The 50th

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 o ...

was held from 7 to 18 May

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. 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 ...

was jointly awarded to '' Ta'm e guilass'' by

Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami ( fa, عباس کیارستمی ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of ...

and ''

Unagi is the Japanese word for freshwater eel, particularly the Japanese eel, . Unagi is a common ingredient in Japanese cooking, often as '' kabayaki''. It is not to be confused with saltwater eel, which is known as '' anago'' in Japanese. ...

'' by Shohei Imamura. Jeanne Moreau was the mistress of ceremonies. The festival opened with ''

The Fifth Element ''The Fifth Element'' is a 1997 English-language French science fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, as well as co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker, and Milla ...

'', directed by

Luc Besson Luc Paul Maurice Besson (; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed or produced the films ''Subway'' (1985), '' The Big Blue'' (1988), and '' La Femme Nikita'' (1990). Besson is associated with the ' ...

, and closed with '' Absolute Power'', directed by Clint Eastwood.

Juries

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1997 Official Selection: *

Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Yasmina Adjani ; born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She is the only performer in history to win five César Awards for acting; she won the Best Actress award for '' Possession'' (1981), '' ...

(France) Jury President * Gong Li (China) *

Mira Sorvino Mira Katherine Sorvino (; born September 28, 1967) is an American actress. She won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Woody Allen's '' Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995). She also starred in the films ...

(USA) * Paul Auster (USA) *

Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as '' Beetlejuice'' (1988), '' Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), '' The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993 ...

(USA) *

Luc Bondy Luc Bondy (17 July 1948 – 28 November 2015) was a Swiss theatre and film director. Life and career upright=1.3, '' Charlotte Salomon'' at the Salzburg Festival 2014 Trained in Paris with the theatre teacher Jacques Lecoq, he received a job ...

(Switzerland) * Patrick Dupond (France) *

Mike Leigh Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and further at the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design ...

(UK) *

Nanni Moretti Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear at the ...

(Italy) *

Michael Ondaatje Philip Michael Ondaatje (; born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer, essayist, novelist, editor, and filmmaker. He is the recipient of multiple literary awards such as the Governor General's Award, the Giller P ...

(Canada)

Caméra d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1997

Caméra d'Or The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des ...

: * Françoise Arnoul (actress) (France) * Gérard Lenne (critic) (France) * Jiří Menzel (director) (Czech Republic) * Julien Camy (cinephile) (France) * Luciano Barisone (critic) (Italy) *

Nicolas Philibert Nicolas Philibert (; born 10 January 1951) is a French film director and actor. Biography Philibert's father was a film lecturer and he attended his talks in his youth. This encouraged him to embark on a film career. He started this with Ren� ...

(director) (France) * Olivier Brunet-Lefebvre (cinephile) (France) * Ulrich Gregor (cinema historian) (Germany)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: * '' Assassin(s)'' by Mathieu Kassovitz * '' The Banned Woman'' (''La femme défendue'') by Philippe Harel * '' The Brave'' by Johnny Depp * '' The Eel'' (''Unagi'') by Shohei Imamura * ''

The End of Violence ''The End of Violence'' is a 1997 drama film by the German director Wim Wenders. The film's cast includes Bill Pullman, Andie MacDowell, Gabriel Byrne, Traci Lind, Rosalind Chao, and Loren Dean, among others. It also features a soundtrack marked w ...

'' by Wim Wenders * '' Funny Games'' by Michael Haneke * '' Happy Together'' (''Chun gwong cha sit'') by

Wong Kar-wai Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure ...

* '' The Ice Storm'' by

Ang Lee Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. Born in Pingtung County of southern Taiwan, Lee was educated in Taiwan and later in the United States. During his filmmaking career, he has received international critical and popula ...

* '' Kini and Adams'' by

Idrissa Ouedraogo Idrissa is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Idrissa Adam (born 1984), Cameroonian sprinter * Idrissa Camara, Guinean-born dancer and choreographer * Idrissa Camará (born 1992), Bissau-Guinean footballer * Idrissa Cou ...

