The 17th Cannes Film Festival was held from 29 April to 14 May 1964. On this occasion, the Palme d’Or was renamed 'Grand Prix International du Festival', a name that remained in use through 1974, after which it became the Palme d'Or again.[3]
 Official poster of the 16th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Claude Moreau.[1] | |
| Opening film | Cent mille dollars au soleil |
|---|---|
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) |
| No. of films | 25 (In Competition)[2] 3 (Out of Competition) 22 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 29 April 1964 – 14 May 1964 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to the Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by Jacques Demy.[4] The festival opened with Cent mille dollars au soleil, directed by Henri Verneuil.[5]
Jury
- Fritz Lang (West Germany) (president)
- Charles Boyer (France) (vice president)
- Joaquín Calvo-Sotelo (Spain)
- René Clément (France)
- Jean-Jacques Gautier (France) (journalist)
- Alexandre Karaganov (Soviet Union) (critic)
- Lorens Marmstedt (Sweden)
- Geneviève Page (France)
- Raoul Ploquin (France)
- Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (USA)
- Véra Volmane (France) (journalist)
- Jean-Jacques Languepin (France) (short films vice president)
- Jiří Brdečka (Czechoslovakia) (short films)
- Robert Ménégoz (France) (short films)
- Hubert Seggelke (West Germany) (short films)
- Alex Seiler (Switzerland) (short films)
Feature film competition
- Cent mille dollars au soleil by Henri Verneuil
- Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol by Glauber Rocha
- La donna scimmia by Marco Ferreri
- Ta Kokkina fanaria by Vasilis Georgiadis
- Krik by Jaromil Jireš
- Kvarteret Korpen by Bo Widerberg
- El laila el akhira by Kamal El Sheikh
- Mujhe Jeene Do by Moni Bhattacharjee
- La niña de luto by Manuel Summers
- One Potato, Two Potato by Larry Peerce
- Pacsirta by László Ranódy
- Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by Jacques Demy
- Pasażerka by Andrzej Munk
- La Peau Douce by François Truffaut
- Primero yo by Fernando Ayala
- The Pumpkin Eater by Jack Clayton
- Sedotta e abbandonata by Pietro Germi
- Suna no onna by Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Taiheiyo hitori-botchi by Kon Ichikawa
- Tetri karavani by Eldar Shengelaya and Tamaz Meliava
- Die Tote von Beverly Hills by Michael Pfleghar
- Vidas Secas by Nelson Pereira dos Santos
- The Visit by Bernhard Wicki
- The World of Henry Orient by George Roy Hill
- Ya shagayu po Moskve by Georgi Daneliya
Films out of competition
Awards
- Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by Jacques Demy
- Jury Special Prize: Suna no onna by Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Best Actor:
- Best Actress:
- Special Mention: Andrzej Munk for Pasażerka and his entire work
- Technical Grand Prize:
- OCIC Award:
References
- ^ "Posters 1964". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Official Selection 1964 : All the Selection". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "1964 - The Umbrellas Cannes". Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Awards 1964 : All Awards". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Check personalities at the Palais des festivals". Retrieved 25 May 2017.