The 64th annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2011.[1] American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition[2][3] and French filmmaker Michel Gondry headed the jury for the short film competition.[4] South Korean film director Bong Joon-ho was the head of the jury for the Caméra d'Or prize, which is awarded to the best first-time filmmaker.[5]
Midnight in Paris, written and directed by Woody Allen, opened the festival.[6][7] Mélanie Laurent hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[8]
Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci was presented with the third Honorary Palme d'Or Award at the opening ceremony of the festival.[9] Though the award had been given out sporadically in the past the Honorary Palme d'Or was supposed to presented annually after 2011. However it was not given again until the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[10] Gus Van Sant's Restless opened the Un Certain Regard section.[11] Jailed Iranian film directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof were honoured at the festival.[12] Goodbye by Rasoulof and Panahi's This Is Not a Film was screened at the festival, and Panahi was awarded the Carrosse d'Or. Four female directors featured in the main competition: Australian Julia Leigh, Japan's Naomi Kawase, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay and France's own Maïwenn Le Besco.[13][14]
Danish film director Lars von Trier caused controversy with comments he made at the press conference of his film Melancholia. When he was asked about the relation between the influences of German Romanticism in the film and his own German heritage, the director made jokes about Jews and Nazis. He said he understood Adolf Hitler and admired the work of architect Albert Speer, and jokingly announced that he was a Nazi.[15] The Cannes Film Festival first issued an official apology for the remarks the same day and clarified that Trier is not a Nazi or an antisemite,[16] then declared the director "persona non grata" the following day.[17] The film remained in competition.[18]
Key
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Directorial debut feature; eligible for the Caméra d'Or[19] |
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Winner of the main award for best film in its section |
| The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively. |
Palme d'Or
Winner
The Palme d'Or was won by the American film The Tree of Life directed by Terrence Malick.[20] Two of the film's producers, Bill Pohlad and Sarah Green, accepted the prize on behalf of the reclusive Malick.[20][21] The Tree of Life is the first American film to win the Palme d'Or since Fahrenheit 9/11 in 2004.[21] Head of the jury, Robert De Niro, said it was difficult to choose a winner, but The Tree of Life "ultimately fit the bill".[21] De Niro explained, "It had the size, the importance, the intention, whatever you want to call it, that seemed to fit the prize."[21]
Official Selection
Cast and crew of
The Source at the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of the film
The following films were screened as part of the official selection:[22]
In Competition
Un Certain Regard
Out of Competition
Midnight Screenings
Special Screenings
| English title |
Original title |
Director(s) |
Country |
| 18 Days | Tamantashar yom | Ahmad Abdallah, Mariam Abou Ouf, Kamla Abu Zikri, Ahmed Alaa, Mohamed Ali, Sherif Arafa, Sherif El Bendary, Marwan Hamed, Khaled Marei and Yousry Nasrallah | Egypt |
| Out of Bounds* | Labrador | Frederikke Aspöck | Denmark |
| No More Fear* | La khaoufa baada al'yaoum | Mourad Ben Cheikh | Tunisia |
| Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell | Le Maître des forges de l'Enfer | Rithy Panh | France |
| Michel Petrucciani | N/A | Michael Radford | France |
| Leader-Sheep | Tous au Larzac | Christian Rouaud | France |
| Big Fix !The Big Fix | — | Rebecca Tickell and Josh Tickell | United States |
Short Films
| English title |
Original title |
Director(s) |
Country |
| Ghost | 고스트 / Ghost | Dahci Ma | South Korea |
| Swimsuit 46 | Badpakje 46 | Wannes Destoop | Belgium |
| Soy tan feliz | N/A | Vladimir Durán | Argentina |
| Bear | — | Nash Edgerton | Australia |
| Cold | Kjøttsår | Lisa Marie Gamlem | Norway |
| Meathead | — | Sam Holst | New Zealand |
| It Is Nothing | Ce n'est rien | Nicolas Roy | Canada |
| Paternal Womb | ふたつのウーテル | Megumi Tazaki | Japan |
| Cross † | — | Maryna Vroda | France, Ukraine |
Cinéfondation
The following films were selected to be screened in the Cinéfondation section, which focuses on short films made by students at film schools:[22]
| English title |
Original title |
Director(s) |
School |
| Cagey Tigers | N/A | Aramisova | FAMU, Czech Republic |
| Suu and Uchikawa | Suu et Uchikawa | Nathanael Carton | NYU Asia, Singapore |
| The Trip | A Viagem | Simão Cayatte | Columbia University, United States |
