiyida by Ebru Yapici
- L'Interview by Xavier Giannoli
- Skate by Eun-Ryung Cho
Parallel sections
[edit]International Critics' Week
[edit]The following films were screened for the 37th International Critics' Week (37e Semaine de la Critique):[18]
Feature film competition
- The Bed (Postel) by Oskar Reif (Czech Republic)
- Christmas in August by Hur Jin-Ho (South Korea)
- I Stand Alone (Seul contre tous) by Gaspar Noé (France)
- Memory & Desire by Niki Caro (New Zealand)
- The Polish Bride (De Poolse bruid)) by Karim Traïdia (Netherlands)
- Sitcom by François Ozon (France)
- Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley by Santiago Segura (Spain)
Short film competition
- Brutalos by Christophe Billeter, David Leroy (Switzerland)
- Down, Across (Loddrett, Vannrett) by Erland Øverby (Norway)
- Flight by Sim Sadler (United States)
- Der Hausbesorger by Stephan Wagner (Austria)
- Milk by Andrea Arnold (United Kingdom)
- Por un infante difunto by Tinieblas González (Spain)
- The Rogers’ Cable by Jennifer Kierans (Canada)
Directors' Fortnight
[edit]The following films were screened for the 1998 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[19]
- Babyface by Jack Blum
- Cantique de la racaille by Vincent Ravalec
- Chacun pour soi by Bruno Bontzolakis
- Disparus by Gilles Bourdos
- Happiness by Todd Solondz
- Head On by Ana Kokkinos
- High Art by Lisa Cholodenko
- Hinterland (L’Arrière pays) by Jacques Nolot
- L’homme qui rit by Paul Leni
- Laisse un peu d'amour by Zaïda Ghorab-Volta
- Last Night by Don McKellar
- Le Nain rouge by Yvan Le Moine
- Notes of Love (La Parola amore esiste) by Mimmo Calopresti
- Of Freaks and Men (Pro urodov i lyudey) by Alexeï Balabanov
- Requiem by Alain Tanner
- Slam by Marc Levin
- Slums Of Beverly Hills by Tamara Jenkins
- Spring In My Hometown by Kwangmo Lee
- The Stringer by Paul Pawlikowski
- La Vie Sur Terre by Abderrahmane Sissako
- West Beyrouth by Ziad Doueiri
- Short films
- A table by Idit Cébula (19 min.)
- Le Bleu du ciel by Christian Dor (25 min.)
- Open Bodies (Les corps ouverts) by Sébastien Lifshitz (47 min.)
- Electrons statiques by Jean-Marc Moutout (25 min.)
- Les Pinces à linge by Joël Brisse (23 min.)
- Rue bleue by Chad Chenouga (24 min.)
Official Awards
[edit]The following films and people received the 1998 Official selection awards:[2][5]
In Competition
[edit]- Palme d'Or: Eternity and a Day by Theodoros Angelopoulos
- Grand Prize of the Jury: Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni
- Best Director: John Boorman for The General
- Best Screenplay: Henry Fool by Hal Hartley
- Best Actress: Élodie Bouchez and Natacha Régnier for The Dreamlife of Angels
- Best Actor: Peter Mullan for My Name Is Joe
- Best Artistic Contribution: Velvet Goldmine by Todd Haynes
- Jury Prize:
- First Prize: Jakub by Adam Guzinski
- Second Prize: The Sheep Thief by Asif Kapadia
- Third Prize: Mangwana by Manu Kurewa
- Slam by Marc Levin
- L'interview by Xavier Giannoli
- Jury Prize:
- Horseshoe by David Lodge
- Gasman by Lynne Ramsay
Independent awards
[edit]- The Hole by Tsai Ming-liang (In competition)[20]
- Happiness by Todd Solondz (Directors' Fortnight)
Commission Supérieure Technique
[edit]- Technical Grand Prize: Vittorio Storaro (cinematography) in Tango[21]
- Eternity and a Day by Theodoros Angelopoulos[22]
- Ecumenical Jury - Special Award: Ingmar Bergman[23]
Award of the Youth
[edit]- Foreign Film: Last Night by Don McKellar[23]
- French Film: Hinterland by Jacques Nolot
International Critics' Week
[edit]- Mercedes-Benz Award: I Stand Alone by Gaspar Noé[23]
- Canal+ Award: Por un infante difunto by Tinieblas González
- Grand Golden Rail: The Polish Bride by Karim Traïdia
- Small Golden Rail: Down, Across by Erland Øverby
Directors' Fortnight
[edit]- Kodak Short Film Award:[23]
- Open Bodies by Sébastien Lifshitz
- Rue bleue by Chad Chenouga
- Gras Savoye Award: Rue bleue by Chad Chenouga
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Media
[edit]- INA: Opening of the 1998 Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: List of prize-winners of the 1998 festival (commentary in French)
External links
[edit]- 1998 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1998 Archived 2017-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards 1998 at Internet Movie Database