1997 Cannes Film Festival
 Official poster of the 50th Cannes Film Festival[1] | |
| Opening film | The Fifth Element |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Absolute Power |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Taste of Cherry The Eel |
| Hosted by | Jeanne Moreau |
| No. of films | 20 (In Competition) |
| Festival date | 7 May 1997 – 18 May 1997 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 50th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1997.[2] French actress Isabelle Adjani served as jury president for the main competition. Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]
The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami for the drama film Taste of Cherry and to Japanese filmmaker Shōhei Imamura for the drama film The Eel.[4][5]
The festival opened with The Fifth Element by Luc Besson, and closed with Absolute Power by Clint Eastwood.[6]
Juries
[edit]Main competition
[edit]- Isabelle Adjani, French actress - Jury President[8]
- Paul Auster, American filmmaker
- Luc Bondy, Swiss director
- Tim Burton, American filmmaker
- Patrick Dupond, French dancer and artistic director
- Gong Li, Chinese actress
- Mike Leigh, British filmmaker
- Nanni Moretti, Italian filmmaker
- Michael Ondaatje, Canadian author
- Mira Sorvino, American actress
Caméra d'Or
[edit]- Françoise Arnol, French actress - Jury President
- Luciano Barisone, Italian film critic
- Olivier Brunet-Lefebvre, French cinephile
- Julien Camy, French cinephile
- Ulrich Gregor, German cinema historian
- Gérard Lenne, French film critic
- Jiří Menzel, Czech filmmaker
- Nicolas Philibert, French filmmaker
Official selection
[edit]In Competition
[edit]The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[9]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin(s) | Mathieu Kassovitz | France | |
| The Banned Woman | La femme défendue | Philippe Harel | |
| The Brave | Johnny Depp | United States | |
| The Eel | うなぎ | Shōhei Imamura | Japan |
| The End of Violence | Wim Wenders | United States | |
| Funny Games | Michael Haneke | Austria | |
| Happy Together | 春光乍洩 | Wong Kar-wai | Hong Kong |
| The Ice Storm | Ang Lee | United States | |
| Kini and Adams | Idrissa Ouédraogo | Burkina Faso, France | |
| L.A. Confidential | Curtis Hanson | United States | |
| Nil by Mouth | Gary Oldman | United Kingdom, France | |
| The Prince of Homburg | Il principe di Homburg | Marco Bellocchio | Italy |
| The Serpent's Kiss | Philippe Rousselot | United Kingdom | |
| She's So Lovely | Nick Cassavetes | United States | |
| The Sweet Hereafter | Atom Egoyan | Canada | |
| Taste of Cherry | طعم گیلاس... | Abbas Kiarostami | Iran |
| The Truce | La tregua | Francesco Rosi | Italy |
| Welcome to Sarajevo | Michael Winterbottom | United Kingdom, United States | |
| The Well | Samantha Lang | Australia | |
| Western | Manuel Poirier | France | |
Un Certain Regard
[edit]The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:[9]
Out of Competition
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[9]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Power (closing film) | Clint Eastwood | United States | |
| The Blackout | Abel Ferrara | ||
| Destiny | المصير | Youssef Chahine | Egypt, France |
| The Fifth Element (opening film) | Le Cinquième Élément | Luc Besson | France |
| Hamlet | Kenneth Branagh | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Michael Jackson's Ghosts (short) | Stan Winston | United States | |
| Nirvana | Gabriele Salvatores | Italy | |
| Voyage to the Beginning of the World | Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo | Manoel de Oliveira | France, Portugal |
| Welcome to Woop Woop | Stephan Elliott | Australia | |
Short Films Competition
[edit]The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[9]
- Le Bon Endroit by Ayelet Bargur
- Camera obscura by Stefano Arduino
- Final Cut by Justin Case
- ...Is It the Design on the Wrapper? (Est-ce à cause du dessin sur l'emballage?) by Tessa Sheridan
- Joe by Sasha Wolf
- Leonie by Lieven Debrauwer
- Over The Rainbow by Alexandre Aja
- Les Vacances by Emmanuelle Bercot
Parallel sections
[edit]International Critics' Week
[edit]The following films were screened for the 36th International Critics' Week (36e Semaine de la Critique):[10]
Feature film competition
- Junk Mail (Budbringeren) by Pål Sletaune (Norway)
- Mother of the Dunes (Faraw !) by Abdoulaye Ascofaré (Mali)
- This World, Then the Fireworks by Michael Oblowitz (United States)
- Le Mani forti by Franco Bernini (Italy)
- Character (Karakter) by Mike van Diem (Netherlands)
- Bent by Sean Mathias (United Kingdom)
- Insomnia by Erik Skjoldbjærg (Norway)
