1996 Cannes Film Festival

1996 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 49th Cannes Film Festival[1]
Opening filmRidicule
Closing filmFlirting with Disaster
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
Secrets & Lies
Hosted bySabine Azéma
No. of films22 (In Competition)
Festival date9 May 1996 (1996-05-09) – 20 May 1996 (1996-05-20)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 49th Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 to 20 May 1996.[2][3] American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola served as jury president for the main competition. Sabine Azéma hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]

British filmmaker Mike Leigh won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Secrets & Lies.[4][5]

The festival opened with Ridicule by Patrice Leconte,[6][7][8] and closed with Flirting with Disaster by David O. Russell.[9][10]

1996 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Jacques Loustal.[11]
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  7. ^ Wilmington, Michael (21 October 1996). "`Ridicule' Named Best In Chicago Film Fest". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "France: Highlights From The 49th Cannes Film Festival". itnsource.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ Maslin, Janet (26 May 1996). "Film View-At Cannes, The Star Was Quality". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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