1997 Cannes Film Festival
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Official poster of the 50th Cannes Film Festival | |
| Opening film | The Fifth Element |
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| Closing film | Absolute Power |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (Ta'm e guilass and Unagi) |
| Hosted by | Jeanne Moreau[1] |
| Number of films |
20 (En Competition)[2] 22 (Un Certain Regard) 9 (Out of Competition) 11 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 7 May 1997 – 18 May 1997 |
| Website |
festival-cannes |
The 50th Cannes Film Festival was held on 7–18 May 1997. The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Ta'm e guilass by Abbas Kiarostami and Unagi by Shohei Imamura.[3][4]
The festival opened with The Fifth Element, directed by Luc Besson, and closed with Absolute Power, directed by Clint Eastwood.[5]
Jury
Isabelle Adjani, Jury President
- Isabelle Adjani (France) (president)
- Gong Li (China)
- Mira Sorvino (USA)
- Paul Auster (USA)
- Tim Burton (USA)
- Luc Bondy (Switzerland)
- Patrick Dupond (France)
- Mike Leigh (UK)
- Nanni Moretti (Italy)
- Michael Ondaatje (Canada)
Feature film competition
- Assassin(s) by Mathieu Kassovitz
- The Brave by Johnny Depp
- Chun gwong cha sit by Wong Kar-wai
- The End of Violence by Wim Wenders
- Funny Games by Michael Haneke
- The Ice Storm by Ang Lee
- Il principe di Homburg by Marco Bellocchio
- Kini and Adams by Idrissa Ouedraogo
- L.A. Confidential by Curtis Hanson
- La femme défendue by Philippe Harel
- La tregua by Francesco Rosi
- Nil by Mouth by Gary Oldman
- The Serpent's Kiss by Philippe Rousselot
- She's So Lovely by Nick Cassavetes
- The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan
- Ta'm e guilass by Abbas Kiarostami
- Unagi by Shohei Imamura
- Welcome to Sarajevo by Michael Winterbottom
- The Well by Samantha Lang
- Western by Manuel Poirier
Un Certain Regard
- 12 Storeys by Eric Khoo
- A, B, C... Manhattan by Amir Naderi
- Akrebin Yolculuğu by Ömer Kavur
- American Perfekt by Paul Chart
- Brat by Aleksei Balabanov
- Dong gong xi gong by Zhang Yuan
- Enskilda samtal by Liv Ullmann
- Gudia by Gautam Ghose
- Histoire(s) du cinéma by Jean-Luc Godard
- In the Company of Men by Neil LaBute
- Inside/Out by Rob Tregenza
- Wind Echoing in My Being by Jeon Soo-il
- La Buena Estrella by Ricardo Franco
- La cruz by Alejandro Agresti
- Love and Death on Long Island by Richard Kwietniowski
- Marcello Mastroianni: mi ricordo, sì, io mi ricordo by Anna Maria Tatò
- Marius et Jeannette by Robert Guédiguian
- Mrs. Brown by John Madden
- Post-Coitum, Animal Triste by Brigitte Roüan
- Sunday by Jonathan Nossiter
- A Casa by Šarūnas Bartas
- Witman fiúk by János Szász
Films out of competition
- Absolute Power by Clint Eastwood
- Al-massir by Youssef Chahine
- Michael Jackson's Ghosts by Stan Winston
- Hamlet by Kenneth Branagh
- The Fifth Element by Luc Besson
- Nirvana by Gabriele Salvatores
- The Blackout by Abel Ferrara
- Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo by Manoel de Oliveira
- Welcome to Woop Woop by Stephan Elliott
Awards
Abbas Kiarostami, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event.
- Palme d'Or:
- Grand Prize of the Jury: The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan
- Jury Prize: Western by Manuel Poirier
- Best Actor: Sean Penn for She's So Lovely
- Best Actress: Kathy Burke for Nil by Mouth
- Best Director: Wong Kar-wai for Chun gwong cha sit
- Short Film Palme d'Or: ...Is It the Design on the Wrapper? by Tessa Sheridan
- Best Screenplay: The Ice Storm by James Schamus
- Technical Grand Prize: She's So Lovely and The Fifth Element by Thierry Arbogast
- Palm of the Palms: Ingmar Bergman
- 50th Anniversary Prize: Youssef Chahine (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- Caméra d'Or: Moe no suzaku by Naomi Kawase
- Caméra d'Or - Special Mention: La Vie de Jésus by Bruno Dumont
- Mercedes-Benz Award: Budbringeren by Pål Sletaune
- Canal+ Award: Le signaleur by Benoît Mariage
- FIPRESCI Prize:
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention:
- Award of the Youth:
- Foreign Film: Bent by Sean Mathias
- French Film: J'ai horreur de l'amour by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
- François Chalais Award: Savrseni krug by Ademir Kenović
References
- ↑ "1997 Cannes Film Festival Diaries". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ↑ "Official Selection 1997 : All the Selection". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ↑ "CANNES FESTIVAL 1997". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "CANNES, FRANCE, 1997". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "Cannes Film Festival Announces the 1997 Lineup". The New York Times. 23 April 1997. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "Posters 1997". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
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