Opening film | Moulin Rouge! |
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Closing film | Savage Souls |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or: The Son's Room |
Hosted by | Charlotte Rampling |
No. of films | 23 (In Competition) |
Festival date | 9 May 2001 | – 20 May 2001
Website | festival-cannes |
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]