1997 Cannes Film Festival

none 1997 Cannes Film Festival CFF97poster.jpg Official poster of the 50th Cannes Film Festivalhttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1997/posters.html Posters 1997 festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141009231203/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1997/posters.html 9 October 2014 dmy Jeanne Moreau 20 (In Competition) The Fifth Element Absolute Power Cannes, France Palme d'Or:Taste of CherryThe Eel 1997 05 07 y – 1997 05 18 y 1946 festival-cannes.com/en Cannes Film Festival 1996 1998 The 50th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1997.http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1997.htm 50ème Festival International du Film - Cannes cinema-francais.fr fr 10 June 2017 French actress Isabelle Adjani served as jury president for the main competition. Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.1997 Cannes Film Festival Diaries http://www.filmscouts.com/SCRIPTs/diary.cfm?Festival=cannes97&File=dr-cb06 25 May 2017 filmscouts.com 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.http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=209&s=Features Cannes Festival 1997 urbancinefile.com 25 May 2017 7 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130907163315/http://urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=209&s=Features dead http://www.culturekiosque.com/nouveau/cinema/rhecanne.htm Cannes, France, 1997 culturekiosque.com 25 May 2017 3 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190203171211/http://www.culturekiosque.com/nouveau/cinema/rhecanne.htm dead The festival opened with The Fifth Element by Luc Besson, and closed with Absolute Power by Clint Eastwood.https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/23/style/23iht-cannes.t.html Cannes Film Festival Announces the 1997 Lineup The New York Times 23 April 1997 25 May 2017 thumb|200px|1997 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Milo Manara.http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1997/posters/ucr.html Posters 1997 festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215715/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1997/posters/ucr.html 3 March 2016 dmy Juries Main competition Isabelle Adjani, French actress - Jury Presidenthttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1997/allJury.html All Juries 1997 festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193707/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1997/allJury.html 4 March 2016 dmy 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 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 In Competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1997/allSelections.html Official Selection 1997: All the Selection festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131102194018/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1997/allSelections.html 2 November 2013 dmy English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAssassin(s)Mathieu KassovitzFranceThe Banned Womanfr La femme défenduePhilippe HarelThe BraveJohnny DeppUnited StatesThe Eelja うなぎShōhei ImamuraJapanThe End of ViolenceWim WendersUnited StatesFunny GamesMichael HanekeAustriaHappy Togetherzh 春光乍洩Wong Kar-waiHong KongThe Ice StormAng LeeUnited StatesKini and AdamsIdrissa OuédraogoBurkina Faso, FranceL.A. ConfidentialCurtis HansonUnited StatesNil by MouthGary OldmanUnited Kingdom, FranceThe Prince of Homburgit Il principe di HomburgMarco BellocchioItalyThe Serpent's KissPhilippe RousselotUnited KingdomShe's So LovelyNick CassavetesUnited StatesThe Sweet HereafterAtom EgoyanCanadaTaste of Cherryfa طعم گیلاس...Abbas KiarostamiIranThe Truceit La treguaFrancesco RosiItalyWelcome to Sarajevo Michael WinterbottomUnited Kingdom, United StatesThe WellSamantha LangAustraliaWesternManuel PoirierFrance Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country12 Storeyszh 十二樓Eric KhooSingaporeA, B, C... ManhattanAmir NaderiUnited StatesAfter Sexfr Post Coïtum, Animal TristeBrigitte RoüanFranceAmerican PerfektPaul ChartUnited StatesBrotherru БратAleksei BalabanovRussiaes La cruzAlejandro AgrestiArgentinaEast Palace, West Palacezh 东宫西宫Zhang YuanChinaGudiaGautam GhoseIndiafr Histoire(s) du cinémaJean-Luc GodardFrance, SwitzerlandThe Houselt NamaiŠarūnas BartasLithuania, FranceIn the Company of MenNeil LaButeUnited StatesInside/OutRob TregenzaJourney on a Clock Handtr Akrebin YolculuğuÖmer KavurTurkeyLove and Death on Long IslandRichard KwietniowskiUnited Kingdom, CanadaLucky Stares La buena estrellaRicardo FrancoSpain, France, ItalyMarcello Mastroianni: I Rememberit Marcello Mastroianni: mi ricordo, sì, io mi ricordoAnna Maria TatòItalyMarius and Jeannettefr Marius et JeannetteRobert GuédiguianFranceMrs BrownJohn MaddenUnited KingdomPrivate Confessionssv Enskilda samtalLiv UllmannSwedenSunday Jonathan NossiterUnited StatesWind Echoing in My Beingko 내 안에 우는 바람Jeon Soo-ilSouth KoreaThe Witman Boyshu Witman fiúkJános SzászHungary Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAbsolute Power (closing film)Clint EastwoodUnited StatesThe BlackoutAbel FerraraDestinyar المصيرYoussef ChahineEgypt, FranceThe Fifth Element (opening film)fr Le Cinquième ÉlémentLuc BessonFranceHamletKenneth BranaghUnited Kingdom, United StatesMichael Jackson's Ghosts (short)Stan WinstonUnited StatesNirvana Gabriele SalvatoresItalyVoyage to the Beginning of the Worldpt Viagem ao Princípio do MundoManoel de OliveiraFrance, PortugalWelcome to Woop WoopStephan ElliottAustralia Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: 