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Cannes Film Festival Award For Best Actress
The Best Actress Award (french: Prix d'interprétation féminine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. It is given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance and chosen by the jury from the films in official competition slate at the festival. At the 1946 Cannes Film Festival, 1st Cannes Film Festival held in 1946, Michèle Morgan was the first winner of this award for her performance in ''Pastoral Symphony (film), Pastoral Symphony'', and Zar Amir Ebrahimi is the most recent winner in this category for her role in ''Holy Spider'' at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, 75th Cannes Film Festival in 2022. History The award was first presented in 1946. The prize was not awarded on three occasions (1947, 1953, and 1954). The festival was not held at all in 1948, 1950, and 2020. In 1968, no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the May 68, May 1968 events in France. On four occasions, the jury has awarded multiple w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world. Founded in 1946, the invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The festival was formally accredited by the FIAPF in 1951. On 1 July 2014, co-founder and former head of French pay-TV operator Canal+, Pierre Lescure, took over as President of the Festival, while Thierry Frémaux became the General Delegate. The board of directors also appointed Gilles Jacob as Honorary President of the Festival. It is one of the "Big Three" major European film festivals, alongside the Venice Film Festival in Italy and the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, as well as one of the "Big Five" major international film fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shy People
''Shy People'' is a 1987 American drama about two branches of a family that reunite, with tragic results. It stars Barbara Hershey, Jill Clayburgh, and Martha Plimpton. It was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, written by Konchalovsky, Marjorie David and Gérard Brach, and features music by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. Hershey won the Best Actress award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for her performance. It was one of the last film roles for actor Merritt Butrick, who died from AIDS in 1989. It was filmed by the bayous of South Louisiana. Plot summary Diana Sullivan is a successful Manhattan writer and photojournalist, seemingly oblivious to the serious cocaine addiction that her wild child daughter, Grace, has developed. A commission by ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine to write an article about a lost branch of Diana's family leads them deep into the bayous of Louisiana, where they encounter Diana's distant cousin, Ruth. Married at 12 to an abusive man whose cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Cannes Film Festival
The 8th Cannes Film Festival was held from 26 April to 10 May 1955. The Golden Palm went to the US film '' Marty'' by Delbert Mann. The festival opened with '' Du rififi chez les hommes'' by Jules Dassin and closed with ''Carmen Jones'' by Otto Preminger. Until the 1954 Festival, the whimsical way various prizes were being awarded had drawn much criticism. In answer to this, from 1955 onwards, the Jury was composed of foreign celebrities from the film industry. In 1955, the first Palme d'Or was awarded, as the highest prize of the Festival. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1955 competition: Feature films *Marcel Pagnol (France) Jury President *Marcel Achard (France) *Juan Antonio Bardem (Spain) * A. Dignimont (France) * Jacques-Pierre Frogerais (France) *Leopold Lindtberg (Switzerland) *Anatole Litvak (USA) *Isa Miranda (Italy) *Leonard Mosley (UK) *Jean Nery (France) *Sergei Yutkevich (Soviet Union) Short films * Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (France) *Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Cannes Film Festival
The 7th Cannes Film Festival was held from 25 March to 9 April 1954. With Jean Cocteau as President of the Jury, the Grand Prix went to the '' Gate of Hell'' by Teinosuke Kinugasa. The festival opened with '' Le Grand Jeu'' by Robert Siodmak. This was the last festival with a predominantly French jury. As the festival was becoming more and more a pole of showbiz attraction, scandals and romances of stars were appearing in the press. In 1954, the Simone Silva affair during the Cannes Festival ended up in the destruction of her career as an actor and her premature death, three years later. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1954 competition: Feature films *Jean Cocteau (France) Jury President *Jean Aurenche (France) *André Bazin (France) *Luis Buñuel (Spain) *Henri Calef (France) * Guy Desson (France) (MP official) * Philippe Erlanger (France) * Michel Fourre-Cormeray (France) * Jacques-Pierre Frogerais (France) (CNC official) * Jacques Ibert (France) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Cannes Film Festival
The 6th Cannes Film Festival was held from 15 to 29 April 1953. The Grand Prix of the Festival went to ''The Wages of Fear'' by Henri-Georges Clouzot. The festival opened with '' Horizons sans fin'' by Jean Dréville. During the opening ceremony, Walt Disney was awarded the "Legion of Honour" from the hands of Monsieur Hugues, Minister of Information. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1953 competition: Feature films *Jean Cocteau (France) Jury President * Louis Chauvet (France) (journalist) *Titina De Filippo (France) * Guy Desson (France) (MP official) * Philippe Erlanger (France) * Renée Faure (France) * Jacques-Pierre Frogerais (France) * Abel Gance (France) * André Lang (France) * Georges Raguis (France) (union official) * Edward G. Robinson (USA) * Charles Spaak (Belgium) *Georges Van Parys (France) Short films * Bert Haanstra (Netherlands) * Roger Leenhardt (France) * René Lucot (France) *Jean Queval (France) (journalist) * Jacques Schiltz (Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detective Story (1951 Film)
''Detective Story'' is a 1951 American crime drama directed by William Wyler and starring Kirk Douglas that tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. The ensemble supporting cast features Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, and George Macready. Both Lee Grant and Joseph Wiseman play large roles in their film debuts. The film was adapted by Robert Wyler and Philip Yordan from the 1949 play of the same name by Sidney Kingsley. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Academy Award for Best Director for Wyler, Best Actress for Parker, and Best Supporting Actress for Grant. An angry New York detective is one of a precinct of cops in a grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. Little does he realize that his obsessive pursuit of an "abortionist" is leading him to a discovery closer to home. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Cannes Film Festival