* '' L.A. Confidential'' by

Curtis Hanson Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His directing work included the psychological thriller '' The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' (1992), the neo-noir crime film ''L. ...

* '' Nil by Mouth'' by

Gary Oldman Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility and intense acting style, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three British Academy ...

* '' The Prince of Homburg'' (''Il principe di Homburg'') by

Marco Bellocchio Marco Bellocchio (; born 9 November 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Life and career Born in Bobbio, near Piacenza, Marco Bellocchio had a strict Catholic upbringing – his father was a lawyer, his mother a schoolt ...

* ''

The Serpent's Kiss ''The Serpent's Kiss'' is a 1997 British romantic drama film directed by Philippe Rousselot. Set in late-17th-century England, it tells the story of a Dutch garden architect, Meneer Chrome (Ewan McGregor), who has been hired by a wealthy merchan ...

'' by

Philippe Rousselot Philippe Rousselot, (born 4 September 1945) is a French cinematographer and film director best known for his wide range of work in both European and mainstream American cinema, ranging in genres from drama, to fantasy, to blockbusters. He ha ...

* '' She's So Lovely'' by

Nick Cassavetes Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes (born May 21, 1959) is an American actor, director, and writer. He has directed such films as '' She's So Lovely'' (1997), '' John Q.'' (2002), '' The Notebook'' (2004), '' Alpha Dog'' (2006), and '' My Sister's ...

* '' The Sweet Hereafter'' by Atom Egoyan * '' Taste of Cherry'' (''Ta'm e guilass'') by

* '' The Truce'' (''La tregua'') by

Francesco Rosi Francesco Rosi (; 15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian film director. His film '' The Mattei Affair'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to ha ...

* '' Welcome to Sarajevo'' by

Michael Winterbottom Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—''Welcome to Sarajevo'', ''Wonderland'' and ''24 Hour Party People''—h ...

* ''

The Well The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, normally shortened to The WELL, was launched in 1985. It is one of the oldest continuously operating virtual communities. By 1993 it had 7,000 members, a staff of 12, and gross annual income of $2 million. ...

'' by Samantha Lang * ''

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

'' by Manuel Poirier

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of

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 w ...

: * '' 12 Storeys'' by Eric Khoo * '' A, B, C... Manhattan'' by

Amir Naderi Amir Naderi ( fa, امیر نادری (), born 15 August 1946, in Abadan) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and photographer. He is best known for '' The Runner'' and ''Vegas: Based on a True Story''. Career Amir Naderi grew up in Abada ...

* '' After Sex'' (''Post-Coitum, Animal Triste'') by Brigitte Roüan * '' Akrebin Yolculuğu'' by

Ömer Kavur Ömer Kavur (18 June 1944 – 12 May 2005) was a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed fourteen films between 1974 and 2003. His film, '' Gece Yolculuğu'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 ...

* '' American Perfekt'' by Paul Chart * ''

Brother A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

'' (''Brat'') by

Aleksei Balabanov Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov (russian: Алeксeй Oктябpинoвич Балабанoв; 25 February 1959 – 18 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, a member of European Film Academy. He started from cre ...

* '' La Buena Estrella'' by

Ricardo Franco Ricardo Franco (24 May 1949 in Madrid – 20 May 1998 in Madrid) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. Biography Nephew of Jesús Franco. He died at 49 years old when he filmed ''Lágrimas negras (film), Lágrimas negras''. He wrote ...

* '' La cruz'' by

Alejandro Agresti Alejandro Agresti (born June 2, 1961, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine film director, writer and producer. A prominent filmmaker in his country, he also directed ''The Lake House (film), The Lake House'' with Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood acto ...

* '' East Palace, West Palace'' (''Dong gong xi gong'') by Zhang Yuan * '' Gudia'' by

Gautam Ghose Goutam Ghose (also spelled Gautam Ghosh born 24 July 1950) is an Indian film director, Actor, music director and cinematographer, who works primarily in Bengali cinema. He is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio Di Sica" Award, Italy ...

