 Official poster of the 53rd Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Italian artistLorenzo Mattotti.[1] | |
| Opening film | Vatel |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Stardom |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Dancer in the Dark[2] |
| Hosted by | Virginie Ledoyen |
| No. of films | 23 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) – 25 May 2000 (2000-05-25) |
| Website | festival-cannes |
| Cannes Film Festival | |
The53rdCannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2000.[4] French filmmakerLuc Besson was the Jury President for the main competition.Virginie Ledoyen was the mistress of ceremonies.[5] Danish filmmakerLars von Trier won thePalme d'Or for the musical-drama filmDancer in the Dark.[6][7]
The festival opened withVatel byRoland Joffé,[8][9] and closed withStardom byDenys Arcand.[10][11]
The following feature films competed for thePalme d'Or:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread and Roses | Ken Loach | United Kingdom, Spain, Germany | |
| Blackboards | تخته سیاه | Samira Makhmalbaf | Iran, Italy, Japan |
| Chunhyang | 춘향뎐 | Kwon-taek Im | South Korea |
| Code Unknown | Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages | Michael Haneke | France, Germany, Romania |
| Dancer in the Dark | Lars von Trier | Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States | |
| Devils on the Doorstep | 鬼子來了 | Jiang Wen | China |
| Esther Kahn | Arnaud Desplechin | France, United Kingdom | |
| Eureka | Shinji Aoyama | Japan | |
| Faithless | Trolösa | Liv Ullmann | Sweden |
| Fast Food Fast Women | Amos Kollek | France | |
| Gohatto | 御法度 | Nagisa Oshima | Japan |
| The Golden Bowl | James Ivory | United Kingdom, United States, France | |
| Harry, He's Here to Help | Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien | Dominik Moll | France |
| In the Mood for Love | 花樣年華 | Wong Kar-wai | Hong Kong, France |
| Kippur | כיפור | Amos Gitai | Israel |
| Nurse Betty | Neil LaBute | United States | |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Joel Coen | United Kingdom, United States, France | |
| Sentimental Destinies | Les Destinées sentimentales | Olivier Assayas | France, Switzerland |
| Songs from the Second Floor | Sånger från andra våningen | Roy Andersson | Sweden, Norway, Denmark |
| Turbulence | Estorvo | Ruy Guerra | Brazil, Cuba, Portugal |
| The Wedding | Свадьба | Pavel Lungin | Russia, France |
| The Yards | James Gray | United States | |
| Yi Yi | Yī Yī | Edward Yang | Taiwan, Japan |
The following films were selected for the competition ofUn Certain Regard:[14]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| April Captains | Capitães de Abril | Maria de Medeiros | Portugal, France, Spain, Italy |
| Djomeh | Hassan Yektapanah | Iran | |
| The Farewell | Abschied - Brechts letzter Sommer | Jan Schütte | Germany |
| I Dreamed of Africa | Hugh Hudson | United States | |
| I Prefer the Sound of the Sea | Preferisco il rumore del mare | Mimmo Calopresti | Italy, France |
| Jacky | Brat Ljatifi and Fow Pyng Hu | United States | |
| The King Is Alive | Kristian Levring | Denmark | |
| The King's Daughters | Saint-Cyr | Patricia Mazuy | France, Belgium, Germany |
| Lisa Picard Is Famous | Griffin Dunne | United States | |
| Lost Killers | Dito Tsintsadze | Germany | |
| Me You Them | Eu Tu Eles | Andrucha Waddington | Brazil |
| Nichiyobi wa Owaranai | 日曜日は終わらない | Yōichirō Takahashi | Japan |
| Le premier du nom | Sabine Franel | France, Switzerland | |
| The Season of Men | موسم الرجال | Moufida Tlatli | Tunisia, France |
| Such Is Life | Así es la vida | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
| Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Rodrigo García | United States | |
| Tierra del Fuego | Miguel Littin | Chile | |
| The Vertical Ray of the Sun | Mùa hè chiều thẳng đứng | Tran Anh Hung | France, Germany, Vietnam |
| Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors | 오! 수정 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| The Waiting List | Lista de espera | Juan Carlos Tabío | Spain, Cuba, France, Mexico |
| Wild Blues: Notes for Several Voices | Wild Blue: notes à quelques voix | Thierry Knauff | Belgium |
| Woman on Top | Fina Torres | United States | |
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| April (1961) | აპრილი | Otar Iosseliani | Soviet Union |
| A Conversation with Gregory Peck | Barbara Kopple | United States | |
| Cecil B. Demented | John Waters | United States, France | |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 臥虎藏龍 | Ang Lee | China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, United States |
| Honest | David Stewart | United Kingdom, France | |
| The Gleaners and I | Les glaneurs et la glaneuse | Agnès Varda | France |
| Mission to Mars | Brian De Palma | United States | |
| Requiem for a Dream | Darren Aronofsky | ||
| Stardom(closing film) | Denys Arcand | Canada, France | |
| Under Suspicion | Stephen Hopkins | United States, France, Puerto Rico | |
| Vatel(opening film) | Roland Joffé | United Kingdom, France | |
The following films were selected for the competition ofCinéfondation:[3]
The following short films competed for theShort Film Palme d'Or:[3]
The following films were screened for the 39thInternational Critics' Week (39e Semaine de la Critique):[15]
Feature film competition
Short film competition
The following films were screened for the 2000Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[16]
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