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56th edition of the international film festival From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 56th Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2003. French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer Patrice Chéreau was the President of the Jury for the main competition.[2] Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]
Official poster of the 56th Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Jenny Holzer.[1] | |
| Opening film | Fanfan la Tulipe |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Elephant |
| Hosted by | Monica Bellucci |
| No. of films | 20 (Main Competition) |
| Festival date | 14 May 2003 – 25 May 2003 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
American filmmaker Gus Van Sant won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Elephant, based on the Columbine High School massacre. Ingmar Bergman was awarded with the Honorary Palme d'Or for his contributions to cinema throughout his career.[4][5][6]
The festival opened with Fanfan la Tulipe by Gérard Krawczyk, and closed with Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin by Richard Schickel.[7]
The following people were appointed as the Jury for the various sections below:[9]
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| At Five in the Afternoon | پنج عصر | Samira Makhmalbaf | Iran, France |
| The Barbarian Invasions | Les Invasions barbares | Denys Arcand | Canada, France |
| Bright Future | アカルイミライ | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| The Brown Bunny | Vincent Gallo | United States, Japan | |
| Carandiru | Héctor Babenco | Brazil, Argentina | |
| Les Côtelettes | Bertrand Blier | France | |
| Dogville | Lars von Trier | Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany | |
| Elephant | Gus Van Sant | United States | |
| Father and Son | Отец и сын | Alexander Sokurov | Russia |
| Incantato | Il cuore altrove | Pupi Avati | Italy |
| Little Lili | La Petite Lili | Claude Miller | France |
| Mystic River | Clint Eastwood | United States | |
| Purple Butterfly | 紫蝴蝶 | Lou Ye | China |
| Shara | 沙羅双樹 | Naomi Kawase | Japan |
| Strayed | Les égarés | André Téchiné | France |
| Swimming Pool | François Ozon | France, United Kingdom | |
| That Day | Ce jour-là | Raúl Ruiz | Switzerland, France |
| The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story | Peter Greenaway | Netherlands, United Kingdom | |
| Tiresia | Bertrand Bonello | France | |
| Uzak | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Turkey | |
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[10]
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (closing film) | Richard Schickel | United States | |
| Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic | Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible | N. T. Binh | France, Germany |
| Coming and Going | Vai e Vem | João César Monteiro | Portugal, France |
| Easy Riders, Raging Bulls | Kenneth Bowser | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Fanfan la Tulipe (opening film) | Gérard Krawczyk | France | |
| The Fog of War | Errol Morris | United States | |
| Ghosts of the Abyss | James Cameron | ||
| Il grido d'angoscia dell'uccello predatore (20 tagli d'Aprile) | Nanni Moretti | Italy | |
| The Last Customer | |||
| Les marches etc... (une comédie musicale) | Gilles Jacob | France | |
| The Matrix Reloaded | The Wachowskis | United States | |
| Modern Times (1936) | Charlie Chaplin | ||
| S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine | S-21, la machine de mort Khmère rouge | Rithy Panh | Cambodia, France |
| The Soul of a Man | Wim Wenders | United States, Germany | |
| Time of the Wolf | Le Temps du Loup | Michael Haneke | France, Austria, Germany |
| The Triplets of Belleville | Les Triplettes de Belleville | Sylvain Chomet | France, Belgium, Canada, United Kingdom |
| Wekande Walauwa (Mansion by the Lake) | වෑකන්ද වලව්ව | Lester James Peries | Sri Lanka |
| Who Killed Bambi? | Qui a tué Bambi? | Gilles Marchand | France |
The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:[10]
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[10]
The following films were screened for the 42nd International Critics' Week (42e Semaine de la Critique):[11]
Feature film competition
Short film competition
Special screenings
Apart from 16 short films, the following feature films were screened for the 2003 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[12]
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The following films and people received the 2003 Official selection awards:[13][2][14]
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