The 28th

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 ...

was held from 9 to 23 May

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

. 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 ''

Chronique des Années de Braise ''Chronicle of the Years of Fire'' ( ar, وقائع سنين الجمر, Waqāʾiʿu sinīna l-jamri; french: Chronique des Années de Braise; these names both mean "Chronicle of the Years of Embers") is a 1975 Cinema of Algeria, Algerian drama fi ...

'' by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. In 1975, a new section, "Les Yeux fertiles", which was non-competitive, was introduced. This section, along with sections "L'Air du temps" and "Le Passé composé" of the next two years, were integrated into

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films ...

in 1978. The festival opened with ''

A Happy Divorce ''A Happy Divorce'' ( da, En lykkelig skilsmisse, french: Un divorce heureux) is a 1975 Danish-French drama film directed by Henning Carlsen. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. won a Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting ...

'' (''Un Divorce heureux''), directed by

Henning Carlsen Henning Carlsen (4 June 1927 – 30 May 2014) was a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer most noted for his documentaries and his contributions to the style of cinéma vérité. Carlsen's 1966 social-realistic drama '' Hunger'' ('' ...

and closed with ''

Tommy Tommy may refer to: People * Tommy (given name) * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Tommy'' (1975 fil ...

'', directed by

Ken Russell Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films in the main were liberal adaptation ...

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1975 feature film competition: Feature films *

Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. M ...

(actress) Jury President *

André Delvaux André Albert Auguste Delvaux (; 21 March 1926 – 4 October 2002) was a Belgian film director. He co-founded the film school INSAS in 1962 and is regarded as the founder of the Belgian national cinema. Adapting works by writers such as Joh ...

(director) *

Anthony Burgess John Anthony Burgess Wilson, (; 25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993), who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer. Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his dystopian satire '' A Clockwork ...

(writer) * Fernando Rey (actor) *

George Roy Hill George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. He is most noted for directing such films as ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' (1969) and ''The Sting'' (1973), both starring Paul Newman and Robert Re ...

(director) *Gérard Ducaux-Rupp (producer) * Léa Massari (actress) *Pierre Mazars (journalist) *

Pierre Salinger Pierre Emil George Salinger (June 14, 1925 – October 16, 2004) was an American journalist, author and politician. He served as the ninth press secretary for United States Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Salinger serve ...

(writer) * Youlia Solntzeva (actress)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: *''

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore ''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' is a 1974 American comedy drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Robert Getchell. It stars Ellen Burstyn as a widow who travels with her preteen son across the Southwestern United States in s ...

'' by

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of many major accolades, incl ...

*'' Aloïse'' by Liliane de Kermadec *'' The Amulet of Ogum'' (''O Amuleto de Ogum'') by Nelson Pereira dos Santos *''

Cher Victor ''Cher Victor'' (french: Ce cher Victor) is a 1975 French comedy film directed by Robin Davis. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Victor and Anselme are two aged men who are cohabitants for practical reasons. The widower Vi ...

'' (''Ce cher Victor'') by Robin Davis *'' Chronicle of the Years of Fire'' (''Chronique des années de Braise'') by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina *''

Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? ''Do You Hear the Dogs Barking?'' ( es, ¿No oyes ladrar los perros?, and also known as ''Ignacio'') is a 1975 Mexican drama film directed by François Reichenbach. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. The film is based on a short ...

'' (''Ignacio'') by François Reichenbach *'' Electra, My Love'' (''Szerelmem, Elektra'') by Miklós Jancsó *'' The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser'' (''Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle'') 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 ...

*''

'' (''Un Divorce heureux'') by

*'' Lenny'' by

Bob Fosse Robert Louis Fosse (; June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American actor, choreographer, dancer, and film and stage director. He directed and choreographed musical works on stage and screen, including the stage musicals '' The Paja ...

