1997 Cannes Film Festival

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1997 Cannes Film Festival
CFF97poster.jpg
Official poster of the 50th Cannes Film Festival [1]
Opening film The Fifth Element
Closing film Absolute Power
Location Cannes, France
Founded1946
Awards Palme d'Or :
Taste of Cherry
The Eel
Hosted by Jeanne Moreau
No. of films20 (In Competition)
Festival date7 May 1997 (1997-05-07) – 18 May 1997 (1997-05-18)
Website festival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

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]

Contents

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]

1997 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Milo Manara. Un certain regard 97.jpg
1997 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Milo Manara.

Juries

Main competition

Caméra d'Or

Official selection

In Competition

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or : [9]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(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

The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section: [9]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
12 Storeys 十二樓 Eric Khoo Singapore
A, B, C... Manhattan Amir Naderi United States
After Sex Post Coïtum, Animal Triste Brigitte Roüan France
American Perfekt Paul Chart United States
Brother Брат Aleksei Balabanov Russia
La cruz Alejandro Agresti Argentina
East Palace, West Palace 东宫西宫 Zhang Yuan China
Gudia Gautam Ghose India
Histoire(s) du cinéma Jean-Luc Godard France, Switzerland
The House Namai Šarūnas Bartas Lithuania, France
In the Company of Men Neil LaBute United States
Inside/Out Rob Tregenza
Journey on a Clock Hand Akrebin Yolculuğu Ömer Kavur Turkey
Love and Death on Long Island Richard Kwietniowski United Kingdom, Canada
Lucky Star La buena estrella Ricardo Franco Spain, France, Italy
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember Marcello Mastroianni: mi ricordo, sì, io mi ricordo Anna Maria Tatò Italy
Marius and Jeannette Marius et Jeannette Robert Guédiguian France
Mrs Brown John Madden United Kingdom
Private Confessions Enskilda samtal Liv Ullmann Sweden
Sunday Jonathan Nossiter United States
Wind Echoing in My Being 내 안에 우는 바람 Jeon Soo-il South Korea
The Witman Boys Witman fiúk János Szász Hungary

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: [9]

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(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

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: [9]

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 36th International Critics' Week (36e Semaine de la Critique): [10]

Feature film competition

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

The following films were screened for the 1997 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): [11]

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

Isabelle Adjani, Jury President Isabelle Adjani Cesars 2010.jpg
Isabelle Adjani, Jury President
Abbas Kiarostami, Palme d'Or winner Kiarostami & Bavi Crop.jpg
Abbas Kiarostami, Palme d'Or winner

In Competition

Caméra d'Or

Short Film Palme d'Or

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

Commission Supérieure Technique

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Award of the Youth

International Critics' Week

François Chalais Award

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References

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  2. ↑ "50ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "1997 Cannes Film Festival Diaries". filmscouts.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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  5. ↑ "Cannes, France, 1997". culturekiosque.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Cannes Film Festival Announces the 1997 Lineup". The New York Times. 23 April 1997. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Posters 1997". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "All Juries 1997". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Official Selection 1997: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "36e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1997". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Quinzaine 1997". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Awards 1997: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
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  14. 1 2 3 4 "Cannes Film Festival Awards 1997". imdb.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "FIPRESCI Awards 1997". fipresci.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "Jury Œcuménique 1997". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "Association Prix François Chalais Cannes 1997". francois-chalais.fr. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

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