The 51st Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 1998.[3] American filmmaker Martin Scorsese served as jury president for the main competition. Isabelle Huppert was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.[4]
Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Eternity and a Day.[5][6][7][8]
The festival opened with Primary Colors by Mike Nichols,[9][10] and closed with Godzilla by Roland Emmerich.[11] Two new sections were added to the Official Selection: the Un Certain Regard and the Cinéfondation.[12][13]
Juries
Main competition
- Martin Scorsese, American filmmaker and producer - Jury President[15]
- Alain Corneau, French filmmaker
- Chiara Mastroianni, French actress
- Chen Kaige, Chinese filmmaker
- Lena Olin, Swedish actress
- Winona Ryder, American actress
- MC Solaar, French singer
- Zoé Valdés, Cuban filmmaker and author
- Sigourney Weaver, American actress
- Michael Winterbottom, British filmmaker
Un Certain Regard
- Jacques Mandelbaum, French journalist - Jury President
- Thierry Gandillot
- Luc Honorez
- Pierre Murat
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
Camera d'Or
Official Selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[16]
English Title
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Original Title
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Director(s)
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Production Country
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April
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Aprile
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Nanni Moretti
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Italy
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The Celebration
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Festen
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Thomas Vinterberg
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Denmark
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Claire Dolan
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Lodge Kerrigan
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United States, France
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Class Trip
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La classe de neige
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Claude Miller
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France
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Dance Me to My Song
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Rolf de Heer
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Australia
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The Dreamlife of Angels
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La vie rêvée des anges
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Erick Zonca
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France
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Eternity and a Day
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Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα
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Theo Angelopoulos
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Greece
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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Terry Gilliam
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United States
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Flowers of Shanghai
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海上花
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Hou Hsiao-hsien
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Taiwan
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Foolish Heart
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Corazón iluminado
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Héctor Babenco
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Argentina, Brazil, France
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The General
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John Boorman
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Ireland, United Kingdom
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The Hole
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洞
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Tsai Ming-liang
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Taiwan
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Henry Fool
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Hal Hartley
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United States
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The Idiots
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Idioterne
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Lars von Trier
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Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden
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Illuminata
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John Turturro
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United States
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Khrustalyov, My Car!
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Хрусталёв, машину!
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Aleksei German
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Russia, France
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Life Is Beautiful
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La vita è bella
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Roberto Benigni
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Italy
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My Name Is Joe
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Ken Loach
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United Kingdom
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The Rose Seller
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La vendedora de rosas
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Víctor Gaviria
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Colombia
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The School of Flesh
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L'école de la chair
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Benoît Jacquot
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France
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Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
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Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train
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Patrice Chéreau
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Velvet Goldmine
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Todd Haynes
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United Kingdom, United States
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Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[16]
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[16]
Special Screenings
The following films were selected to receive a Special Screening:[17]
Cinéfondation
The following films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:[16]
Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[16]
- 9'8 M/S2 by Alfonso Amador, Nicolas Mendez
- Balkanska Ruleta by Zdravko Barisic
- Enfant, Gribouillage, Photos de Famille by Jun-hong Lin
- Fetch by Lynn-Maree Danzey
- Gasman by Lynne Ramsay
- Happy Birthday to Me by Martin Mahon
- Horseshoe by David Lodge
- I Want You by Gregory Quail
- Kiyida by Ebru Yapici
- L'Interview by Xavier Giannoli
- Skate by Eun-Ryung Cho
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 37th International Critics' Week (37e Semaine de la Critique):[18]
Feature film competition
Short film competition
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1998 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[19]
- Short films
- A table by Idit Cébula (19 min.)
- Le Bleu du ciel by Christian Dor (25 min.)
- Open Bodies (Les corps ouverts) by Sébastien Lifshitz (47 min.)
- Electrons statiques by Jean-Marc Moutout (25 min.)
- Les Pinces à linge by Joël Brisse (23 min.)
- Rue bleue by Chad Chenouga (24 min.)
Official Awards
The following films and people received the 1998 Official selection awards:[2][5]
In Competition
Independent awards
Commission Supérieure Technique
Award of the Youth
International Critics' Week
Directors' Fortnight
- Kodak Short Film Award:[23]
- Gras Savoye Award: Rue bleue by Chad Chenouga
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