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1967 Cannes Film Festival
The 20th Cannes Film Festival was held from 27 April to 12 May 1967. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to the ''Blowup'' by Michelangelo Antonioni. The festival opened with '' J'ai tué Raspoutine'', directed by Robert Hossein and closed with ''Batouk'', directed by Jean Jacques Manigot.A.H. Weiler, ''The Flight Plan of 'Peter Pan' '', New York Times. pp. 11. 27 November February 1966. Retrieved on 10 December 2013. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1967 film competition: Feature films *Alessandro Blasetti (Italy) Jury President * Georges Lourau (France) Vice President *Sergei Bondarchuk (Soviet Union) *René Bonnell (France) *Jean-Louis Bory (France) (critic) *Miklós Jancsó (Hungary) *Claude Lelouch (France) *Shirley MacLaine (USA) *Vincente Minnelli (USA) *Georges Neveux (France) *Gian Luigi Rondi (Italy) *Ousmane Sembène (Senegal) Short films *Mark Turfkhuyer (Belgium) (journalist) President *Tahar Cheriaa (Tunisia) *André Co ... [...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] |
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty, April 24, 1934) is an American actress, author, and former dancer. Known for her portrayals of quirky, strong-willed and eccentric women, MacLaine has received numerous accolades over her seven-decade career, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Volpi Cups and two Silver Bears. MacLaine is one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Born in Richmond, Virginia, MacLaine made her acting debut as a teenager with minor roles in the Broadway musicals ''Oklahoma!'' and ''The Pajama Game''. Following minor appearances as an understudy in various other productions, MacLaine made her film debut with Alfred Hitchcock's black comedy ''The Trouble with Harry'' (1955), winning the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. She rose to prominence with starring roles in ''Around the World in 80 Days'' (1956), ''Some Came Running'' (1958), '' A ... [...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 Top 100 Brazilian films, 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 Cinema Novo, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entranced Earth
''Entranced Earth'' ( pt, Terra em Transe , "World in a Trance", also called ''Land in Anguish'' or ''Earth Entranced'') is a 1967 Brazilian ''Cinema Novo'' drama film directed by Glauber Rocha. It was shot in Parque Lage and at the Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro. The film is an allegory for the history of Brazil in the period 1960–1966. Plot The story is told in flashback by a writer who explains how he got into his present situation. He had been supporting a conservative party leader, but then decided to support the liberal candidate. The liberal wins the election, but soon reneges upon his campaign promises. The disillusioned writer decides to stay out of politics and resume his writing. Unfortunately, his girlfriend convinces him to try to talk the country's leader into pursuing a particular direction. The writer is soon shot. In the Republic of Eldorado, Paulo Martins is an idealist journalist and poet linked to the rising conservative politician and technocrat Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Widerberg
Bo Gunnar Widerberg (; 8 June 1930 – 1 May 1997) was a Sweden, Swedish film director, screenwriter, writer, film editing, editor and actor. Biography Early life Widerberg was born in Malmö, Malmöhus County, Sweden. Career Widerberg was the director of films such as ''Raven's End'' (1963), ''Elvira Madigan (1967 film), Elvira Madigan'' (1967), ''Ådalen 31'' (1969), ''Joe Hill (film), Joe Hill'' (1971), ''Fimpen'' (1974), ''The Man on the Roof'' (1976), ''Victoria (1979 film), Victoria'' (1979), ''The Man from Majorca'' (1984), ''The Serpent's Way'' (1986) and ''All Things Fair'' (1995). ''The Serpent's Way'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival and in competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1966 at the 3rd Guldbagge Awards his film ''Heja Roland!'' won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Film, Best Film. Death and legacy Widerberg died in Ängelholm, Sweden on 1 May 1997 of stomach cancer and was buried in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Madigan (1967 Film)
''Elvira Madigan'' is a 1967 Swedish film directed by Bo Widerberg, based on the tragedy of the Danish slackrope dancer Hedvig Jensen (born 1867), working under the stage name of Elvira Madigan at her stepfather's travelling circus, who runs away with the Swedish nobleman lieutenant Sixten Sparre (born 1854). Plot Elvira Madigan and Sixten Sparre are together in the Danish countryside, having run away together and abandoned their past lives. Sparre has renounced the military and now claims to be "on the women's side." Elvira, who was the main attraction at her circus, has got her identity back and starts to refer to herself with her real name Hedvig. A friend from Sparre's regiment tries to persuade him to come back, but fails. They have no money or future and try to fish and earn money the best they can. Hedvig sells a picture of herself drawn by Toulouse-Lautrec and is paid to entertain a party with her dancing. Eventually, Sparre shot her to death and then took his own life. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939 Friday) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which also included Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Margarethe von Trotta and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He won an Academy Awards, Oscar as well as the Palme d'Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Tin Drum (film), The Tin Drum'' (1979), the film version of the novel by Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass. Early life Volker Schlöndorff was born in Wiesbaden, Germany to the physician Dr. Georg Schlöndorff. His mother was killed in a kitchen fire in 1944. His family moved to Paris in 1956, where Schlöndorff won awards at school for his work in philosophy. He graduated in political science at the University of Paris, Sorbonne, while at the same time studying film at the Institut des hautes études ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Degree Of Murder