*'' Lotte in Weimar'' by

Egon Günther Egon Günther (30 March 1927 – 31 August 2017)
in: Man Friday Friday is one of the main characters of Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel ''Robinson Crusoe'' and its sequel '' The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe''. Robinson Crusoe names the man Friday, with whom he cannot at first communicate, because they f ...

'' by

Jack Gold Jacob M. "Jack" Gold (28 June 1930 – 9 August 2015) was a British film and television director. He was part of the British realist tradition which followed the Free Cinema movement. Career Jacob M. Gold was born in London, the son of Ch ...

*''

Mariken van Nieumeghen ''Mariken van Nieumeghen'' ''(Mary of Nijmegen)'' is a miracle play recorded in a Middle Dutch text from the early 16th century. The protagonist Mariken of the story spends seven years with the devil, after which she is miraculously released. ...

'' by Jos Stelling *''

Orders Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...

(Les Ordres)'' 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 National ...

*'' The Passenger'' (''Professione: reporter'') by

Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni (, ; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian filmmaker. He is best known for directing his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents"—'' L'Avventura'' (1960), '' La Notte'' (1961), and '' L'Eclisse'' (1 ...

*'' Pastoral: To Die in the Country'' (''Den-en ni shisu'') by Shūji Terayama *'' Scent of a Woman'' (''Profumo di donna'') by

Dino Risi Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of '' commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an ...

*'' Section spéciale'' by

Costa Gavras Costa-Gavras (short for Konstantinos Gavras; el, Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933) is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for films with political and s ...

*''

The Story of Sin ''The Story of Sin'' ( pl, Dzieje grzechu) is a 1975 Polish drama film directed by Walerian Borowczyk based on the novel ''Dzieje grzechu'' by Stefan Żeromski. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Grażyna Długołęcka a ...

'' (''Dzieje grzechu'') by

Walerian Borowczyk Walerian Borowczyk (21 October 1923 – 3 February 2006) was an internationally known Polish film director described by film critics as a 'genius who also happened to be a pornographer'. He directed 40 films between 1946 and 1988. Borowczyk sett ...

*'' They Fought for Their Country'' (''Oni srazhalis za rodinu'') by

Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuk (russian: Сергей Фёдорович Бондарчук, ; uk, Сергі́й Федорович Бондарчук, Serhíj Fédorovych Bondarchúk; 25 September 192020 October 1994) was a Soviet and Russian ...

*'' A Touch of Zen'' (''Xia nu'') by

King Hu Hu Jinquan (29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997), better known as King Hu, was a Chinese film director and actor based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is best known for directing various ''wuxia'' films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Hong Kong ...

*'' Yuppi du'' by

Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian musician, singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is dubbed "''il Molleggiato''" (the springy one) because of his dancing. Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and ...

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: * ''A Csodalatos Mandarin'' by Miklós Szinetár * ''A faból faragott királyfi'' by Ádám Horváth * ''

Anna Karenine Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

'' by

Margarita Pilikhina Margarita Mikhailovna Pilikhina (June 30, 1926, Moscow – March 13, 1975, Moscow) was a Soviet-Russian cinematographer and teacher. She became an Honored Artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) in 1965. Biography M ...

* '' The Day of the Locust'' by

John Schlesinger John Richard Schlesinger (; 16 February 1926 – 25 July 2003) was an English film and stage director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for '' Midnight Cowboy'', and was nominated for the same award for two other films (''Darling'' an ...

* '' Galileo'' by

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 ...

* ''Georges Braque ou le temps différent'' by

Frédéric Rossif Frédéric Rossif (February 16, 1922 – April 18, 1990) was a French film and television director who specialized primarily in documentaries, frequently using archive footage. Rossif's common themes included wildlife, 20th-century history and cont ...

* '' India Song'' by

Marguerite Duras Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (, 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film '' Hiroshima mon amour'' (1959) e ...

* ''Je t'aime, tu danses'' by François Weyergans * '' Trollflojten'' by

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known as "profoundly ...

