The 23rd

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ran from 3 to 18 May

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

. This year, Robert Favre LeBret, the founder of the festival, decided not to include any films from Russia and Japan (their flags were missing on the Croisette). He was tired of the "Slavic spectacles and Japanese samurai flicks.". The Russians took back their juror Sergei Obraztsov (head of Moscow puppet theater) and left the jury panel with only eight members.

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winner

Miguel Ángel Asturias Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales (; October 19, 1899 – June 9, 1974) was a Nobel Prize-winning Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist. Asturias helped establish Latin American literature's contribution to mainstream W ...

was appointed as President of the Jury. At the time, he was serving as ambassador from Guatemala to France. The

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

went to the '' MASH'' by Robert Altman. The festival opened with '' Les Choses de la vie'', directed by

Claude Sautet Claude Sautet (23 February 1924 – 22 July 2000) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was a chronicler of post-war French society. He made a total of five films with his favorite actress Romy Schneider. Biography Born in Montrou ...

and closed with '' Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel'', directed by Marc Allégret.

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1970 film competition: Feature films *

(Guatemalan Nobel Prize) Jury President * Guglielmo Biraghi, critic (Italy) * Kirk Douglas, actor (USA) *

Christine Gouze-Rénal Christine Gouze-Rénal (30 December 1914 − 25 October 2002) was a French film and television producer. A graduate in literature and art history and former Résistance member, she became in 1956 France's first female film producer with '' The Bri ...

, producer (France) *

Vojtěch Jasný Vojtěch Jasný (30 November 1925 – 15 November 2019) was a Czech director, screenwriter and professor who has written and directed over 50 films. Jasný made feature and documentary films in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Austria, USA & Canada, and ...

, director (Czechoslovakia) *

Félicien Marceau Félicien Marceau (16 September 1913 – 7 March 2012) was a French novelist, playwright and essayist originally from Belgium. His real name was Louis Carette. He was close to the Hussards right-wing literary movement, which in turn was close t ...

, playwright (France) *

Sergey Obraztsov Sergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov (russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Образцо́в, 5 July ( O.S. 22 June), 1901 – 8 May 1992) was a Soviet and Russian puppeteer who is credited by the Encyclopædia Britannica with "establish ...

, puppeteer (Soviet Union) *

Karel Reisz Karel Reisz (21 July 1926 – 25 November 2002) was a Czech-born British filmmaker, one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in British cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. Two of the best-known films he directed are '' Saturday Night and S ...

, filmmaker (UK) *

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 ...

, filmmaker (West Germany) Short films * Fred Orain (producer) *

Jerzy Płażewski Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish. People ...

, critic (Poland) * Vincio Delleani (Italy)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: *''

The Alienist ''The Alienist'' is a crime novel by Caleb Carr first published in 1994 and is the first book in the Kreizler series. It takes place in New York City in 1896, and includes appearances by many famous figures of New York society in that era, inc ...

'' (''Azyllo Muito Louco'') by

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 d ...

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The Buttercup Chain ''The Buttercup Chain'' is a 1970 British drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starring Hywel Bennett, Jane Asher, and Leigh Taylor-Young. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. The film is an adaptation of the 1967 novel ...

'' by

Robert Ellis Miller Robert Ellis Miller (July 18, 1927 – January 27, 2017) was an American film director. Filmography * '' Breaking Point'' (1963) - TV Series * '' Any Wednesday'' (1966) * '' Sweet November'' (1968) * '' The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter'' (1968 ...

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Don Segundo Sombra ''Don Segundo Sombra'' is a 1926 novel by Argentine rancher Ricardo Güiraldes. Like José Hernández's poem ''Martín Fierro'', its protagonist is a gaucho. However, unlike Hernandez's poem, ''Don Segundo Sombra'' does not romanticize the figu ...

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Manuel Antín Manuel Antín (born February 27, 1926) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. Manuel Antín was born in Las Palmas, Chaco Province, in 1926. He first wrote for Argentine television in 1956 and made his directorial debut in 1962 with hi ...

*'' The Dreamer'' (''Ha-Timhoni'') by

Dan Wolman Dan Wolman (born October 28, 1941) is an Israeli filmmaker and lecturer in film studies. Biography Dan Wolman was born in Jerusalem, in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine. His father was Moshe Wolman, a pioneering physician. He spen ...