| On My Doorstep | Befetach beity | Anat Costi | Bezalel Academy, Israel |
| The Agony and Sweat of the Human Spirit | — | D. Jesse Damazo and Joe Bookman | University of Iowa, United States |
| Bento Monogatari | N/A | Pieter Dirkx | Hogeschool Sint-Lukas, Belgium |
| The Letter † | Der Brief | Doroteya Droumeva | dffb, Germany |
| Duel Before Nightfall | Duelo Antes da Noite | Alice Furtado | Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil |
| Drari | N/A | Kamal Nazraq | La Fémis, France |
| Salsipuedes | N/A | Mariano Luque | National University of Córdoba, Argentina |
| The Wedding Party | La fiesta de casamiente | Gastón Margolin and Martín Morgenfeld | Universidad del Cine, Argentina |
| Till Summer Comes | L'estate che non viene | Pasquale Marino | Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy |
| Big Muddy | — | Jefferson Moneo | Columbia University, United States |
| Martha Must Fly | Al Martha lauf | Ma'ayan Rypp | Tel Aviv University, Israel |
| Fly by Night | 야간비행 / Ya-gan-bi-hang | Son Tae-gyum | Chung-Ang University, South Korea |
| Changeling | Der Wechselbalg | Maria Steinmetz | HFF Konrad Wolf, Germany |
Parallel Sections
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were selected to be screened in the independent Directors' Fortnight section:[23]
- Feature films
- Special Screenings
- Short films
| English title |
Original title |
Director(s) |
Country |
| The Guidance of Reason | La conduite de la Raison | Aliocha | France |
| Killing the chickens to Scare the Monkeys | N/A | Jens Assur | Sweden |
| Anonymous (street meat) | N/A | Migdia Chinea | United States |
| Dans le jardin du temps, portrait d’Ely et Nina Bielutin | N/A | Clément Cogitore | France |
| Nuven | N/A | Basil Da Cuncha | Chile |
| Demain, ça sera bien | N/A | Pauline Gay | France |
| Armand 15 ans l’été dernier | N/A | Blaise Harrison | France |
| songe de Poliphile !Le songe de Poliphile | N/A | Camille Henrot | France |
| Cigarette at Night | N/A | Duane Hopkins | United Kingdom |
| Fourplay: Tampa | N/A | Henry Kyle | United States |
| Boro in the Box | N/A | Bernard Mandico | France |
| Palmas !Las Palmas | N/A | Johannes Nyholm | Sweden |
| Mila Caos | N/A | Simon Paetau | Germany |
| Vice versa one | N/A | Sadat Shahrbanoo | Afghanistan |
| Csicska | N/A | Attila Till | Hungary |
International Critics' Week
The line-up for the International Critics' Week was announced on 18 April at the section's website.[24] Declaration of War, directed by Valérie Donzelli, and Bachelor Days Are Over, directed by Katia Lewkowicz, were selected as the opening and closing films of the Semaine de la Critique section.[25]
- Feature films
- Special screenings
- Short films
| English title |
Original title |
Director(s) |
Country |
| Alexis Ivanovitch, You're My Hero | Alexis Ivanovitch vous êtes mon héros | Guillaume Gouix | France |
| Black Moon | Black Moon | Amy Siegel | United States |
| Blue † | Blue | Stephen Kang | New Zealand |
| Boy | Boy | Topaz Adizes | United States |
| Finis Operis | 불멸의 사나이 Bul-myul-ui-sa-na-ie | Moon Byoung-gon | South Korea |
| Sundays | Dimanches | Valéry Rosier | Belgium |
| In Front of the House | 집 앞에서 Jib Apeseo | Lee Tae-ho | South Korea |
| The Inviolability of the Domicile Is Based On The Man Who Appears Wielding An Axe At The Door Of His House | La inviolabilidad del domicilio se basa en el hombre que aparece empuñando un hacha | Alex Piperno | Uruguay, Argentina |
| Junior | Junior | Julia Ducournau | France |
| Permanencias | Permanências | Ricardo Alves Júnior | Brazil |
Cannes Classics
The following films were selected to be screened in the Cannes Classics section.[26][27]
- Restorations
- Documentaries
| English title |
Original title |
Director(s) |
Country |
| The Look | Angelina Maccarone | Germany, France |
| Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel* | Alex Stapleton | United States |
| Belmondo, itinéraire... | Vincent Perrot | France |
| Kurosawa’s Way | Kurosawa, la Voie | Catherine Cadou | France |
| Once Upon a Time... A Clockwork Orange | Il était une fois… Orange mécanique | Antoine de Gaudemar | France |
- Special screenings
| English title |
Original title |
Director(s) |
Country |
| The Postman | Al-Bostagui | Hussein Kamal | Egypt |
Juries
International competition
Un Certain Regard
Cinéfondation and short films
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Camera d'Or
- Bong Joon-ho, South Korean director (President)
- Danièle Heyman, French critic
- Eva Vezer, Hungarian Head of Magyar Filmunio
- Robert Alazraki, French cinematographer
- Daniel Colland, French manager of Cinedia laboratory
- Jacques Maillot, French director
- Alex Masson, French critic
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International Critics' Week
- Nespresso Grand Prize[31]
- Lee Chang-dong, South Korean film director (President)
- Scott Foundas, American film critic
- Nick James, English film critic
