2001 Cannes Film Festival
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The 54th Cannes Film Festival started on 9 May and ran until 20 May 2001. Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian film The Son's Room by Nanni Moretti.[1][4][5][6]
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![]() Official poster of the 54th Cannes Film Festival.[1] | |
Opening film | Moulin Rouge! |
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Closing film | Les âmes fortes |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (The Son's Room)[2] |
Hosted by | Charlotte Rampling |
No. of films | 23 (En Competition)[3] 24 (Un Certain Regard) 10 (Out of Competition) 20 (Cinéfondation) 12 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 9 May 2001 (2001-05-09) – 20 May 2001 (2001-05-20) |
Website | festival-cannes |
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The festival opened with Moulin Rouge!, directed by Baz Luhrmann[7][8] and closed with Les âmes fortes, directed by Raúl Ruiz.[9] The Un Certain Regard section opened with 'R Xmas directed by Abel Ferrara and closed with The Words of My Father (Le parole di mio padre) directed by Francesca Comencini.[10][11]
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