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Elise, or Real Life ''Elise, or Real Life'' (french: Élise ou la vraie vie) is a 1970 French drama film directed by Michel Drach. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Marie-José Nat as Elise Le Tellier * Mohamed Chouikh as Arezki * Bernadett ...

'' (''Élise ou la vraie vie'') by

Michel Drach Michel Drach (18 October 1930 in Paris – 14 February 1990 in Paris) was a French film director, writer, producer and actor. Life and career Drach was born in Paris, France, the son of Yvonne (Vanderheym) and Maurice Drach. His family was Jewis ...

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'' (''Magasiskola'') by

István Gaál István Gaál (25 August 1933 – 25 September 2007) was a Hungarian film director, editor and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films between 1956 and 1996. With ''Falcons'' he won the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. S ...

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Fruit of Paradise ''Fruit of Paradise'' ( cs, Ovoce stromů rajských jíme) is a 1970 Czechoslovak avant-garde drama film directed by Věra Chytilová. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. The film is an adaptation of the Adam and Eve story. This w ...

'' (''Ovoce stromu rajských jíme'') by

Věra Chytilová Věra Chytilová (2 February 1929 – 12 March 2014) was an avant-garde Czech film director and pioneer of Czech cinema. Banned by the Czechoslovak government in the 1960s, she is best known for her Czech New Wave film, ''Sedmikrásky'' ('' D ...

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Harry Munter ''Harry Munter'' is a 1969 Swedish drama film directed by Kjell Grede. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. At the 7th Guldbagge Awards Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best ...

'' by Kjell Grede *'' Hoa-Binh'' by

Raoul Coutard Raoul Coutard (16 September 1924 – 8 November 2016) was a French cinematographer. He is best known for his connection with the Nouvelle Vague period and particularly for his work with director Jean-Luc Godard. Coutard also shot films for New Wa ...

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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion ''Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion'' ( it, Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto) is a 1970 Italian crime drama film directed by Elio Petri, starring Gian Maria Volonté and Florinda Bolkan. It is a psychological, bla ...

'' (''Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto'') by

Elio Petri Eraclio Petri (29 January 1929 – 10 November 1982), commonly known as Elio Petri, was an Italian film director, screenwriter, theatre director, and critic associated with the political cinema in the 1960s and '70s. His film ''Investigat ...

*'' The Land'' (''Al-Ard'') by

Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ar, يوسف شاهين, Yūsuf Shāhīn ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twelve films that were listed ...

*'' Landscape After the Battle'' (''Krajobraz po bitwie'') by

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...

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Last Leap ''Last Leap'' (french: Le Dernier Saut) is a 1970 French crime film directed by Édouard Luntz. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Maurice Ronet - Garal * Michel Bouquet - Jauran * Cathy Rosier - Florence * Eric Penet ...

'' (''Le dernier saut'') by

Édouard Luntz Édouard Luntz (8 August 1931 – 26 February 2009) was a French film director. He directed nine films between 1959 and 1973. His 1966 film '' Les coeurs verts'' was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival and his 1970 fil ...

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Leo the Last ''Leo the Last'' is a 1970 British drama film co-written and directed by John Boorman, based on the play ''The Prince'' by George Tabori, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Billie Whitelaw. Plot The ennui-afflicted heir to a deposed Europea ...

'' by John Boorman *''

Long Live the Bride and Groom ''Long Live the Bride and Groom'' ( es, ¡Vivan los novios!) is a 1970 Spanish drama film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * José Luis López Vázquez as Leonardo * Laly Soldevila as L ...

'' (''¡Vivan los novios!'') by

Luis García Berlanga Luis García-Berlanga Martí (12 June 1921 – 13 November 2010) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Acclaimed as a pioneer of modern Spanish cinema, his films are marked by social satire and acerbic critiques of Spanish culture under t ...

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Malatesta Malatesta may refer to: People Given name * Malatesta (I) da Verucchio (1212–1312), founder of the powerful Italian Malatesta family and a famous condottiero * Malatesta IV Baglioni (1491–1531), Italian condottiero and lord of Perugia, Bettona, ...

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Peter Lilienthal Peter Lilienthal (born 27 November 1929) is a German film director, writer, actor and producer. His 1979 film ''David'' won the Golden Bear at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1984 film '' Das Autogramm'' was entered into the 34th ...

*'' MASH'' by Robert Altman *''

Metello ''Metello'' is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. It starred Massimo Ranieri as the title character. Plot During the end of the 19th century, young Metello decides to start ...

