1997 Cannes Film Festival

1997 Cannes Film Festival
The 50th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 May 1997. The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Ta'm e guilass by Abbas Kiarostami and Unagi by Shohei Imamura. Jeanne Moreau was the mistress of ceremonies.
The festival opened with The Fifth Element, directed by Luc Besson, and closed with Absolute Power, directed by Clint Eastwood.
Juries
Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1997 Official Selection:
Isabelle Adjani (France) Jury President
Gong Li (China)
Mira Sorvino (USA)
Paul Auster (USA)
Tim Burton (USA)
Luc Bondy (Switzerland)
Patrick Dupond (France)
Mike Leigh (UK)
Nanni Moretti (Italy)
Michael Ondaatje (Canada)
Caméra d'Or
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1997 Caméra d'Or:
Françoise Arnoul (actress) (France)
Gérard Lenne (critic) (France)
Jiří Menzel (director) (Czech Republic)
Julien Camy (cinephile) (France)
Luciano Barisone (critic) (Italy)
Nicolas Philibert (director) (France)
Olivier Brunet-Lefebvre (cinephile) (France)
Ulrich Gregor (cinema historian) (Germany)
Official selection
In competition - Feature film
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
Assassin(s) by Mathieu Kassovitz
The Banned Woman (La femme défendue) by Philippe Harel
The Brave by Johnny Depp
The Eel (Unagi) by Shohei Imamura
The End of Violence by Wim Wenders
Funny Games by Michael Haneke
Happy Together (Chun gwong cha sit) by Wong Kar-wai
The Ice Storm by Ang Lee
Kini and Adams by Idrissa Ouedraogo
L.A. Confidential by Curtis Hanson
Nil by Mouth by Gary Oldman
The Prince of Homburg (Il principe di Homburg) by Marco Bellocchio
The Serpent's Kiss by Philippe Rousselot
She's So Lovely by Nick Cassavetes
The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan
Taste of Cherry (Ta'm e guilass) by Abbas Kiarostami
The Truce (La tregua) by Francesco Rosi
Welcome to Sarajevo by Michael Winterbottom
The Well by Samantha Lang
Western by Manuel Poirier
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:
12 Storeys by Eric Khoo
A, B, C... Manhattan by Amir Naderi
After Sex (Post-Coitum, Animal Triste) by Brigitte Roüan
Akrebin Yolculuğu by Ömer Kavur
American Perfekt by Paul Chart
Brother (Brat) by Aleksei Balabanov
La Buena Estrella by Ricardo Franco
La cruz by Alejandro Agresti
East Palace, West Palace (Dong gong xi gong) by Zhang Yuan
Gudia by Gautam Ghose
Histoire(s) du cinéma by Jean-Luc Godard
The House (A Casa) by Šarūnas Bartas
In the Company of Men by Neil LaBute
Inside/Out by Rob Tregenza
Love and Death on Long Island by Richard Kwietniowski
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (Marcello Mastroianni: mi ricordo, sì, io mi ricordo) by Anna Maria Tatò
Marius and Jeannette (Marius et Jeannette) by Robert Guédiguian
Mrs Brown by John Madden
Private Confessions (Enskilda samtal) by Liv Ullmann
Sunday by Jonathan Nossiter
Wind Echoing in My Being by Jeon Soo-il
The Witman Boys (Witman fiúk) by János Szász
Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Absolute Power by Clint Eastwood
The Blackout by Abel Ferrara
Destiny (Al-massir) by Youssef Chahine
The Fifth Element by Luc Besson
Hamlet by Kenneth Branagh
Michael Jackson's Ghosts by Stan Winston
Nirvana by Gabriele Salvatores
Voyage to the Beginning of the World (Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo) by Manoel de Oliveira
Welcome to Woop Woop by Stephan Elliott
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
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
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 36th International Critics' Week (36e Semaine de la Critique):
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
The following films were screened for the 1997 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
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
Awards
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1997 Official selection awards:
Palme d'Or:
Taste of Cherry (Ta'm e guilass) by Abbas Kiarostami
The Eel (Unagi) by Shōhei Imamura
Grand Prize of the Jury: The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan
Best Director: Wong Kar-wai for Happy Together (Chun gwong cha sit)
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
Golden Camera
Caméra d'Or: Moe no suzaku by Naomi Kawase
Caméra d'Or - Special Mention: La Vie de Jésus by Bruno Dumont
Short Films
Short Film Palme d'Or: ...Is It the Design on the Wrapper? by Tessa Sheridan
Jury Prize: Leonie by Lieven Debrauwer & Les Vacances by Emmanuelle Bercot
Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan (In competition)
Voyage to the Beginning of the World (Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo) 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
Ecumenical Jury
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan
Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention: La Buena Estrella by Ricardo Franco & Voyage to the Beginning of the World (Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo) by Manoel de Oliveira
Award of the Youth
Foreign Film: Bent by Sean Mathias
French Film: I Hate Love (J'ai horreur de l'amour) by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week
Mercedes-Benz Award: Junk Mail (Budbringeren) by Pål Sletaune
Canal+ Award: The Signalman (Le signaleur) by Benoît Mariage
Association Prix François Chalais
François Chalais Award: The Perfect Circle (Savrseni krug) by Ademir Kenović
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
Cannes Film Festival Awards 1997 at Internet Movie Database
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