The 58th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 May and ran until 22 May 2005. Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica served as jury president for the main competition. Cécile de France hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, the Dardenne brothers, won the Palme d'Or for the second time with the drama film L'Enfant.
The festival opening film was Lemming directed by Dominik Moll, while Chromophobia directed by Martha Fiennes was the closing film.
Juries Main competition Emir Kusturica, Serbian filmmaker - Jury President Fatih Akın, Turkish-German filmmaker Javier Bardem, Spanish actor Nandita Das, Indian actress Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress Benoît Jacquot, French filmmaker Toni Morrison, American author Agnès Varda, French filmmaker John Woo, Hong Kong filmmaker
Un Certain Regard Alexander Payne, American filmmaker - Jury President Eduardo Antin, Argentinian critic and author Betsy Blair, American actress Katia Chapoutier, Canadian journalist Sandra Den Hamer, Dutch director of the Rotterdam Festival Gilles Marchand, French director and screenwriter Geneviève Welcomme, French journalist
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition Edward Yang, Taiwanese filmmaker - Jury President Chantal Akerman, Belgian director Colin MacCabe, Irish critic and author Yousry Nasrallah, Egyptian director Sylvie Testud, French actress
Camera d'Or Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian filmmaker - Jury President Yves Allion, French critic Patrick Chamoiseau, French writer Malik Chibane, French director Scott Foundas, American critic Laura Meyer, French cinephile Luc Pourrinet, French technician Roberto Turigliatto, Italian director of the Festival of Turin Romain Winding, French cinematographer
Official Selection In Competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country Bashingバッシング Masahiro Kobayashi Japan Battle in HeavenBatalla en el cielo Carlos Reygadas Mexico, France, GermanyBroken Flowers Jim Jarmusch United States, France Caché Michael Haneke France, Austria, Germany, ItalyDon't Come Knocking Wim Wenders Germany, United States L'Enfant Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Belgium Election黑社會 Johnnie To Hong KongFree Zone Amos Gitai IsraelA History of Violence David Cronenberg United States, Canada, Germany Kilomètre Zéroکیلۆمەتری سفر Hiner Saleem Iraq, FranceLast Days Gus Van Sant United StatesLemming (opening film) Dominik Moll FranceManderlay Lars von Trier Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy To Paint or Make LovePeindre ou faire l'amour Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu France Once You're Born You Can No Longer HideQuando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti Marco Tullio Giordana Italy, France, United Kingdom Shanghai Dreams青紅 Wang Xiaoshuai ChinaSin City Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez United States Tale of Cinema극장전 Hong Sang-soo South KoreaThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Tommy Lee Jones United States, France, Mexico Three Times最好的時光 Hou Hsiao-hsien TaiwanWhere The Truth Lies Atom Egoyan Canada, United Kingdom
Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryThe Bow활Kim Ki-dukSouth KoreaCinema, Aspirins and VulturesCinema, Aspirinas e UrubusMarcelo GomesBrazilDark HorseVoksne menneskerDagur KáriDenmark, IcelandThe Death of Mr. LazarescuMoartea domnului LăzărescuCristi PuiuRomaniaDelwende Saint Pierre YaméogoBurkina Faso, FranceDown in the ValleyDavid JacobsonUnited StatesLe filmeurAlain CavalierFranceThe Forsaken Landසුළඟ එනු පිණිසVimukthi JayasundaraSri LankaHavana BluesHabana BluesBenito ZambranoSpain, CubaI Am GuiltyFalscher BekennerChristoph HochhäuslerGermanyJewboy Tony KrawitzAustraliaJohanna Kornél MundruczóHungaryThe KingJames MarshUnited Kingdom, United StatesLower CityCidade BaixaSérgio MachadoBrazilMarockLaïla MarrakchiMorocco, FranceMy God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?エリ・エリ・レマ・サバクタニShinji AoyamaJapanNortheast NordesteJuan Diego SolanasArgentina, FranceOne Nightیک شبNiki KarimiIran Sangre Amat Escalante MexicoSleeper SchläferBenjamin HeisenbergAustria, GermanyTime to LeaveLe Temps qui resteFrançois OzonFranceYellow FellaIvan SenAustraliaZim and Co.Pierre JolivetFrance
Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English Title Original Title Director(s) Production CountryAvenge But One of My Two EyesAvi MograbiIsrael, FranceA Bittersweet Life달콤한 인생Kim Jee-woonSouth KoreaThe Burnt TheatreLes Artistes du Théâtre BrûléRithy PanhCambodia, FranceC'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais rêvéMichel PiccoliFranceChromophobia (closing film)Martha FiennesUnited KingdomCindy: The Doll Is Mine (short)Bertrand BonelloFranceCrossing the Bridge: The Sound of IstanbulFatih AkınTurkey, GermanyDarshan: The EmbraceDarshan - L'étreinteJan KounenFranceKirikou and the Wild BeastsKirikou et les Bêtes sauvagesMichel Ocelot and Bénédicte GalupFrance, VietnamKiss Kiss Bang BangShane BlackUnited StatesMatch PointWoody AllenUnited Kingdom, Luxembourg, United StatesMerry ChristmasJoyeux Noël Christian CarionFrance, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Romania, JapanMidnight Movies: From the Margin to the MainstreamStuart SamuelsCanada, United StatesPrincess Raccoonオペレッタ狸御殿Seijun SuzukiJapanThe Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (3 episodes)Adam CurtisUnited KingdomStar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the SithGeorge LucasUnited States
Cinéfondation The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:
Vdvoyom (A deux) by Nikolay Khomeriki (France) A Song for Rebecca by Norah McGettigan (Poland) Badgered by Sharon Colman (United Kingdom) Bikur Holim by Maya Dreifuss (Israel) Buy It Now by Antonio Campos (United States) El espino by Théo Court Bustamante (Cuba) En la oscuridad by Juan Manuel Rampoldi, Marcelo Charras (Argentina) Exit (2004 film) by Robert Depuis (Denmark) Five O' Clock Shadow by Malcolm Lamont (United States) La cerca by Rubén Mendoza (Colombia) La plaine by Roland Edzard (France) Le violon by Heng Yang (China) Slavek The Shit by Grímur Hákonarson (Iceland, Czech Republic) Conscience (film) (Svedomí) by Jan Bohuslav (Czech Republic) Tiens toi tranquille by Sameh Zoabi (France) Vanilla Song by Jakob Rørvik (United Kingdom) Walk On a Little More by Min-young Shim (South Korea)
Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
Baby Shark (Bébé requin) by Pascal-Alex Vincent Before Dawn by Bálint Kenyeres Clara by Van Sowerwine Disparue by Kit Hui Kitchen by Alice Winocour L'homme qui s'est rencontre by Ben Crowe Nothing Special by Helena Brooks Sous la lueur de la lune by Peter Ghesquiere Wayfarers (Podorozhni) by Igor Strembitskyy
Cannes Classics Tribute
49th Parallel by Michael Powell (1941) A Matter of Life and Death by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger (1946) Black Narcissus by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger (1947) I Know Where I'm Going! by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger (1945) The Pearl (La perla) by Emilio "Indio" Fernández (1947) Los Olvidados by Luis Buñuel (1950) Salón México (Mexico Lounge) by Emilio "Indio" Fernández (1949) The Edge of the World by Michael Powell (1937)
Documentaries about Cinema
Al'Lèèssi... une actrice Africaine by Rahmatou Keita Ingmar Bergman Complete: Bergman and the Cinema / Bergman and the Theatre / Bergman and Fårö Island by Marie Nyreröd (2004) James Dean: Forever Young by Michael J. Sheridan John Cassavetes by André S. Labarthe Kitano Takeshi Shinshutsu-Kibotsu by Jean-Pierre Limosin Moments choisis des histoire(s) du cinema by Jean-Luc Godard Shadowing the Third Man by Frederick Baker
Restored prints