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Mauro Bolognini Mauro Bolognini (28 June 1922 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian film and stage director of literate sensibility, known for his masterly handling of period subject matter. Early years Bolognini was born in Pistoia, in the Tuscany region of Italy. ...

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The Palace of Angels ''The Palace of Angels'' ( pt, O Palácio dos Anjos; french: Le palais des anges) is a 1970 Brazilian-French drama film directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Bárb ...

'' (''O Palácio dos Anjos'') by

Walter Hugo Khouri Walter Hugo Khouri (São Paulo, 21 October 1929 – São Paulo, 27 June 2003) was a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer of Lebanese people, Lebanese and Italians, Italian descent. Khouri made 25 feature films and w ...

*'' The Pizza Triangle'' (''Dramma della gelosia - tutti i particolari in cronaca'') by Ettore Scola *'' A Simple Story'' (''Une si simple histoire'') by

Abdellatif Ben Ammar Abdellatif Ben Ammar ( ar, عبد اللطيف بن عمار; 25 April 1943 – 6 February 2023) was a Tunisian film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Tunis on 25 April 1943, Ben Ammar studied mathematics at the . He then turned to ...

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The Strawberry Statement ''The Strawberry Statement'' is a non-fiction book by James Simon Kunen, written when he was 19, which chronicled his experiences at Columbia University from 1966–1968, particularly the April 1968 protests and takeover of the office of the dean ...

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Stuart Hagmann Stuart R. Hagmann (born in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on September 2, 1942) is a television and film director primarily active from 1968 to 1977. His television work includes episodes of the series '' Mission: Impossible'' and ''Mannix''. In film ...

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Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon ''Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon'' is a 1970 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Otto Preminger. The film is based on the 1968 novel of the same name by Marjorie Kellogg. Plot Junie Moon is a girl whose face was scarred in ...

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Otto Preminger Otto Ludwig Preminger ( , ; 5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian-American theatre and film director, film producer, and actor. He directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade career after leaving the theatre. He first gai ...

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The Things of Life ''The Things of Life'' (french: Les Choses de la vie) is a 1970 romantic drama film directed by Claude Sautet, based on the 1967 novel '' Intersection'' by Paul Guimard. The film centers around a car accident experienced by Pierre (Michel Piccoli ...

'' (''Les Choses de la vie'') by

*'' Tulips of Haarlem'' (''I tulipani di Haarlem'') by

Franco Brusati Franco Brusati (4 August 1922 in Milan – 28 February 1993 in Rome) was an Italian screenwriter and director. Biography He directed the internationally commended film hit '' Bread and Chocolate'', one of the finest examples of Commedia al ...

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: * ''

The Ball of Count Orgel ''Le Bal du compte d'Orgel'' ( en, The Ball of Count Orgel) is a French film from 1970. It was the last film directed by Marc Allégret, who was also the producer of this film. It was screened at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, but wasn't enter ...

'' (''Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel'') by Marc Allégret * '' Mictlan o la casa de los que ya no son'' by Raúl Kamffer * '' The Territory of Others'' (''Le territoire des autres'') by Gérard Vienne, Jacqueline Lecompte,

Michel Fano Michel Fano (born 9 December 1929) is a French musician, composer, writer, filmmaker, and sound designer. He developed the concept of to describe the potential for a film's soundtrack to interact with its visual content. During the early 1950s, ...

and François Bel * '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' by Sydney Pollack * ''

Tristana Tristana may refer to: * ''Tristana'' (novel), a novel published in 1892 by Benito Pérez Galdós ** ''Tristana'' (film), a 1970 Spanish film directed by Luis Buñuel based on the eponymous novel * ''Tristana'' (song), a 1987 song recorded by the ...

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Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and ...

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The Virgin and the Gypsy ''The Virgin and the Gipsy'' is a short novel (or novella) by English author D.H. Lawrence. It was written in 1926 and published posthumously in 1930. Today it is often entitled ''The Virgin and the Gypsy'' which can lead to confusion because fi ...

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Christopher Miles Christopher Miles (born 19 April 1939) is a British film director, producer and screenwriter. Personal life Miles was born in London, England, the eldest of four children to Clarice Remnant (‘Wren’), a councillor, and John Miles, a consulti ...

* '' Voyage Chez Les Vivants'' by Henry Brandt * ''

Woodstock Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, southwest of the town of Woodstock. Billed as "an Aq ...