* ''

The Maids ''The Maids'' (french: Les Bonnes, links=no) is a 1947 play by the French dramatist Jean Genet. It was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris in a production that opened on 17 April 1947, which Louis Jouvet directed. The pla ...

'' by

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 ...

* ''

Moses und Aron ''Moses und Aron'' (English: '' Moses and Aaron'') is a three-act opera by Arnold Schoenberg with the third act unfinished. The German libretto is by the composer after the Book of Exodus. Hungarian composer Zoltán Kocsis completed the last act ...

'' by Jean-Marie Straub * '' The Romantic Englishwoman'' by

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Short film competition

The following short films competed for the

Short Film Palme d'Or 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 section in 1998, a common Official Jury awards the Short Film Pal ...

: * ''La Corrida'' by Christian Broutin * '' Daryu tebe zvezdu'' by Fyodor Khitruk * ''

Don't Don't, Dont, or DONT may refer to: Films * ''Don't'' (1925 film), a 1925 silent comedy film * ''Don't'' (1974 film), a 1974 film about the monarch butterfly * ''Don't'', a fake trailer from the film ''Grindhouse'' (2007) Songs * "Don't" (Bill ...

'' by

Robin Lehman Robin Lehman (born Robert Owen Lehman Jr.; December 3, 1936) is an American documentary filmmaker best known for his short films ''Don't'' (1974) and ''The End of the Game'' (1975), which received consecutive Academy Awards for Best Documentary ...

* ''L'empreinte'' by Jacques Cardon * ''Kolory życia'' (''Les couleurs de la vie'') by Piotr Szpakowicz * '' Lautrec'' by Geoff Dunbar * ''Pedestrians'' by Andrew Ruhl * ''Revisited'' by

Joyce Borenstein Joyce Borenstein is a Canadian film director, animator and writer. Borenstein worked in the independent animation field in the 1970s before joining the National Film Board of Canada in the 1980s, culminating in the short animated documentary '' T ...

* ''W.O.W. (Women of the World)'' by Faith Hubley

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 14th

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 ...

(14e Semaine de la Critique): * '' Assassination in Davos'' (''Konfrontation'') by Rolf Lyssy (Switzerland) * '' Brother Can You Spare a Dime?'' by

Philippe Mora Philippe Mora (born 1949) is a French Australian film director. Early life and career Philippe Mora was born in Paris, France in 1949, and grew up at the centre of the Australian arts scene of the 1950s and began making films with an 8mm camer ...

(United Kingdom) * '' Vase de noces'' by

Thierry Zeno Thierry is a French male given name, derived from the Germanic "Theodoric". It is the cognate of German " Dietrich" and " Dieter", English Terry, Derek and Derrick, and of various forms in other European languages. It is also a surname. People wi ...

(Belgium) * '' Hester Street'' by Joan Micklin Silver (United States) * ''Knots'' by David I. Munro (United Kingdom) * '' The Musician Killer'' (''L’Assassin musicien'') by

Benoît Jacquot Benoît Jacquot (; born 5 February 1947) is a French film director and screenwriter who has had a varied career in European cinema. Life and career Born in Paris, Jacquot began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films, incl ...

(France) * '' The Peaceful Age'' (''L'età della pace'') by

Fabio Carpi Fabio Carpi (19 January 1925 – 26 December 2018) was an Italian director, screenwriter, and author. Life and career Born in Milan, in the 1940s Carpi began his career as a film critic for the newspapers ''Libera Stampa'' and '' L'Unità''. In ...

(Italy)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1975

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and kn ...

(Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): * '' Allonsanfan'' by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (Italy) * '' The Battle of Chile (part 1)'' (''La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin armas - Primera parte: La insurrección de la burguesía'') by

Patricio Guzman Patricio in Spanish, or Patrício in Portuguese, is a male given name equivalent to Patrick in English. The Spanish name is pronounced with the stress on the same first i as Portuguese, but an accent is not needed because this follows normal rul ...

(Chile, Cuba) * ''Black Angel'' (''Der schwarze Engel'') 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 ci ...

