Bil and Greg go through the selections of the 51st Cannes Film Festival.

Films screened In Competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival:

April (Aprile) Nanni Moretti Italy

The Celebration (Festen) Thomas Vinterberg Denmark

Claire Dolan Lodge Kerrigan United States, France

Class Trip (La classe de neige) Claude Miller France

Dance Me to My Song Rolf de Heer Australia

The Dreamlife of Angels (La vie rêvée des anges) Erick Zonca France

Eternity and a Day (Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα) Theo Angelopoulos Greece

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Terry Gilliam United States

Flowers of Shanghai (海上花) Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

Foolish Heart (Corazón iluminado) Héctor Babenco Argentina, Brazil, France

The General John Boorman Ireland, United Kingdom

The Hole (洞) Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan

Henry Fool Hal Hartley United States

The Idiots (Idioterne) Lars von Trier Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden

Illuminata John Turturro United States

Khrustalyov, My Car! (Хрусталёв, машину!) Aleksei German Russia, France

Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) Roberto Benigni Italy

My Name Is Joe Ken Loach United Kingdom

The Rose Seller (La vendedora de rosas) Víctor Gaviria Colombia

The School of Flesh (L'école de la chair) Benoît Jacquot France

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train) Patrice Chéreau

Velvet Goldmine Todd Haynes United Kingdom, United States

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