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Michael Wadleigh Michael Wadleigh, (born September 24, 1942, in Akron, Ohio), is an American film director and cinematographer renowned for his groundbreaking documentary of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, ''Woodstock''. Biography A native of Akron, Ohio, Wadleig ...

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Prix du Jury: * ''A Day With the Boys'' by

* ''Comme Larrons En Foire'' by Edmond Freess * ''El diablo sin dama'' by Eduardo Calcagno * ''Et Salammbo?'' by Jean-Pierre Richard * ''Gipsy Pentecost (The Feast of St. Sara)'' by Laurence Boulting * ''Kaleidoski'' by

Jacques Ertaud Jacques Ertaud (18 November 1924 – 18 November 1995) was a French film director and screenwriter. Along with Marcel Ichac, he co-directed the film '' Stars at Noon'', which entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival The 9 ...

* ''L'autre silence'' by Nestor Matsas * ''Light'' (''Lumière'') by Paul Cohen * '' Magic Machines'' by Bob Curtis * ''Smrtici vone'' (''Le parfum mortel'') by Vaclav Bedrich * ''The Epitaph'' by Gurucharan Singh * ''Un temps pour la mémoire'' by Georges Pessis

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 9th

International Critics' Week The International Critics' Week (french: Semaine de la Critique) was founded in 1962 and is organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. It was created following the showing of '' The Connection'' directed by Shirley Clarke which had been ...

(9e Semaine de la Critique): * ''Camarades'' by

Marin Karmitz Marin Karmitz (born 7 October 1938) is a Romanian-French businessman whose career has spanned the French film industry, including director, producer, film distributor, and operator of a chain of cinemas. Karmitz attended film school at IDHE ...

(France) * ''Eloge du chiac'' by

Michel Brault Michel Brault, OQ (25 June 1928 – 21 September 2013) was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the Na ...

(Canada) * '' Kes'' by

Ken Loach Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty ('' Poor Cow'', 1967), homelessn ...

(United Kingdom) * '' Misshandlingen'' by

Lars Lennart Forsberg Lars Lennart Forsberg (31 July 1933 – 3 January 2012) was a Swedish film director and screenwriter. At the 7th Guldbagge Awards his film ''Mistreatment'' won the awards for Best Film and Best Director. He directed 20 films between 1969 ...

(Sweden) * ''O Cerco'' by Antonio Cunha Telles (Portugal) * ''On voit bien que c’est pas toi'' by Christian Zarifian (France) * ''

Ramparts of Clay ''Ramparts of Clay'' (french: Remparts d'argile), is a 1971 French drama film directed by Jean-Louis Bertuccelli. The film stars Leila Shenna, as well as the villagers of the Algerian village of Tehouda. The film was selected as the French entry f ...

'' (''Remparts d’argile'') by

Jean-Louis Bertucelli Jean-Louis Bertuccelli (3 June 1942 – 6 March 2014) was a French film director and screenwriter. He died in March 2014, aged 71. Selected filmography *''Ramparts of Clay'' (1971) *''Docteur Françoise Gailland ''Docteur Françoise Gai ...

(France, Algeria) * ''

The River Schooners ''The River Schooners'' (french: Les Voitures d'eau) is a 1968 Canadian documentary, produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by Pierre Perrault.David Clandfield, ''Pierre Perrault and the Poetic Documentary''. Indiana University ...

(Les Voitures d’eau)'' by

Pierre Perrault Pierre Perrault (29 June 1927 – 24 June 1999) was a Québécois documentary film director. He directed 20 films between 1963 and 1996. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada, although largely unknown outside of Québec. In ...

(Canada) * '' Soleil O'' by

Med Hondo Med Hondo (born Mohamed Abid Hondo; 4 May 1935 – 2 March 2019) was a Mauritanian-born French director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Considered a founding father of African cinema, he is known for his controversial films dealing with issu ...

(Mauritania, France) * ''Vrane'' by Gordan Mihić and Ljubiša Kozomara (Yugoslavia) * ''Warm in the Bud'' by Rudolph Caringi (United States) * ''Ice'' by

Robert Kramer Robert Kramer (June 22, 1939 – November 10, 1999), born in New York and educated at Swarthmore College and Stanford University, was an American film director, screenwriter and actor who directed 19 films between 1965 and 1999, most of them ...

(United States)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1970

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...

(Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): * ''A nous deux, France'' by Désiré Ecaré (Ivory Coast, France) * ''L'Araignée d'eau'' by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe (France) * ''Arthur Penn: Themes, Variants, Images & Words'' oc.)_by_Robert_Hughes_(United_States) *_''Bhuvan_Shome''_by_Mrinal_Sen.html" ;"title="Bhuvan_Shome.html" ;"title="oc.) by Robert Hughes (United States) * ''Bhuvan Shome">oc.) by Robert Hughes (United States) * ''Bhuvan Shome'' by Mrinal Sen">Bhuvan_Shome.html" ;"title="oc.) by Robert Hughes (United States) * ''Bhuvan Shome">oc.) by Robert Hughes (United States) * ''Bhuvan Shome'' by Mrinal Sen (India) * ''Caliche sangriento'' by Helvio Soto (Chile) * ''I Cannibali'' by Liliana Cavani (Italy) * ''Cowards (1970 film), Cowards'' by Simon Nuchtern (United States) * ''Des Christs par milliers'' by Philippe Arthuys (France) * ''Détruisez-vous'' by Serge Bard (France) * '' Don Giovanni'' by

Carmelo Bene Carmelo Pompilio Realino Antonio Bene, known as Carmelo Bene (1 September 1937 – 16 March 2002), was an Italian actor, poet, film director and screenwriter. He was an important exponent of the Italian avant-garde theatre and cinema. He die ...

(Italy) * '' Eikka Katappa'' by

Werner Schroeter Werner Schroeter (7 April 1945 – 12 April 2010) was a German film director, screenwriter, and opera director known for his stylistic excess. Schroeter was cited by Rainer Werner Fassbinder as an influence both on his own work and on German cine ...

(West Germany) * '' End Of The Road'' by

Aram Avakian Aram A. Avakian (April 23, 1926 – January 17, 1987) was an American film editor and director. His work in the latter role includes ''Jazz on a Summer's Day'' (1959) and the indie film '' End of the Road'' (1970). Life and work Aram "Al" Avak ...

(United States) * '' Entre tu et vous'' by

and

Gilles Groulx Gilles Groulx (August 30, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec – August 22, 1994) was a Canadian film director. He grew up in a working-class family with 14 children. After studying business in school, he went to work in an office but found the white-co ...

(Canada) * ''L'Escadron Volapük'' by René Gilson (France) * ''L'Étrangleur'' by

Paul Vecchiali Paul Vecchiali (28 April 1930 – 18 January 2023) was a French filmmaker and author. Biography Vecchiali was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. He spent his childhood in Toulon. His family, suspected of collaboration, preferred to leave this cit ...

(France) * '' Even Dwarfs Started Small'' (''Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen'') by

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with u ...

(West Germany) * ''Un Film'' by Sylvina Boissonnas (France) * '' Fuoricampo'' by

Peter Del Monte Peter Del Monte (29 July 1943 – 31 May 2021) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed fifteen films between 1969 and 2021. His 1982 film ''Invitation au voyage'' won the prize for the Best Artistic Contribution at the 1982 ...

(Italy) * ''Give God a Chance on Sunday (Dieu existe tous les dimanches)'' by Henrik Stangerup (Denmark) * '' Handcuffs'' (''Lisice'') by

Krsto Papić Krsto Papić (7 December 1933 – 7 February 2013) was a Croatian screenwriter and film director whose career spanned over five decades. He is generally considered among the best directors of former Yugoslavia and the only director from Croatia th ...

(Yugoslavia) * ''La Hora de los niños'' by

Arturo Ripstein Arturo Ripstein y Rosen (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Considered the "Godfather of independent Mexican cinema", Ripstein's work is generally characterized by "somber, slow-paced, macabre melodramas tackling ...

(Mexico) * '' The House of Light (La Chambre Blanche)'' by

Jean Pierre Lefebvre Jean Pierre Lefebvre (; born 17 August 1941) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is widely admired as "the godfather of independent Canadian cinema," particularly among young, independent filmmakers. Biography Jean Pierre Lefebvre studied literature a ...

(Canada) * ''

The Howl ''The Howl'' ( it, L'urlo) is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Tinto Brass. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Tina Aumont - Anita * Gigi Proietti - Coso * Nino Segurini - Berto Bertuccioli * Germano ...

