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1964 Cannes Film Festival
The 17th Cannes Film Festival was held from 29 April to 14 May 1964. On this occasion, the Palme d’Or was renamed "Grand Prix du Festival International du Film", a name that remained in use through 1974, after which it became the Palme d'Or again. The Grand Prix went to the ''Les Parapluies de Cherbourg'' by Jacques Demy. The festival opened with '' Cent mille dollars au soleil'', directed by Henri Verneuil. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1964 competition: Feature films *Fritz Lang (West Germany) Jury President *Charles Boyer (France) Vice President *Joaquín Calvo-Sotelo (Spain) *René Clément (France) *Jean-Jacques Gautier (France) (journalist) *Alexandre Karaganov (Soviet Union) (critic) *Lorens Marmstedt (Sweden) *Geneviève Page (France) *Raoul Ploquin (France) *Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (USA) *Véra Volmane (France) (journalist) Short film jury *Jean-Jacques Languepin (France) Vice President *Jiří Brdečka (Czechoslovakia) *Robert Mé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palme D'Or Du Court Métrage
The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival, created to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers. It was created in 1998 by Gilles Jacob. Since then it has developed complementary ... section in 1998, a common Official Jury awards the Short Film Palme d'Or as well as the prizes for the three best films of the Cinéfondation. From 1952 to 1954 and from 1964 to 1974, the highest prize of the year for a short film was awarded as the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, commonly referred to as Grand Prix. Other short film awards Before 1952, various prizes were awarded to short films, including a Grand Prix for Documentaries in 1947, five specific prizes in 1949, and a Grand Prix for Best Scientific Film in 1951. During some year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul Ploquin
Raoul Edouard Ploquin (20 May 1900 – 29 November 1992) was a French film producer, production manager and screenwriter. He was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story for the film ''The Sheep Has Five Legs'' (1954). Selected filmography * ''The Girl and the Boy'' (1931) * '' About an Inquest'' (1931) * ''Court Waltzes'' (1933) * '' The Star of Valencia'' (1933) * '' A Day Will Come'' (1934) * ''Night in May'' (1934) * '' The Devil in the Bottle'' (1935) * '' The Decoy'' (1935) * ''Counsel for Romance'' (1936) * '' S.O.S. Sahara'' (1938) * '' The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938) * ''The Mondesir Heir'' (1940) * '' The Woman Who Dared'' (1944) * ''Tuesday's Guest'' (1950) * ''Without Leaving an Address'' (1951) * ''The Sheep Has Five Legs ''The Five-Legged Sheep'' (french: Le Mouton à cinq pattes) is a 1954 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil. It won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Woman From Beverly Hills
''Dead Woman from Beverly Hills'' (german: Die Tote von Beverly Hills) is a 1964 West German drama film directed by Michael Pfleghar and starring Heidelinde Weis, Klausjürgen Wussow and Horst Frank. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Heidelinde Weis as Lu Sostlov * Klausjürgen Wussow as C.G. * Horst Frank as Manning / Dr. Steininger * Wolfgang Neuss as Ben * Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Professor Sostlov * Peter Schütte as Swendka * Bruno Dietrich as Peter de Lorm * Ellen Kessler as a Tiddy Sister * Alice Kessler as a Tiddy Sister * Herbert Weissbach as Priest * Walter Giller Walter Giller (23 August 1927 – 15 December 2011) was a German actor. He was very successful in the 1950s and 1960s, when he was often seen as a comedic leading man. One of his most successful and more serious roles was in ''Roses for the Pros ... References External links * 1964 films 1964 drama films West German films German drama films 1960s German-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaromil Jireš
Jaromil Jireš (10 December 1935 – 24 October 2001) was a director associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement. His 1963 film '' The Cry'' was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. It is often described as the first film of the Czechoslovak New Wave, a movement known for its dark humor, use of non-professional actors, and "art-cinema realism". Another of Jireš's prominent works is '' The Joke'' (1969), adapted from a novel by Milan Kundera. It tells the story of Ludvik Jahn, a man expelled from the Czechoslovakian Communist Party for an idle joke to his girlfriend, and the revenge he later seeks through adultery. The film was produced during the political liberalization of the 1968 Prague Spring and contains many scenes which satirize and criticize the country's communist leadership. Released after the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, the film had initial success in theaters but was then banned by authorities for the next twenty years. Amos Vogel wrote tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cry (1964 Film)
''The Cry'' ( cs, Křik) is a 1964 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Jaromil Jireš. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. It is often described as the first film of the Czechoslovak New Wave The Czechoslovak New Wave (also Czech New Wave) is a term used for the Czechoslovak filmmakers who started making movies in the 1960s. The directors commonly included are Miloš Forman, Věra Chytilová, Ivan Passer, Pavel Juráček, Jiří Me ..., a movement known for its dark humor, use of non-professional actors, and "art-cinema realism". The film's events are ambiguous, leaving it to the viewer to determine whether the telling is objective or from a character's point of view. Cast * Eva Límanová as Ivana * Josef Abrhám as Slávek * Eva Kopecká as Teacher * Jiří Kvapil as Young doctor * Slávka Procházková as Nurse * Richard Záhorský as Doorman References External links * 1964 films 1964 drama films 1960s Czech-language films Czechoslovak b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glauber Rocha
