1978 Cannes Film Festival

none 1978 Cannes Film Festival CFF78poster.jpg Official poster of the 31st Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon.http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1978/posters.html Posters 1978 festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131020150818/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1978/posters.html 20 October 2013 dmy 23 (In Competition) A Hunting Accident Fedora Cannes, France Palme d'Or:The Tree of Wooden Clogs 1978 05 16 y – 1978 05 30 y 1946 festival-cannes.com/en Cannes Film Festival 1977 1979 The 31st Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 30 May 1978.https://www.nytimes.com/1978/05/19/archives/at-the-movies.html At the Movies May 19, 1978 The New York Times 14 July 2017 American filmmaker Alan J. Pakula served as jury president for the main competition. Italian filmmaker Ermanno Olmi won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film The Tree of Wooden Clogs.31ème Festival International du Film - Cannes http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1978.htm 5 June 2017 cinema-francais.fr fr This festival saw the introduction of a new section, the Un Certain Regard, initially as a non-competitive programme which replaced the Les Yeux Fertiles (1975-1977), L'Air du temps and Le Passé composé sections.http://www.cannes-fest.com/an1978.htm 1978 - Cannes, Le Retour (Cannes, The Return) cannes-fest.com fr 5 June 2017 The festival opened with A Hunting Accident by Emil Loteanu,http://www.vodkaster.com/listes-de-films/cannes-les-films-d-ouverture/937413 The opening films at Cannes vodkaster.com 25 May 2017 5 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190905134533/https://www.vodkaster.com/listes-de-films/cannes-les-films-d-ouverture/937413 dead and closed with Fedora by Billy Wilder.http://www.vodkaster.com/listes-de-films/les-films-de-cloture-du-festival-de-cannes/959023 The closing films at Cannes vodkaster.com 25 May 2017 5 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190905121804/https://www.vodkaster.com/listes-de-films/les-films-de-cloture-du-festival-de-cannes/959023 dead Juries Main Competition Alan J. Pakula, American filmmaker - Jury Presidenthttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1978/juryLongFilm.html Juries 1978: Long film festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100025/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1978/juryLongFilm.html 4 March 2016 dmy Franco Brusati, Italian filmmaker François Chalais, French reporter, journalist, writer and film historian Michel Ciment, French film critic Claude Goretta, Swiss filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky, Soviet filmmaker Harry Saltzman, Canadian producer Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress Georges Wakhévitch, French art director Official selection In Competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1978/allSelections.html Official Selection 1978: All the Selection festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131226221940/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1978/allSelections.html 26 December 2013 dmy English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryBlindfolded EyesLos ojos vendadosCarlos SauraSpainBravo maestroRajko GrlićYugoslaviaBye Bye MonkeyCiao maschioMarco FerreriItaly, FranceThe Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithFred SchepisiAustraliaComing HomeHal AshbyUnited StatesDespairRainer Werner FassbinderWest GermanyA Dream of PassionΚραυγή ΓυναικώνJules DassinGreece, SwitzerlandEcce bomboNanni MorettiItalyEmpire of Passion愛の亡霊Nagisa ŌshimaFrance, JapanA Hunting Accident (opening film)Мой ласковый и нежный зверьEmil LoteanuSoviet UnionThe Left-Handed WomanDie linkshändige FrauPeter HandkeWest GermanyMidnight ExpressAlan ParkerUnited Kingdom, United StatesMolièreAriane MnouchkineFrancePretty BabyLouis MalleUnited StatesThe Recourse to the MethodEl recurso del métodoMiguel LittinMexico, CubaThe Remains from the ShipwreckLos restos del naufragioRicardo FrancoSpainThe ShoutJerzy SkolimowskiUnited KingdomSpiralSpiralaKrzysztof ZanussiPolandThe Tree of Wooden ClogsL'albero degli zoccoliErmanno OlmiItalyAn Unmarried WomanPaul MazurskyUnited StatesA Very Moral NightEgy erkölcsös éjszakaKároly MakkHungaryViolette NozièreClaude ChabrolFrance, CanadaWho'll Stop the RainKarel ReiszUnited States Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAlyam, alyamآليام آليامAhmed El MaanouniMoroccoBalcony in the ForestUn balcon en forêtMichel MitraniFranceDossier 51Le dossier 51Michel DevilleColonel Delmiro GouveiaCoronel Delmiro GouveiaGeraldo SarnoBrazilGrand Hôtel des PalmesMemè PerliniItalyHitler: A Film from GermanyHitler, ein Film aus DeutschlandHans-Jürgen SyberbergWest Germany, France, United KingdomKoko: A Talking GorillaKoko, le gorille qui parleBarbet SchroederFranceMan of MarbleCzłowiek z marmuruAndrzej WajdaPolandNahapetՆահապետHenrik MalyanSoviet UnionThe New Klan: Heritage of HateLeslie Shatz and Eleanor BinghamUnited StatesOcaña, an Intermittent PortraitOcaña, retrato intermitenteVentura PonsSpainPeople Not as Bad as They SeemAika hyvä ihmiseksiRauni MollbergFinlandDie Rückkehr des alten HerrnVojtěch JasnýAustria Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryFedora (closing film)Billy WilderWest Germany, FranceThe Last Waltz Martin ScorseseUnited States Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: 30em Christmas Morning by Tiernan MacBride A Doonesbury Special by John Hubley Letter to a Friend by Sonia Hofmann Maladie by Paul Vecchiali Oh My Darling by Børge Ring The Oriental Nightfish by Ian Emes Le Serpentine d'oro by Anna Maria Tatò La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame by Jean-François Laguionie Uj lakok by Liviusz Gyulai Parallel sections International Critics' Week The following feature films were screened for the 17th International Critics' Week (17e Semaine de la Critique):http://archives.semainedelacritique.com/films/1978/1978_selection.php 17e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1978 archives.semainedelacritique.com 15 June 2017 Alambrista! by Robert Young (United States) A Breach in the Wall (Une Brèche dans le mur) by Jillali Ferhati (Morocco) Fragrance of Wild Flowers (Miris poljskog cveca) by Srđan Karanović (Yugoslavia) Jubilee by Derek Jarman (United Kingdom) One and One (En och en) by Erland Josephson, Sven Nykvist & Ingrid Thulin (Sweden) Roberte by Robert Zucca (France) This Is the Night (Per questa notte) by Carlo di Carlo (Italy) The Woman Across the Way de Die Frau gegenüber (Die Frau gegenüber) by Hans Noever (West Germany) Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 1978 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/fr/edition/1978 Quinzaine 1978 quinzaine-realisateurs.com 15 June 2017 9 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170609005420/http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/qz_an/1978/ live 30em Alicia en la España de las maravillas by Jordi Feliu Bilbao by Bigas Luna Fine Manners (Les belles manières) by Jean-Claude Guiguet Gamín by Ciro Duran The Getting of Wisdom by Bruce Beresford Girlfriends by Claudia Weill The Main Actor de Der Hauptdarsteller by Reinhard Hauff Los Hijos de Fierro by Fernando Solanas The Holy Alliance (A Santa Aliança) by Eduardo Geada Insiang by Lino Brocka The Mafu Cage by Karen Arthur Mother and Daughter (Maternale) by Giovanna Gagliardo Oka Oori Katha by Mrinal Sen One and One (En och en) by Erland Josephson, Sven Nykvist, Ingrid Thulin The Reign of Naples it Nel regno di Napoli (El regno di Napoli) by Werner Schroeter Renaldo and Clara by Bob Dylan Rocking Horse (Susetz) by Yaky Yosha The Scenic Route by Mark Rappaport A Summer Rain (Chuvas de Verão) by Carlos Diegues I Vecchi e I Giovani by Marco Leto Zoo Zéro by Alain Fleischer Official Awards thumb|200px|Alan J. Pakula, Jury President thumb|200px|Ermanno Olmi, Palme d'Or winner In Competition The following films and people received the 1978 Official selection awards:http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1978/allAward.html Awards 1978: All Awards festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131019172747/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1978/allAward.html 19 October 2013 dmy Palme d'Or: The Tree of Wooden Clogs by Ermanno Olmi Grand Prix: Bye Bye Monkey by Marco Ferreri The Shout by Jerzy Skolimowski Best Director: Nagisa Ōshima for Empire of Passion Best Actress: Jill Clayburgh for An Unmarried Woman Isabelle Huppert for Violette Nozière Best Actor: Jon Voight for Coming Home Caméra d'Or Alambrista! by Robert M. Young Short Film Palme d'Or Rowing Across the Atlantic by Jean-François Laguionie Jury Prize: A Doonesbury Special by John Hubley, Faith Hubley and Garry Trudeau Oh My Darling by Børge Ring Independent awards FIPRESCI Prize Man of Marble by Andrzej Wajda (Un Certain Regard - Unanimously)http://www.fipresci.org/awards/1978 FIPRESCI Awards 1978 fipresci.org 30 June 2017 Fragrance of Wild Flowers by Srdjan Karanovic (International Critics' Week) Commission Supérieure Technique Technical Grand Prize: Pretty Baby by Louis Malle Prize of the Ecumenical Jury The Tree of Wooden Clogs by Ermanno Olmihttp://cannes.juryoecumenique.org/palmares/article/l-arbre-aux-sabots Jury Œcuménique 1978 cannes.juryoecumenique.org 30 June 2017 Cultural references Michael Ritchie's 1979 film An Almost Perfect Affair, a romantic comedy starring Keith Carradine and Monica Vitti, features several scenes shot on location in Cannes while the 1978 Festival was taking place. A number of prominent actors, directors and journalists who attended that year made cameo appearances in the film, including Rona Barrett, Farrah Fawcett, Brooke Shields, George Peppard, Paul Mazursky, Sergio Leone, Marco Ferreri, Rex Reed and Edy Williams."AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'An Almost Perfect Affair' (1979)". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021. References Media INA: Opening of the 1978 Festival (commentary in French) INA: Chronicle of the 1978 Cannes Festival (commentary in French) External links 1978 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 1978 https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174438/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/69-editions/retrospective/1978/selection/in-competition-feature-films 2019-01-19 Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1978 at Internet Movie Database Cannes Film Festival, 1978 Cannes Film Festival, 1978 Category:Cannes Film Festival by year