* '' Histoire(s) du cinéma'' by Jean-Luc Godard * '' The House'' (''A Casa'') by

Šarūnas Bartas Šarūnas Bartas (born 16 August 1964) is a Lithuanian film director. One of the most prominent Lithuanian film directors internationally from the late 20th century. His 2015 film ''Peace to Us in Our Dreams'' was screened in the Directors' Fortn ...

* '' In the Company of Men'' by

Neil LaBute Neil N. LaBute (born March 19, 1963) is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best-known for a play that he wrote and later adapted for film, '' In the Company of Men'' (1997), which won awards from the Sundance F ...

* '' Inside/Out'' by

Rob Tregenza Rob Tregenza (born November 14, 1950) is a North American cinematographer, film director, and producer who has worked as a director of photography with other directors, including Béla Tarr ('' Werckmeister Harmonies''), Claude Miller (''Marching ...

* ''

Love and Death on Long Island ''Love and Death on Long Island'' is a 1997 British-Canadian film directed by Richard Kwietniowski and starring Jason Priestley, John Hurt, Fiona Loewi, Sheila Hancock and Anne Reid. The storyline of obsession somewhat resembles that of ''Death ...

'' by Richard Kwietniowski * '' Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember'' (''Marcello Mastroianni: mi ricordo, sì, io mi ricordo'') by Anna Maria Tatò * '' Marius and Jeannette'' (''Marius et Jeannette'') by

Robert Guédiguian Robert Jules Guédiguian (born 3 December 1953) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Life and career Guédiguian is the son of a German mother and an Armen ...

* ''

Mrs Brown ''Mrs Brown'' (also theatrically released as ''Her Majesty, Mrs Brown'') is a 1997 British drama film starring Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher, and Gerard Butler in his film debut. It was written by Jeremy Brock and ...

'' by

John Madden John Earl Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was an American football coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, who he led to eight pl ...

* '' Private Confessions'' (''Enskilda samtal'') by Liv Ullmann * '' Sunday'' by

Jonathan Nossiter Jonathan Nossiter (born 1961) is an American filmmaker. Early life and education Nossiter was born to a Jewish familyWind Echoing in My Being'' by Jeon Soo-il * '' The Witman Boys'' (''Witman fiúk'') by János Szász

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: * '' Absolute Power'' by Clint Eastwood * '' The Blackout'' by

Abel Ferrara Abel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use of neo-noir imagery and gritty urban settings. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best kn ...

* ''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often ...

'' (''Al-massir'') 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 ...

* ''

'' by

* ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'' by

Kenneth Branagh Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has served as its president since 2015. He has won an Academy Award, four BAFTAs (plus ...

* '' Michael Jackson's Ghosts'' by Stan Winston * ''

Nirvana ( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo.' ...

'' by

Gabriele Salvatores Gabriele Salvatores (born 30 July 1950) is an Italian Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Naples, Salvatores debuted as a theatre director in 1972, founding in Milan the Teatro dell'Elfo, for which he directe ...

* '' Voyage to the Beginning of the World'' (''Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo'') by Manoel de Oliveira * ''

Welcome to Woop Woop ''Welcome to Woop Woop'' is a 1997 Australian comedy film directed by Stephan Elliott and starring Johnathon Schaech and Rod Taylor. The film was based on the novel ''The Dead Heart'' by Douglas Kennedy. " Woop Woop" is an Australian colloqui ...

'' by

Stephan Elliott Stephan Elliott (born 27 August 1964) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. His best-known film internationally is ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (1994). Career Elliott began his career as an assistant director ...

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: * ''Le Bon Endroit'' by Ayelet Bargur * ''Camera obscura'' by Stefano Arduino * ''Final Cut'' by Justin Case * '' ...Is It the Design on the Wrapper?'' (''Est-ce à cause du dessin sur l'emballage?'') by Tessa Sheridan * ''Joe'' by Sasha Wolf * '' Leonie'' by Lieven Debrauwer * ''Over The Rainbow'' by Alexandre Aja * '' Les Vacances'' by Emmanuelle Bercot

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 36th

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 ...