- Sergio Wolf, Argentinian film critic and curator
- Cristina Piccino, Italian film critic
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Awards
- Official Selection
- Independent sections
- Independent awards
- FIPRESCI Awards[34]
- Ecumenical Jury
- Palm Dog[35]
- Queer Palm[36]
- Queer Palm Award for Beauty by Olivier Hermanus
- International Confederation of Art Cinemas[37]
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes 2011". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ↑ Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (6 January 2011). "Robert De Niro to head Cannes jury". Variety. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Robert De Niro to head Cannes Film Festival jury". BBC News. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Michel Gondry to head short film jury at Cannes". BBC News. 23 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ↑ "Bong Joon-ho to head Cannes debut filmmaker panel". BBC News. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- 1 2 Leffler, Rebecca (2 February 2011). "Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris' to Open Cannes Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ↑ "Woody Allen's film featuring Carla Bruni opens Cannes Film Festival". RFI. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ "Cannes 2011 : Carla Bruni, Mélanie Laurent et les films attendus!". Yahoo. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ↑ "Bernardo Bertolucci to receive Palme d'Or honour". BBC News. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ↑ "A Honorary Palme at the opening ceremony of the Festival de Cannes". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ Leffler, Rebecca (13 April 2011). "Gus Van Sant's 'Restless' to Open Cannes Un Certain Regard". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ "Cannes Film Festival to honour jailed Iranian directors". BBC News. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ "Women to Watch at Cannes". RFI. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ Higgins, Charlotte (10 May 2011). "Palme pioneers: women directors at Cannes". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ Higgins, Charlotte (18 May 2011). "Lars von Trier provokes Cannes with 'I'm a Nazi' comments". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ↑ Staff writer (18 May 2011). "Cannes Film Festival Condemns Lars von Trier's Nazi Comments". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ↑ Catherine Shoard (19 May 2011). "Cannes film festival bans Lars von Trier". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "Lars Von Trier 'accepts' Cannes ban after Nazi comments". BBC News. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ↑ "Around the selection 2011 : Caméra d'or". festival-cannes.com. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Malick's drama The Tree of Life triumphs in Cannes". BBC News. BBC. 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 Germain, David (22 May 2011). "Malick's 'Tree of Life' wins top Cannes fest honor". Forbes. Forbes publishing. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- 1 2 "Official selection 2011". festival-cannes.com. Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ↑ "Sélection 2011". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ "Cannes' 50th Critics' Week Lineup Announced". Indiewire. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "50th Edition International Critics' Week Selection - 2011". semaindelacritique.com. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Cannes Classics 2011". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "Around the selection 2011 : Cannes Classics". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "The Jury of the 64th Festival de Cannes". Cannes. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ "Jude Law and Uma Thurman join Cannes jury". BBC News. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ "Jude Law, Uma Thurman among 8-member Cannes jury". Boston Globe. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ "Jury". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ Leffler, Rebecca (21 May 2011). "Un Certain Regard Announces Top Prizes (Cannes 2011)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (20 May 2011). "Take Shelter wins top prize at Cannes Critics Week". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ↑ Hopewell, John (21 May 2011). "'Le Havre' win top Fipresci crits' award". Variety. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ↑ Nissim, Mayer (21 May 2011). "'The Artist' Uggy wins 2011 'Palm Dog'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ↑ "Skoonheid, Queer Palm 2011". L'Express (France). 21 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ↑ ""Les Géants" et "Atmen" primés à la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs". AlloCiné. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
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