 Official poster of the 51st Cannes Film Festival[1] | |
| 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 (1998-05-13) – 24 May 1998 (1998-05-24) |
| Website | festival-cannes |
| Cannes Film Festival | |
The51stCannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 1998.[3] American filmmakerMartin Scorsese served as jury president for the main competition.Isabelle Huppert was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.[4]
Greek filmmakerTheo Angelopoulos won thePalme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama filmEternity and a Day.[5][6][7][8]
The festival opened withPrimary Colors byMike Nichols,[9][10] and closed withGodzilla byRoland Emmerich.[11] Two new sections were added to the Official Selection: theUn Certain Regard and theCinéfondation.[12][13]
The following feature films competed for thePalme d'Or:[16]
The following films were selected for the competition ofUn Certain Regard:[16]
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 | ||
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 |
The following films were selected for the competition ofCinéfondation:[16]
The following short films competed for theShort Film Palme d'Or:[16]
The following films were screened for the 37thInternational Critics' Week (37e Semaine de la Critique):[18]
Feature film competition
Short film competition
The following films were screened for the 1998Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[19]
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The following films and people received the 1998 Official selection awards:[2][5]