Glauber de Andrade Rocha (; 14 March 1939 – 22 August 1981) was a Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most influential moviemakers of Brazilian cinema and a key figure of Cinema Novo. His films ''Black God, White Devil'' and ''Entranced Earth'' are often considered to be two of the greatest achievements in Brazilian cinematic history, being selected by Abraccine as, respectively, the second and fifth best Brazilian films of all-time. Rocha also the distinction of having the most films on Abraccine's list: 5 films. Rocha's film possess a staunch avant-garde and experimental nature, making of him a seminal figure of the new wave. His works are noted for their many political overtones, often addressing the passive-aggressive situation of the Third World, which Rocha referred to both metaphorically and objectively as "hunger" in his essay ''Estética da Fome'' (''The Aesthetics of Hunger''). Rocha won the Prix de la mise en scène at the 1969 Cannes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black God, White Devil
''Black God, White Devil'' ( pt, Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol; literally, ''God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun'') is a 1964 Brazilian film directed and written by Glauber Rocha. The film stars Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle, Yoná Magalhães, and Geraldo Del Rey. It belongs to the Cinema Novo movement, addressing the socio-political problems of 1960s Brazil. The film was released on DVD in North America for the first time by Koch-Lorber Films. Plot The film starts in the 1940s, during another drought in the sertão, when ranch hand Manoel (Geraldo Del Rey) is fed up with his situation and hopes to buy his own plot of land. His boss tries to cheat him of his earnings and Manoel kills him, fleeing with his wife, Rosa (Yoná Magalhães). Now an outlaw, Manoel travels to the holy site of Monte Santo to join up with a religious cult headed by the self-proclaimed saint Sebastião who condones violence (at one point slaughtering a baby) and preaches disturbing doctrines agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Pereira Dos Santos
Nelson Pereira dos Santos (22 October 1928 21 April 2018) was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as '' Vidas Secas'' (Barren Lives), based on the book with the same name by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos. Biography Pereira dos Santos, named in honor of Almirante Horatio Nelson, was born in São Paulo, Brazil. Himself a frequenter of the cinema, Pereira dos Santos's father brought his very young son to the movie theater for the first time. By secondary school Pereira dos Santos was already fond of literature, and at 15 years old he joined the Brazilian Communist Party and became close to one of its other members, Astrogildo Pereira. At the time the party was considered illegal by the government of Getúlio Vargas. The first feature film he directed was ''Rio 40°'', which was released in 1955. The film is a chronicle of life in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, and it influenced several other directors, spurring the Cinema Novo movement. In 1963, Pereira do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Ferreri
Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of the greatest European cinematic provocateurs of his time and had a constant presence in prestigious festival circuit - including eight films in competition in Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Bear win in 1991 Berlin Film Festival. Three of his films are among 100 films selected for preservation for significant contribution to Italian cinema. Biography He was born in Milan. His best known film is ''La Grande Bouffe'' from 1973, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret and Ugo Tognazzi. He was a socialist and atheist.Tonino Lasconi, ''Dieci per amore'', Edizioni Paoline, 2001, p. 31. He died in Paris of a heart attack. Upon his death, Gilles Jacob, artistic director of the Cannes International Film Festival, said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ape Woman
''The Ape Woman'' ( it, La donna scimmia, french: Le Mari de la femme à barbe) is a 1964 Italian-French drama film directed by Marco Ferreri. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. The film was inspired by the real-life story of Julia Pastrana a 19th-century woman exploited as a freak show attraction by her manager Theodore Lent. In 2008, the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. Plot Marie, the "Ape Woman", is completely covered with hair; the entrepreneur Focaccia discovers her in a convent in Naples; he marries her (a condition imposed by the nuns) and begins exhibiting her to the public. He tries to sell her to a man who insists on her virginity, but she is a little reluctant. After tasting success in Paris, she dies during childbirth. Focaccia recovers her mummy from the museum of natural history and exhibits it in Naples. Cast *Ugo Tognazzi as Antonio Focaccia *Annie Girardot as Maria * Achille Majeroni as Majoroni *Filippo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kon Ichikawa
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) and '' Fires on the Plain'' (1959), to the documentary '' Tokyo Olympiad'' (1965), which won two BAFTA Film Awards, and the 19th-century revenge drama ''An Actor's Revenge'' (1963). His film ''Odd Obsession'' (1959) won the Jury Prize at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. Early life and career Ichikawa was born in Ise, Mie Prefecture as Giichi Ichikawa (市川儀一). His father died when he was four years old, and the family kimono shop went bankrupt, so he went to live with his sister. He was given the name "Kon" by an uncle who thought the characters in the kanji 崑 signified good luck, because the two halves of the Chinese character look the same when it is split in half vertically. As a child he loved drawing and his ambition was to become an artist. He also loved films and was a fan of " chambara" or samurai films. In his tee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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