The 59th Cannes Film Fest ran May 17 to 28, 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries were in competition for the Palme d’Or. The President of the Official Jury was Wong Kar-wai, the first Chinese director to preside over the jury. UK director Ken Loach won Palme d’Or, with his movie The Wind That Shakes the Barley. […]
Cannes Film Fest 2005: Year 58–L’Enfant, Dardenne Brothers Win Second Award
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The Palme d’Or went to the Belgian film L’Enfant (The Child) by the Dardenne brothers, who had previously won the Palme d’Or for Rosettta in 1999.
Cannes Film Fest 2004: Year 57–Moore’s Political Docu, Farenheit 9/11, Wins Top Award
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The Palme d’Or, chosen by the Tarantino-led jury, honored Michael Moore’s documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11.
Cannes Film Fest 2003: Year 56–Van Sant’s Controversial Elephant Wins Top Award
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The 2003 edition was one of the weakest in the otherwise rich and impressive history of the Cannes Film Fest.
Cannes Film Fest 2002: Year 55–Polanski’s The Pianist Wins Top Award
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The 55th Cannes Film Festival was held May 13-26, 2002. The Palme d’Or honored the Holocaust drama, The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski. The festival opened with a weak Woody Allen comedy, Hollywood Ending (0ne of his worst films). It closed with a mediocre Claude Lelouch, And Now… Ladies and Gentlemen. Woody Allen was also presented […]