An Airman's Letter to His Mother by Michael Powell (1941 Short) Notes Towards an African Orestes (Appunti per un'Orestiade Africana) by Pier Paolo Pasolini (1975) Beyond the Rocks by Sam Wood (1922 / 2005) Bullitt by Peter Yates (1968) There Was a Father (Chichi ariki) by Yasujirō Ozu (1942) East of Eden by Elia Kazan (1955) La Fille de l'eau (Whirlpool of Fate) by Jean Renoir (1925) The Fire Within (Le feu follet) by Louis Malle (1963) Angels of Sin (Les anges du péché) by Robert Bresson (1943) Pather Panchali by Satyajit Ray (1955) Pele Eterno by Anibal Massaini Neto (2004) Rebel Without a Cause by Nicholas Ray (1955) King Boxer (Tian xia di yi quan) by Chang-Wah Chung (1973) Two-Lane Blacktop by Monte Hellman (1971)
Parallel sections International Critics' Week The following films were screened for the 44th International Critics' Week (44e Semaine de la Critique):
Feature film competition
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael by Thomas Clay (United Kingdom) The Horizon of Events (L’orizzonte degli eventi) by Daniele Vicari (Italy) Little Jerusalem (La petite Jérusalem) by Karin Albou (France) Me and You and Everyone We Know by Miranda July (United States) A Stranger of Mine (Unmei Janai Hito) by Kenji Uchida (Japan) Grain in Ear (Máng zhòng) by Zhang Lu (China, South Korea) Orlando Vargas by Juan Pittaluga (Uruguay, France)
Short film competition
Le grand vent by Valérie Liénardy (Belgium) Respire by Wi Ding Ho (Taiwan) Mirror Mechanics by Siegfried A. Fruhauf (Austria) Blue Tongue by Justin Kurzel (Australia) Imago... by Cédric Babouche (France) Get the Rabbit Back by Dimitar Mitovski & Kamen Kalev (Bulgaria) Jona/Tomberry by Rosto (Netherlands)
Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 2005 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): Alice by Marco Martins (Portugal) Be with Me by Eric Khoo (Singapore) Cache-cache by Yves Caumon (France) Family Diary (Cronaca familiare) by Valerio Zurlini (1962) Crying Fist by Ryoo Seung-wan (South Korea) Douches froides by Antony Cordier (France) Factotum by Bent Hamer (Norway, United States, Germany, France) Géminis by Albertina Carri (Argentina, France) Guernsey by Nanouk Leopold (Netherlands, Belgium) Iron Island (Jazireh Ahani) by Mohammad Rasoulof (Iran) Keane by Lodge Kerrigan (United States) The Buried Forest (Umoregi) by Kohei Oguri (Japan) The Moustache by Emmanuel Carrère (France) Odete by João Pedro Rodrigues (Portugal) Ride the High Country by Sam Peckinpah (1962) Room by Kyle Henry (United States) Seven Invisible Men by Šarūnas Bartas (Portugal, France, Lithuania) Sisters In Law by Kim Longinotto, Florence Ayisi (United Kingdom, Cameroon) Tbilisi-Tbilisi by Levan Zakareishvili (Georgia) The President's Last Bang by Im Sang-soo (South Korea) Travaux, on sait quand ça commence... by Brigitte Roüan (France) Who’s Camus Anyway? by Mitsuo Yanagimachi (Japan) Wolf Creek by Greg McLean (Australia)
Short films
À bras le corps by Katell Quillévéré (19 min.) À mains nues by Agnès Feuvre (26 min.) Consultation Room by Kei Oyama (9 min.) Cosmetic Emergency by Martha Colburn (9 min.) Da Janela Do Meu Quarto by Cao Guimarães (5 min.) Du soleil en hiver by Samuel Collardey (17 min.) Etoile violette by Axelle Ropert (45 min.) Instructions for a Light and Sound Machine by Peter Tscherkassky (17 min.) Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon by Edwin (9 min.) Majorettes by Lola Doillon (16 min.) Nits by Harry Wootliff (11 min.) Résfilm by Sándor Kardos (19 min.) The Buried Forest by Kohei Oguri (1h33 Trilogy About Clouds by Naoyuki Tsuji (14 min.) Vinil verde by Kleber Mendonça Filho (17 min.)
Official Awards
In Competition The following films and people received the 2005 Official selection awards: Palme d'Or: L'Enfant by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Grand Prix: Broken Flowers by Jim Jarmusch Best Director: Caché by Michael Haneke Best Screenplay: Guillermo Arriaga for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Best Actress: Hanna Laslo for Free Zone Best Actor: Tommy Lee Jones for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Prix du Jury: Shanghai Dreams by Wang Xiaoshuai
Un Certain Regard