''Degree of Murder'' (german: Mord und Totschlag, french: Vivre à tout prix) is a 1967 West German film, starring Anita Pallenberg and directed by Volker Schlöndorff. The film is mainly known because of the soundtrack composed by Brian Jones (founder and multi-instrumentalist of the Rolling Stones), Pallenberg's boyfriend at the time. The film won three German Film Awards. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival. It was filmed in colour in West Germany in 1967. Plot Marie (Anita Pallenberg) shoots her ex-boyfriend with his own gun, after he attempts to beat her. Instead of reporting this to the police she hires two men to help her dump the body in a construction site near an autobahn. While doing this she becomes romantically involved with both men. Cast * Anita Pallenberg as Marie * Hans Peter Hallwachs as Gunther * Manfred Fischbeck as Fritz * Werner Enke as Hans * Kurt Bulau as (uncredited) * Willy Harlander (uncredited) * Angela Hillebrecht (uncredited) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Losey
Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1950s, he moved to Europe where he made the remainder of his films, mostly in the United Kingdom. Among the most critically and commercially successful were the films with screenplays by Harold Pinter: ''The Servant'' (1963) and ''The Go-Between'' (1971). Losey's 1976 film ''Monsieur Klein'' won the César Awards for Best Film and Best Director. He was a four-time nominee for both the Palme d'Or (winning once) and the Golden Lion, and a two-time BAFTA nominee. Early life and career Joseph Walton Losey III was born on January 14, 1909, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he and Nicholas Ray were high-school classmates at La Crosse Central High School. He attended Dartmouth College and Harvard University, beginning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accident (1967 Film)
''Accident'' is a 1967 British drama film directed by Joseph Losey. Written by Harold Pinter, it is an adaptation of the 1965 novel ''Accident'' by Nicholas Mosley. It is the third of four Losey–Pinter collaborations; the others being ''The Servant'' (1963), ''Modesty Blaise'' (1966) and ''The Go-Between'' (1971). At the 1967 Cannes Film Festival, ''Accident'' won the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury award. It also won the Grand Prix of the Belgian Film Critics Association. Plot Stephen, a married Oxford tutor in his forties, has two students: the rich and likeable William, of whom he is fond, and a beautiful, enigmatic Austrian named Anna, whom he secretly covets. William also fancies Anna and hopes to know her better. While Stephen's wife is away having their third child, he looks up an old flame in London and they sleep together. Returning home, he finds that his pushy colleague Charley has been using the house for sex with Anna. She tells Stephen privately that she and William a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahar Cheriaa
Tahar Cheriaa ( aeb, الطاهر شريعة; January 5, 1927 – November 4, 2010) was a Tunisian film critic and the founder of the Carthage Film Festival in 1966, the first Panafrican and Panarab film festival. Biography Cheriaa was born in Sayada in Tunisia. He was the founder of the Carthage Film Festival in 1966 and he led the first five events which were held every other year. Cheria was involved in the translation of Arabic poetry and he was a writer and spokesperson for Arab-African film culture. He was awarded the ''Grand Cordon of National Merit''. Cheriaa died in Ezzahra Ezzahra (الزهراء) is a coastal town on the outskirts of Tunis located south of the capital. Ezzahra is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea and the municipalities of Rades, Hammam Lif and Boumhel EL-Bassatine. Administratively attached to the ... in 2010. He is buried in his hometown of Sayada. References External links * 1927 births 2010 deaths Tunisian film directors People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ousmane Sembène
Ousmane Sembène (; 1 January 1923 or 8 January 1923 – 9 June 2007), often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. The ''Los Angeles Times'' considered him one of the greatest authors of Africa and he has often been called the "father of African film". Descended from a Serer family through his mother from the line of Matar Sène, Ousmane Sembène was particularly drawn to Serer religious festivals especially the ''Tuur festival''. Gadjigo, Samba, "Ousmane Sembène: The Making of a Militant Artist", Indiana University Press, (2010), p 16,(Retrieved : 10 August 2012) Early life The son of a fisherman, Ousmane Sembène was born in Ziguinchor in Casamance to a Lebou family. From childhood he was exposed to the Serer religion especially the ''Tuur festival'', in which he was made "cult servant". Although the ''Tuur'' demands offerings of curdled milk to the ancestral spirits (Pangool), S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
