Film festival in 2004
2004 Cannes Film Festival Official poster of the 57th Cannes Film Festival featuring an illustration by
Alerte Orange .
[1] Opening film Bad Education Closing film De-Lovely Location Cannes , FranceFounded 1946 Awards Palme d'Or : Fahrenheit 9/11 Hosted by Laura Morante No. of films19 (In Competition)[2] 21 (Un Certain Regard ) 19 (Out of Competition) 18 (Cinéfondation ) 10 (Short Films Competition) Festival date 12 May 2004 (2004-05-12 ) – 23 May 2004 (2004-05-23 ) Website festival-cannes.com/en
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.[3] [4] [5]
The festival Opening Film was Bad Education , directed by Pedro Almodóvar ,[6] while De-Lovely , directed by Irwin Winkler was the Closing Film.[7] Laura Morante was mistress of the ceremonies.[3]
2004 Un Certain Regard poster adapted from Marjane Satrapi 's illustration.[8]
Official Selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2] The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted :
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Country
2046
Wong Kar-wai
Hong Kong, France, Italy, China, Germany
Clean
Olivier Assayas
France, United Kingdom, Canada
The Consequences of Love
Le conseguenze dell'amore
Paolo Sorrentino
Italy
The Edukators
Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei
Hans Weingartner
Austria, Germany
Exils
Tony Gatlif
France
Fahrenheit 9/11
Michael Moore
United States
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
イノセンス, Inosensu
Mamoru Oshii
Japan
The Holy Girl
La niña santa
Lucrecia Martel
Argentina, Italy
The Ladykillers
Joel and Ethan Coen
United States
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Stephen Hopkins
United Kingdom, United States
Life Is a Miracle
Живот је чудо
Emir Kusturica
Serbia
Look at Me
Comme une image
Agnès Jaoui
France
The Motorcycle Diaries
Diarios de motocicleta
Walter Salles
Argentina, Brazil, United States, Chile, Peru
Mondovino
Jonathan Nossiter
United States
Nobody Knows
誰も知らない
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japan
Oldboy
올드보이
Park Chan-wook
South Korea
Shrek 2
Andrew Adamson
United States
Tropical Malady
สัตว์ประหลาด
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Thailand
Woman Is the Future of Man
여자는 남자의 미래다
Hong Sang-soo
South Korea
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard :[2]
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[2]
Cinéfondation
The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation :[2]
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 :[2]
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.[10]
Tributes
Restored Prints
Parallel Sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 43rd International Critics' Week (43e Semaine de la Critique ):[12]
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 ):[13]
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
Michael Moore , 2004 Palme d'Or winnerPark Chan-wook , Grand Prix winnerThe following films and people received the 2004 Official selection awards:[3] [4] [14]
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