in 1999, hudson directed "my life so far". jean-claude carrière wrote of it, "hugh hudson's film "my life so far" is a delightful bittersweet film, which covers the start of a boy's life during the first part of the 20th century – from his last baby's bottle to his first cigar. a film which sadly is not known as well as it should be. it is a variation on a universal theme which will never end. there will always be men and women, old people and youngsters, horses and dogs." hudson next directed "i dreamed of africa" (2000), which was the closing film of the cannes film festival of that year.