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1977 Cannes Film Festival

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Opening film
  
The Duellists

Location
  
Cannes, France

Closing film
  
Slap Shot

Founded
  
1946

1977 Cannes Film Festival

Awards
  
Palme d'Or (Padre Padrone)

Number of films
  
23 (In Competition) 45 (Out of Competition) 7 (Short Film)

The 30th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 13–27. The Palme d'Or went to the Padre Padrone by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. A new non-competitive section, 'Le Passé composé', is held at this festival only and focuses on compilations.

Contents

The festival opened with The Bishop's Bedroom, directed by Dino Risi and closed with Slap Shot, directed by George Roy Hill.

Jury

  • Roberto Rossellini (Italy) (president)
  • N'Sougan Agblemagnon (author)
  • Anatole Dauman (France)
  • Jacques Demy (France)
  • Carlos Fuentes (Mexico)
  • Benoîte Groult (France)
  • Pauline Kael (USA) (journalist)
  • Marthe Keller (Switzerland)
  • Yuri Ozerov (Soviet Union)

    • Feature film competition

  • 3 Women by Robert Altman
  • Bang! by Jan Troell
  • Black Joy by Anthony Simmons
  • Bound for Glory by Hal Ashby
  • Budapesti mesék by István Szabó
  • Car Wash by Michael Schultz
  • Der Amerikanische Freund by Wim Wenders
  • The Duellists by Ridley Scott
  • Elisa, vida mía by Carlos Saura
  • Gruppenbild mit Dame by Aleksandar Petrović
  • Ifigeneia by Michael Cacoyannis
  • J.A. Martin photographe by Jean Beaudin
  • Kičma by Vlatko Gilic
  • La Communion solennelle by René Féret
  • La dentellière by Claude Goretta
  • Le camion by Marguerite Duras
  • Rock'n Roll Wolf by Elisabeta Bostan
  • Oi kynigoi by Theodoros Angelopoulos
  • Padre Padrone by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
  • Podranki by Nikolai Gubenko
  • Un borghese piccolo piccolo by Mario Monicelli
  • Un taxi mauve by Yves Boisset
  • Una giornata particolare by Ettore Scola

    • Short film competition

  • Arte tairona by Francisco Norden
  • Di Cavalcanti by Glauber Rocha
  • Envisage by Peter Foldes
  • Küzdök by Marcell Jankovics
  • Mao par lui-même by René Viénet
  • Rumble by Jules Engel
  • Stille Post by Ivan Steiger
  • Le Vieux pays où Rimbaud est mort by Jean Pierre Lefebvre

    • Awards

  • Palme d'Or: Padre Padrone by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
  • Best Actor: Fernando Rey for Elisa, vida mía
  • Best Actress:
  • Shelley Duvall for 3 Women
  • Monique Mercure for J.A. Martin photographe
  • Best Music: Norman Whitfield for Car Wash
  • Technical Grand Prize: Car Wash by Michael Schultz
  • Best First Work: The Duellists by Ridley Scott (Unanimously)
  • Short Film Palme d'Or: Küzdök by Marcell Jankovics
  • Jury Prize - Best Short Film: Di Cavalcanti by Glauber Rocha
  • FIPRESCI Prize:
  • Parallel Section: Kilenc hónap by Márta Mészáros
  • Competition: Padre Padrone by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
  • Prize of the Ecumenical Jury:
  • La dentellière by Claude Goretta
  • J.A. Martin photographe by Jean Beaudin

    • References

    1977 Cannes Film Festival Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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