1977 Cannes Film Festival

1977 Cannes Film Festival

Official poster of the 30th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Polish painter Wojciech Siudmak.[1]
Opening film	The Duellists
Closing film	Slap Shot
Location	Cannes, France
Founded	1946
Awards	Palme d'Or (Padre Padrone)
Number of films	23 (In Competition)[2] 45 (Out of Competition) 7 (Short Film)
Festival date	13 May 1977 – 27 May 1977
Website	festival-cannes.com/en

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.^[3] A new non-competitive section, 'Le Passé composé', is held at this festival only and focuses on compilations.^[4]

The festival opened with The Duellists, directed by Ridley Scott and closed with Slap Shot, directed by George Roy Hill.^[5]

Jury

Roberto Rossellini, Jury President

• 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

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, winners of the Palme d'Or at the event.

• 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

1. "Posters 1977". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
2. "Official Selection 1977 : All the Selection". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
3. "Awards 1977 : All Awards". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
4. "1977 - A special Festival". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
5. "Critics' reactions to the 1977 awards". Retrieved 10 December 2013.

External links

• 1977 Cannes Film Festival
• Cannes Film Festival 1977
• Cannes Film Festival:1977 at Internet Movie Database