'' (''L'urlo'') by

Tinto Brass Giovanni "Tinto" Brass (born 26 March 1933) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. In the 1960s and 1970s, he directed many critically acclaimed avant-garde films of various genres. Today, he is mainly known for his later work in the Erot ...

(Italy) * '' The Inheritors'' (''Os Herdeiros'') by

Carlos Diegues Carlos Diegues, also known as Cacá Diegues (born May 19, 1940), is a Brazilian film director. He was born in Maceió, Alagoas, and is best known as a member of the Cinema Novo Cinema Novo (), "New Cinema" in English, is a genre and movement o ...

(Brazil) * '' James ou pas'' by

Michel Soutter Michel Soutter (2 June 1932 – 10 September 1991) was a Swiss film director and screenwriter. He directed 13 films between 1967 and 1991. His 1982 film ''L'amour des femmes'' was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. ...

(Switzerland) * '' Jänken'' by Lars Forsberg (Sweden) * '' Jutrzenka'' by

Jaime Camino Jaime Camino (11 June 1936 – 4 December 2015) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 16 films between 1962 and 2001. His 1976 film ''Long Vacations of 36'' was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. ...

(Spain) * '' Killed the Family and Went to the Movies (Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema)'' by

Júlio Bressane Júlio Eduardo Bressane de Azevedo (born February 13, 1946) is a Brazilian filmmaker and writer. Biography A representative of the Brazilian ''cinema marginal'', Julio Bressane began making films as an assistant director of Walter Lima Jr., in 1 ...

(Brazil) * '' Macunaíma'' by

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (May 25, 1932 – September 10, 1988) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He was a member of the Cinema Novo movement in Brazil. Andrade is best known for his 1969 film ''Macunaíma (film), Macunaíma'', ba ...

(Brazil) * '' A Married Couple'' (doc.) by Allan King (Canada) * ''Molo'' by Wojciech Solarz (Poland) * '' My Friend Pierrette (Mon amie Pierrette)'' by

(Canada) * ''L'Odyssée du général José'' by Jorge Fraga (Cuba) * '' L'Opium et le Bâton'' by Ahmed Rachedi (Algeria) * '' Palaver'' by

Emile Degelin Emile Degelin (16 July 1926 – 20 May 2017) was a Belgian film director and novelist, the director of ''If the Wind Frightens You'' His 1963 film ''Life and Death in Flanders'' was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1 ...

(Belgium) * ''Paradise Now'' (doc.) by

Sheldon Rochlin Sheldon may refer to: * Sheldon (name), a given name and a surname, and a list of people with the name Places Australia *Sheldon, Queensland *Sheldon Forest, New South Wales United Kingdom *Sheldon, Derbyshire, England *Sheldon, Devon, England *S ...

(United Kingdom) * ''Portrait'' by Jérôme Hill (United States) * ''Une Pulsation'' by Carlos Paez Vilaro and Gérard Levy-Clerc (France, Uruguay) * ''

Putney Swope ''Putney Swope'' is a 1969 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr., and starring Arnold Johnson as the title character, a black advertising executive. The film satirizes the advertising world, the portrayal of ...

'' by Robert Downey Sr. (United States) * '' Q-Bec My Love'' by

(Canada) * ''Reason Over Passion'' by

Joyce Wieland Joyce Wieland (June 30, 1930 – June 27, 1998) was a Canadian experimental filmmaker and mixed media artist. Wieland found success as a painter when she began her career in Toronto in the 1950s. In 1962, Wieland moved to New York City and ...

(Canada) * ''

Reconstituirea ''The Reenactment'' ( ro, Reconstituirea), also known as ''Reconstruction'', is a 1968 black-and-white film by Romanian director Lucian Pintilie. It is based on a novel by Horia Pătraşcu, which in turn reflects real-life events witnessed by the ...

'' by

Lucian Pintilie Lucian Pintilie (; 9 November 1933 – 16 May 2018Lucian Pi ...

(Romania) * ''

Le Révélateur ''Le Révélateur'' is a 1968 experimental narrative film by Philippe Garrel. Synopsis The film follows a 4-year-old boy (Stanislas Robiolles) and his parents (Laurent Terzieff and Bernadette Lafont). Cinematographer Michel Fournier, a then-frequ ...

'' by

Philippe Garrel Philippe Garrel (; born 6 April 1948) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. ...

