 Official poster of the 53rd Cannes Film Festival featuring an original illustration by Italian artist Lorenzo Mattotti.[1] | |
| Opening film | Vatel |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Stardom |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Dancer in the Dark[2] |
| Hosted by | Virginie Ledoyen |
| No. of films | 23 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 14 May 2000 – 25 May 2000 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 53rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2000.[4] French filmmaker Luc Besson was the Jury President for the main competition. Virginie Ledoyen was the mistress of ceremonies.[5] Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier won the Palme d'Or for the musical-drama film Dancer in the Dark.[6][7]
The festival opened with Vatel by Roland Joffé,[8][9] and closed with Stardom by Denys Arcand.[10][11]
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- ^ "Film world flocks to Cannes". BBC News. 10 May 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Cannes 2000 Palmares". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Dancer's surprise win at Cannes". BBC News. 21 May 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Review Vatel ees a disastaire". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Joffe's Vatel to open Cannes". screendaily.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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- ^ "Cannes 2000 Competition & Special Screenings". iofilm.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Lions Gate seals US deal on Cannes closer Stardom". screendaily.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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- ^ "Posters 2000". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.