30em fr Le Bon Endroit by Ayelet Bargur Camera obscura by Stefano Arduino Final Cut by Justin Case ...Is It the Design on the Wrapper? (fr 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 fr Les Vacances by Emmanuelle Bercot Parallel sections International Critics' Week The following films were screened for the 36th International Critics' Week (36e Semaine de la Critique):http://archives.semainedelacritique.com/films/1997/1997_selection.php 36e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1997 archives.semainedelacritique.com 10 June 2017 Feature film competition 30em Junk Mail (no Budbringeren) by Pål Sletaune (Norway) Mother of the Dunes (bm Faraw !) by Abdoulaye Ascofaré (Mali) This World, Then the Fireworks by Michael Oblowitz (United States) it Le Mani forti by Franco Bernini (Italy) Character (nl Karakter) by Mike van Diem (Netherlands) Bent by Sean Mathias (United Kingdom) Insomnia by Erik Skjoldbjærg (Norway) Short film competition 30em The Signalman (fr Le Signaleur) by Benoît Mariage (Belgium) Marylou by Todd Kurtzman & Danny Shorago (United States) es Adios Mama by Ariel Gordon (Mexico) Tunnel of Love by Robert Milton Wallace (United Kingdom) es Muerto de amor by Ramón Barea (Spain) pt O Prego by João Maia (Portugal) fr Le Voleur de diagonale by Jean Darrigol (France) Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 1997 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/fr/edition/1997 Quinzaine 1997 quinzaine-realisateurs.com 10 June 2017 30em mos Buud-Yam by Gaston Kaboré Cosmos by André Turpin, Arto Paragamian, Denis Villeneuve, Jennifer Alleyn, Manon Briand, Marie-Julie Dallaire mnk Dakan by Mohamed Camara tr Hamam by Ferzan Ozpetek I Hate Love (fr J'ai horreur de l'amour) by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa Kicked In The Head by Matthew Harrison Kissed by Lynne Stopkewich fr L'autre côté de la mer by Dominique Cabrera The Good Life (es La buena vida) by David Trueba fr La Vie de Jésus by Bruno Dumont fr Ma 6-T va crack-er by Jean-François Richet fr Ma vie en rose by Alain Berliner Murmur of Youth by Lin Cheng-sheng The Perfect Circle (bs Savrseni Krug) by Ademir Kenović The Power of the Skirt (bm Taafe Fanga) by Adama Drabo A Friend of the Deceased by Viacheslav Kryshtofovych fr Sinon, oui by Claire Simon My Son the Fanatic by Udayan Prasad Suzaku by Naomi Kawase Train of Shadows (es Tren de sombras) by José Luis Guerin fr Un frère... by Sylvie Verheyde Short films 30em fr Liberté chérie by Jean-Luc Gaget fr Soyons amis ! by Thomas Bardinet fr Taxi de nuit by Marco Castilla fr Tout doit disparaître by Jean-Marc Moutout fr Y’a du foutage dans l’air by Djamel Bensalah Official Awards thumb|180px|Isabelle Adjani, Jury President thumb|180px|Abbas Kiarostami, Palme d'Or winner In Competition Palme d'Or:http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1997/allAward.html Awards 1997: All Awards festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120119140627/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1997/allAward.html 19 January 2012 dmyhttp://www.cannes-fest.com/pr1997.htm 1997 -Le Jury, Les Prix cannes-fest.com fr 10 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/19981202094245/http://www.cannes-fest.com/pr1997.htm 2 December 1998 Taste of Cherry by Abbas Kiarostami The Eel by Shōhei Imamura 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 Bergmanhttps://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000147/1997 Cannes Film Festival Awards 1997 imdb.com 24 June 2017 Caméra d'Or Suzaku by Naomi Kawase Special Mention: fr La Vie de Jésus by Bruno Dumont Short Film Palme d'Or ...Is It the Design on the Wrapper? by Tessa Sheridan Jury Prize: Leonie by Lieven Debrauwer fr Les Vacances by Emmanuelle Bercot Independent Awards FIPRESCI Prizes The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan (In competition)http://www.fipresci.org/awards/1997 FIPRESCI Awards 1997 fipresci.org 24 June 2017 Voyage to the Beginning of the World by Manoel de Oliveira (Out of competition) Commission Supérieure Technique Technical Grand Prize: Thierry Arbogast (cinematography) in She's So Lovely and The Fifth Element Prize of the Ecumenical Jury The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyanhttp://cannes.juryoecumenique.org/palmares/article/de-beaux-lendemains Jury Œcuménique 1997 cannes.juryoecumenique.org 24 June 2017 Special Mention: Lucky Star by Ricardo Franco Voyage to the Beginning of the World by Manoel de Oliveira Award of the Youth Foreign Film: Bent by Sean Mathias French Film: I Hate Love by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa International Critics' Week Mercedes-Benz Award: Junk Mail by Pål Sletaune Canal+ Award: The Signalman by Benoît Mariage François Chalais Award The Perfect Circle by Ademir Kenovićhttp://www.francois-chalais.fr/laureats-cannes/cannes-1997 https://web.archive.org/web/20220315183211/https://francois-chalais.fr/laureats-cannes/cannes-1997 dead March 15, 2022 Association Prix François Chalais Cannes 1997 francois-chalais.fr 24 June 2017 References Media 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 1997 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 1997 https://web.archive.org/web/20190121232801/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/69-editions/retrospective/1997/selection/in-competition-feature-films 2019-01-21 Cannes Film Festival Awards 1997 at Internet Movie Database Cannes Film Festival, 1997 Cannes Film Festival, 1997 Category:Cannes Film Festival by year Cannes Film Festival Cannes Cannes Film Festival