2001 Cannes Film Festival

2001 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 54th Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Opening filmMoulin Rouge!
Closing filmSavage Souls
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
The Son's Room
Hosted byCharlotte Rampling
No. of films23 (In Competition)
Festival date9 May 2001 (2001-05-09) – 20 May 2001 (2001-05-20)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 54th Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 to 20 May 2001.[1][2] Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann was named Jury President for the main competition. Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti won the Palme d'Or for the drama film The Son's Room.[3][4][5]

The festival opened with Moulin Rouge! by Baz Luhrmann,[6][7] and closed with Savage Souls by Raúl Ruiz.[8]

2001 Un Certain Regard poster.[9]
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