(West Germany) * ''Chac'' by Rolando Klein (Panama) * ''Conjugal Warfare'' (''Guerra conjugal'') by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (Brazil) * ''Di Assimanton Aformin'' by Tassos Psarras (Greece) * '' Fox and His Friends'' (''Faustrecht der Freiheit'') by

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. Fassbinder's mai ...

(West Germany) * '' French Provincial'' (''Souvenirs d’en France'') by

André Téchiné André Téchiné (; born 13 March 1943) is a French screenwriter and film director. He has a long and distinguished career that places him among the most accomplished post-French New Wave, New Wave French film directors. Téchiné belongs to a se ...

(France) * '' Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles'' by

Chantal Akerman Chantal Anne Akerman (; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and film professor at the City College of New York. She is best known for films such as ''Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles'' ...

(Belgium, France) * ''

The Last Day of School Before Christmas ''The Last Day of School Before Christmas'' ( it, L'ultimo giorno di scuola prima delle vacanze di Natale) is a 1975 drama film written and directed by Gian Vittorio Baldi. It was screened at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortni ...

'' (''L'ultimo giorno di scuola prima delle vacanze di Natale'') by Gian Vittorio Baldi (Italy) * '' Milestones'' by Robert Kramer, John Douglas (United States) * ''Njangaan'' (The Disciple) by Mahama Johnson Traoré (Senegal) * ''Les oeillets rouges d'avril'' by Véra Belmont (France) * ''Das Rückendekollete'' by Jan Nemec (Switzerland) * ''Schoolmaster Hofer'' (''Hauptlehrer Hofer'') by

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 ...

(West Germany) * ''Shazdeh Ehtedjab'' (Prince Ehtedjab) by Bahman Farmanara (Iran) * ''Strah'' by Matjaz Klopcic (Yugoslavia) * ''Strike!'' (''Streik!'') by

Oddvar Bull Tuhus Oddvar Bull Tuhus (born 14 December 1940) is a Norwegian film director, script writer and television worker. His film debut was ''Rødblått paradis'' from 1971. His ''Maria Marusjka'' from 1973 was awarded the Norwegian Film Critics' Prize. His ...

(Norway) * '' Sunday Too Far Away'' by

Ken Hannam Ken Hannam (12 July 1929 – 16 November 2004) was an Australian film and television director who also worked in British television drama. Career Born in St Kilda, Melbourne, the eldest of three boys, Hannam lived in his youth in Sydney and ...

(Australia) * ''

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' is a 1974 American horror film produced and directed by Tobe Hooper from a story and screenplay by Hooper and Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen, wh ...

'' by

Tobe Hooper Willard Tobe Hooper (; January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work in the horror genre. The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror fi ...

(United States) * '' The Travelling Players'' (''O Thiassos'') by

Theo Angelopoulos Theodoros "Theo" Angelopoulos (; ; 27 April 1935 – 24 January 2012) was a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer. He dominated the Greek art film industry from 1975 on, and Angelopoulos was one of the most influential and widely re ...

(Greece) * '' The Vultures (Les vautours)'' by

Jean-Claude Labrecque Jean-Claude Labrecque, (June 19, 1938 – May 31, 2019) was a director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the National Film Board of Canada. Career Jean-Claude Labrecque was born in Quebec City, Quebec, and trained as ...

(Canada) * ''Zone Interdite'' by Ahmed Lallem (Algeria) :Short films * ''16+-'' (''Chofuku-Ki'') by Shuji Terayama (Japan) * ''350'' by Philippe Pilard (France) * ''Echos d'Alger 1955'' by Frank Cassenti (France) * ''L'Economie des sentiments'' by Daniel Jouanisson (France) * ''Manosolfa'' by Sandra Coelho de Souza (Brazil) * ''Monopolis'' by Claude Dubrana, J.P. Zirn (France) * ''Tadii'' by Nooradin Zarrin Kelk (Iran)

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1975 Official selection awards: *

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en,