The 5th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1952. As in the previous three festivals, the entire jury of this festival was made up of French persons, with Maurice Genevoix as the Jury President. The Grand Prix of the Festival went to the '' Two Cents Worth of Hope'' by Renato Castellani and '' Othello'' by Orson Welles. The festival opened with ''An American in Paris'' by Vincente Minnelli. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the competition: * Maurice Genevoix Jury President * André Lang (journalist) * Chapelain-Midy (artist) * Charles Vildrac (writer) * Evrard De Rouvre (producer) *Gabrielle Dorziat (actress) * Georges Raguis (union official) * Guy Desson (MP official) * Jacques-Pierre Frogerais (producer) *Jean Dréville (director) * Jean Mineur (CNCF official) * Louis Chauvet (journalist) * Madame Georges Bidault * Pierre Billon (director) *Raymond Queneau (poet, writer) * Tony Aubin (composer) Feature film competition The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All About Eve
''All About Eve'' is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does not receive a screen credit. The film stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, a highly regarded but aging Broadway star, and Anne Baxter as Eve Harrington, an ambitious young fan who maneuvers herself into Channing's life, ultimately threatening Channing's career and her personal relationships. The film co-stars George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, and Hugh Marlowe, and features Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe in one of her earliest roles, Gregory Ratoff, Barbara Bates and Walter Hampden. ''All About Eve'' held its world premiere in New York City on October 13, 1950. Praised by critics at the time of its release, ''All About Eve'' received a record 14 Academy Award nominations.This feat was only matched by the 1997 film ''Titanic'' and the 2016 film '' La La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Cannes Film Festival
The 4th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 20 April 1951. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial reasons. In 1951, the festival took place in April instead of September to avoid direct competition with the Venice Film Festival. As in the previous two festivals, the entire jury was made up of French persons. The Grand Prix of the Festival went to two different films, ''Miss Julie'' by Alf Sjöberg and ''Miracle in Milan'' by Vittorio De Sica. The festival honoured Michèle Morgan, Jean Marais and Jean Cocteau with the ''Victoire du cinéma français'' award. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature and short films. *André Maurois (author) Jury President * Suzanne Bidault-Borel (politician) *Louis Chauvet (journalist) * Evrard de Rouvre *Guy Desson (MP official) *Jacques Ibert (composer) *Gaby Morlay (actress) *Georges Raguis (union official) * René Jeanne (critic) *Carlo Rim (director) *Louis Touchagues *Paul Vialar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walls Of Malapaga
''The Walls of Malapaga'' ( it, Le mura di Malapaga, french: Au-delà des grilles (''Beyond the Gates'')), is a 1949 French-Italian drama film directed by René Clément and starring Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda and Andrea Checchi. It was a co-production made by Francinex and Italia Produzione, produced by Alfredo Guarini from a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Alfredo Guarini adapted by Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost. The music score was by Roman Vlad and the cinematography by Louis Page. It was made at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome with sets designed by the art director Piero Filippone and Luigi Gervasi. Plot summary Gabin is Pierre Arrignon, a French criminal, on the run who finds himself in Genoa, Italy, and falls in love with Marta Manfredini (Isa Miranda), a local woman. The film is set in Italy, and the dialogue is primarily in French. Cast * Jean Gabin as Pierre Arrignon * Isa Miranda as Marta Manfredini * Vera Talchi as Cecchina, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Cannes Film Festival
The 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 September 1949. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial problems. Like in 1947, the entire jury for this festival was made up of French persons, with historian Georges Huisman as President of the Jury. The '' Grand Prix du Festival de Cannes'' went to ''The Third Man'' by Carol Reed. The festival opened with '' L'Arroseur Arrosé'' by Louis Lumière, an 1895 French comedy short-film, paying tribute to cinema's first comedy film. Jury The following persons were selected as the jury for the feature and short films: * Georges Huisman (historian) Jury President *Jules Romains (president) * Mme. Georges Bidault * Georges Charensol * Paul Colin * Roger Désormière * Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Étienne Gilson (author) * Paul Gosset (author) * Georges Raguis (union official) * Rene-Jeanne (critic) *Carlo Rim Substitute members * Jean Benoît-Lévy * Guy Desson (MP official) * Alexandre Kamenka * Paul Verneyra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Cannes Film Festival
The 2nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 25 September 1947. The new building that was meant to host the festival, the Palais du Festival, was still not ready, and the festival was held amid many technical and financial problems. In 1947, the entire jury of the Festival were French. Six awards were given to films of different categories. Jury The following persons were selected as the jury for the feature and short films: *Georges Huisman (historian) Jury President * Raymond Borderie (CNC official) *Georges Carriere (cinephile) * Jean-François Chosson (CNC official) * Joseph Dotti (cinephile) * Escoute (Cannes city official) * Jean Grémillon (director) * Maurice Hille (cinephile) *Robert Hubert (production designer) *Alexandre Kamenka (producer) *Jean Mineur (CNCF official) * Henri Moret (cinephile) *Jean Nery (critic) *Maurice Perisset (cinephile) *Georges Raguis (union official) *René Jeanne (critic) *Georges Rollin (actor) *Régis Roubin (cinephile) *Marc-Gilbert Sau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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