(France) * ''Right On'' by Herbert Danska (United States) * ''Ruchome piaski'' by Władysław Ślesicki (Poland) * ''School Play'' by Charles Rydell (United States) * ''Som Natt Och Dag'' by Jonas Cornell (Sweden) * '' Struktura kryształu'' by

Krzysztof Zanussi Krzysztof Pius Zanussi (born 17 June 1939) is a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop. He is ...

(Poland) * ''Sweet Hunters'' (''Ternos caçadores'') by

Ruy Guerra Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira (born August 22, 1931) is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) in Mozambique, when it was still a Portuguese colony. ...

(Panama) * ''Troupe d'élite, fleur de Marie'' by Oimel Mai (West Germany) * ''Valparaiso, mi amor'' by Aldo Francia (Chile) * ''Wie Ich ein Neger wurde'' by Roland Gall (West Germany) * ''

Wind from the East ''Wind from the East'' (french: Le Vent d'est) is a 1970 film by the Dziga Vertov Group, a radical filmmaking cooperative that, at its core, included Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin. As with most films from this period in Godard's career, ...

'' (''Le Vent d'est'') by Jean-Luc Godard (Italy) * ''Les Yeux ne veulent pas en tout temps se fermer'' by

Jean-Marie Straub Jean-Marie is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Marie Abgrall (born 1950), a French psychiatrist, criminologist, specialist in forensic medicine, cult expert, and graduate in criminal law * Jean-Marie C ...

and Danièle Huillet (West Germany) :Short films * ''20 September'' by

Kurt Kren Kurt Kren (born 20 September 1929; died 23 June 1998 in Vienna) was an Austrian avant-garde filmmaker. He is best known for his involvement with the Vienna Aktionists and the group of films that resulted, although this accounts for only a part of ...

(France) * ''Aaa'' by Dieter Meier (France) * ''Ai Love'' by Takahiko Limura (France) * '' All My Life'' by

Bruce Baillie Bruce Baillie (September 24, 1931 – April 10, 2020) was an American experimental filmmaker. He was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota in 1931 and died on April 10, 2020 in Camano Island, Washington. Work Baillie founded Canyon Cinema in San Franc ...

(United States) * ''American Woman'' by Bruce E. Meintjies (United States) * ''Back And Forth'' by

Michael Snow Michael Snow (born December 10, 1928) is a Canadian artist working in a range of media including film, installation, sculpture, photography, and music. His best-known films are '' Wavelength'' (1967) and '' La Région Centrale'' (1971), with the ...

(United States) * ''Bartleby 1970'' by Jean-Pierre Bastid (France) * ''Béjart'' by Atahualpa Lichy (France) * ''Berkeley'' by Patrick Reynolds (United States) * ''Bliss'' by

Gregory Markopoulos Gregory J. Markopoulos (March 12, 1928 – November 12, 1992) was an American experimental filmmaker. Biography Born in Toledo, Ohio in 1928 to Greek immigrant parents, Markopoulos began making 8 mm films at an early age. He attended USC Film Sc ...

(France) * ''Cosinus Alpha'' by

(France) * ''Das Sonnenbad'' by Bernd Upnmoor (West Germany) * ''David Perry'' by

Albie Thoms Albie Thoms (28 July 1941 – 28 November 2012) was an Australian film director, writer, and producer. He was born in Sydney, Australia. He was nominated for at the 1979 AFI Awards for Best Original Screenplay for Palm Beach. He is best known ...

(Australia) * ''Dimanche Après-midi'' by Stéphane Kurc (France) * ''Disson. Zeitreih'' by Hans Peter Kochenrath (France) * ''Eros, O Basil'' by

(France) * ''Faces'' by John Moore and Takahiko Limura (France) * ''Fenstergucker'' by

(France) * ''Film Oder Macht'' by

Vlado Kristl Vladislav "Vlado" Kristl (24 January 1923, Zagreb, Croatia – 7 July 2004, Munich, Germany) was a filmmaker and artist, best known for his animations and short films. Biography Vladislav "Vlado" Kristl was born 24 January 1923 in Zagreb, Croati ...

(France) * ''Georges Albert, Aventurier'' by Daniel Edinger (France) * ''In The Void'' by Ronald Bijlsma (Netherlands) * ''It's So Peaceful'' by Fritz André Kracht (France) * ''La Bergère En Colère'' by Francis Warin (France) * ''La Cazadora Inconsciente'' by Rafael R. Balerdi (Spain) * ''La Question ordinaire'' by

Claude Miller Claude Miller (20 February 1942 – 4 April 2012) was a French film director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Claude Miller was born to a Jewish family. A student at Paris' IDHEC film school from 1962 through 1963, Miller had his fi ...