Short film competition
- The Signalman (Le Signaleur) by Benoît Mariage (Belgium)
- Marylou by Todd Kurtzman & Danny Shorago (United States)
- Adios Mama by Ariel Gordon (Mexico)
- Tunnel of Love by Robert Milton Wallace (United Kingdom)
- Muerto de amor by Ramón Barea (Spain)
- O Prego by João Maia (Portugal)
- Le Voleur de diagonale by Jean Darrigol (France)
Directors' Fortnight
[edit]The following films were screened for the 1997 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[11]
- Buud-Yam by Gaston Kaboré
- Cosmos by André Turpin, Arto Paragamian, Denis Villeneuve, Jennifer Alleyn, Manon Briand, Marie-Julie Dallaire
- Dakan by Mohamed Camara
- Hamam by Ferzan Ozpetek
- I Hate Love (J'ai horreur de l'amour) by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
- Kicked In The Head by Matthew Harrison
- Kissed by Lynne Stopkewich
- L'autre côté de la mer by Dominique Cabrera
- The Good Life (La buena vida) by David Trueba
- La Vie de Jésus by Bruno Dumont
- Ma 6-T va crack-er by Jean-François Richet
- Ma vie en rose by Alain Berliner
- Murmur of Youth by Lin Cheng-sheng
- The Perfect Circle (Savrseni Krug) by Ademir Kenović
- The Power of the Skirt (Taafe Fanga) by Adama Drabo
- A Friend of the Deceased by Viacheslav Kryshtofovych
- Sinon, oui by Claire Simon
- My Son the Fanatic by Udayan Prasad
- Suzaku by Naomi Kawase
- Train of Shadows (Tren de sombras) by José Luis Guerin
- Un frère… by Sylvie Verheyde
- Short films
- Liberté chérie by Jean-Luc Gaget
- Soyons amis ! by Thomas Bardinet
- Taxi de nuit by Marco Castilla
- Tout doit disparaître by Jean-Marc Moutout
- Y’a du foutage dans l’air by Djamel Bensalah
Official Awards
[edit]
In Competition
[edit]- Palme d'Or:[12][13]
- Grand Prize of the Jury: The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan
- Best Director: Wong Kar-wai for Happy Together
- Best Screenplay: The Ice Storm by James Schamus
- Best Actress: Kathy Burke for Nil by Mouth
- Best Actor: Sean Penn for She's So Lovely
- Jury Prize: Western by Manuel Poirier
- 50th Anniversary Prize: Youssef Chahine (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- Palm of the Palms: Ingmar Bergman[14]
- Suzaku by Naomi Kawase
- Special Mention: La Vie de Jésus by Bruno Dumont
- ...Is It the Design on the Wrapper? by Tessa Sheridan
- Jury Prize:
- Leonie by Lieven Debrauwer
- Les Vacances by Emmanuelle Bercot
Independent Awards
[edit]- The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan (In competition)[15]
- Voyage to the Beginning of the World by Manoel de Oliveira (Out of competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique
[edit]- Technical Grand Prize: Thierry Arbogast (cinematography) in She's So Lovely and The Fifth Element
- The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan[16]
- Special Mention:[14]
Award of the Youth
[edit]- Foreign Film: Bent by Sean Mathias[14]
- French Film: I Hate Love by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
International Critics' Week
[edit]- Mercedes-Benz Award: Junk Mail by Pål Sletaune[14]
- Canal+ Award: The Signalman by Benoît Mariage
References
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- ^ "Cannes, France, 1997". culturekiosque.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival Announces the 1997 Lineup". The New York Times. 23 April 1997. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Posters 1997". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "All Juries 1997". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Official Selection 1997: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.
- ^ "36e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1997". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Quinzaine 1997". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Awards 1997: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
- ^ "1997 -Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Cannes Film Festival Awards 1997". imdb.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1997". fipresci.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1997". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Association Prix François Chalais Cannes 1997". francois-chalais.fr. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
Media
[edit]- INA: Climbing of the steps for the opening of the 1997 Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: List of winners of the 1997 festival (commentary in French)
External links
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- 1997 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1997 Archived 2019-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards 1997 at Internet Movie Database