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1999 Cannes Film Festival

1999 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 52nd Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Jean-Pierre Gendis.[1]
Opening filmThe Barber of Siberia
Closing filmAn Ideal Husband
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
Rosetta
Hosted byKristin Scott Thomas
No. of films22 (In Competition)
Festival date12 May 1999 (1999-05-12) – 23 May 1999 (1999-05-23)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The 52nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 1999.[2] Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg served as jury president for the main competition. Kristin Scott Thomas was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]

Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Rosetta.[4][5]

The festival opened with The Barber of Siberia by Nikita Mikhalkov, and closed with An Ideal Husband by Oliver Parker.[6][7]

1999 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Assane N' Doye.[8]
  1. ^ "Posters 1999". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Cannes 1999: Official Selection". urbancinefile.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ Wilmington, Michael (30 May 1999). "Cannes Of Vinegar". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ^ "52ème Festival International du Film – Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cannes 1999 Avant-Programme". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 1999: the line-up". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Cannes '99: Competition Film Lineup". indiewire.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Posters 1999". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017.

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