(France) * ''La Tête Froide'' by Patrick Hella (Belgium) * ''Labyrinthe'' by Piotr Kamler (France) * ''Le Coo'' by Paul Dopff (France) * ''Le Voyage De M. Guitton'' by

Pascal Aubier Pascal Aubier is a French actor, director, script writer, producer and editor, born in 1943 in Paris, France. Filmography As actor * 1958 : '' Faibles femmes'' * 1964 : ''Lucky Jo'' * 1965 : '' Pierrot le fou'' : ''Brother #2'' * 1966 : ''Ch ...

(France) * ''Les Trois Cousins'' by

René Vautier René Vautier (; 15 January 1928 – 4 January 2015) was a French film director. His films, which were often controversial with French authorities, addressed many issues, such as the Algerian War, French colonialism in Africa, pollution, raci ...

(France) * ''Manha Cinzenta'' by Olney A. Sau Paulo (Brazil) * ''Mauern'' by

(France) * ''Messages, Messages'' by Steven Arnold (United States) * ''One More Time'' by Daniel Pommereulle (France) * ''Papa und Mama'' by

(France) * ''Park Rape'' by Jon Beckjord (United States) * ''Piece Mandala'' by

Paul Sharits Paul Jeffrey Sharits (February 7, 1943, Denver, Colorado—July 8, 1993, Buffalo, New York) was a visual artist, best known for his work in experimental, or avant-garde filmmaking, particularly what became known as the structural film movement, ...

(France) * ''Play 4 + 5'' by Klaus Schönherr (France) * ''Portrait D. Cor'' by Klaus Schönherr (France) * ''Portraits'' by

(France) * ''S.W.B.'' by Gérard Pires (France) * ''Scenes From'' by

Stan Brakhage James Stanley Brakhage ( ; January 14, 1933 – March 9, 2003) was an American filmmaker. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th-century experimental film. Over the course of five decades, Brakhage created a larg ...

(France) * ''Selbst Verst'' by Selbst Verst (France) * ''Sodoma'' by Otto Muehl (France) * ''Some Won't Go'' by Gil Toff (United States) * ''Still Nacht'' by Hans Peter Kochenrath (France) * ''Stock Exchange Transplant'' by Douglas Collins (United States) * ''

T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G ''T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G'' is a 12-minute short film directed by Paul Sharits in 1968. It uses many of the strategies characteristic of the structural film movement, including a static frame, flicker effects, flash frames and continual audio and visual r ...

'' by Paul Sharits (France) * ''Talla'' by

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(France) * ''The Mechanical Man'' by Ronald Fritz (United States) * ''Underground Explosion'' by

(France) * ''Vite'' by Daniel Pommereulle (France) * ''Work In Progress'' by W. Hein and G. Hein (France) * ''Zelenka'' by Robert Rosen (United States)

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1970 Official selection awards: * Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: '' MASH'' by Robert Altman * Grand Prix Spécial du Jury: ''

'' (''Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto'') by

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

: John Boorman for ''

'' *

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

: Ottavia Piccolo for ''

'' * Best Actor: Marcello Mastroianni for '' The Pizza Triangle'' (''Dramma della gelosia - tutti i particolari in cronaca'') *

Jury Prize A jury is a sworn body of people (jurors) convened to hear evidence and render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Juries developed in England duri ...

(Tied as the jury was bitterly divided with half of its members wanting the film to receive the Golden Palm): **''

'' (''Magasiskola'') -

**''

'' -

*Best First Work: '' Hoa-Binh'' by

Short films * Prix du Jury: '' The Magic Machines'' by Bob Curtis *Special Mention: '' Et Salammbo?'' by

Jean-Pierre Richard Jean-Pierre Richard (15 July 1922 – 15 March 2019) was a French writer and literary critic. Biography Jean-Pierre Richard began his advanced studies at the École normale supérieure, at the time a school of the University of Paris, in 1941 ...

Independent awards

FIPRESCI *

FIPRESCI Prize The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

: ''

'' (''Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto'') by

Commission Supérieure Technique * Technical Grand Prize: '' Le Territoire des autres'' by François Bel

References

Media

INA: Opening of the 1970 Cannes Festival
(commentary in French)

External links

(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1970

Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1970
at

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