(36e Semaine de la Critique): Feature film competition * '' Junk Mail'' (''Budbringeren'') by Pål Sletaune (Norway) * '' Mother of the Dunes'' (''Faraw !'') by Abdoulaye Ascofaré (Mali) * '' This World, Then the Fireworks'' by Michael Oblowitz (United States) * '' Le Mani forti'' by

Franco Bernini Franco Bernini (born in 1954) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Viterbo, Bernini entered the cinema industry in 1987 as a sound screenwriter, and was a close collaborator of Carlo Mazzacurati and Daniele Luchetti Daniele Luch ...

(Italy) * '' Character'' (''Karakter'') by

Mike van Diem Mike van Diem (born 1959, in Druten, grew up in Sittard) is a Dutch film director. In 1990, his short film ''Alaska'' won a Golden Calf for best short film and the Student Academy Award for best foreign student film in the drama category. In 19 ...

(Netherlands) * '' Bent'' by

Sean Mathias Sean Gerard Mathias (born 14 March 1956) is a Welsh actor, director, and writer. He is known for directing the film '' Bent'' and for directing highly acclaimed theatre productions in London, New York City, Cape Town, Los Angeles and Sydney. ...

(United Kingdom) * ''

Insomnia Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder in which people have trouble sleeping. They may have difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep as long as desired. Insomnia is typically followed by daytime sleepiness, low energy, ...

'' by Erik Skjoldbjærg (Norway) Short film competition * ''The Signalman'' (''Le Signaleur'') by Benoît Mariage (Belgium) * ''Marylou'' by Todd Kurtzman & Danny Shorago (United States) * ''Adios Mama'' by Ariel Gordon (Mexico) * ''Tunnel of Love'' by Robert Milton Wallace (United Kingdom) * ''Muerto de amor'' by Ramón Barea (Spain) * ''O Prego'' by João Maia (Portugal) * ''Le Voleur de diagonale'' by Jean Darrigol (France)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1997

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): * '' Buud-Yam'' by

Gaston Kaboré Gaston Kaboré (born 1951) is a Burkina Faso, Burkinabé film director and an important figure in Burkina Faso's film industry. He has won awards for his films ''Wend Kuuni'' and ''Buud Yam''. Biography Kaboré was born in 1951 in Bobo-Dioulasso ...

* ''

Cosmos The cosmos (, ) is another name for the Universe. Using the word ''cosmos'' implies viewing the universe as a complex and orderly system or entity. The cosmos, and understandings of the reasons for its existence and significance, are studied in ...

'' by André Turpin,

Arto Paragamian Arto Paragamian is a Canadian film director and writer known for Two Thousand and None (2000), Because Why (1993) and Cosmos (1996). As a Concordia University undergraduate, Paragamian won the Norman McLaren Award (at the time the top Canadian ...

, Denis Villeneuve, Jennifer Alleyn, Manon Briand, Marie-Julie Dallaire * ''

Dakan ''Dakan'' (''Destiny'') is a 1997 in film, 1997 Cinema of France, French/Guinean drama film written and directed by Mohamed Camara (film director), Mohamed Camara. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Telling the story of two young men strugg ...

'' by Mohamed Camara * '' Hamam'' by Ferzan Ozpetek * '' I Hate Love'' (''J'ai horreur de l'amour'') by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa * '' Kicked In The Head'' by Matthew Harrison * '' Kissed'' by Lynne Stopkewich * '' L'autre côté de la mer'' by

Dominique Cabrera Dominique Cabrera (born 21 December 1957) is a French film director. She has taught filmmaking at La Fémis and at Harvard University. Her film '' Nadia et les hippopotames'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film ...

* '' The Good Life'' (''La buena vida'') by David Trueba * '' La Vie de Jésus'' by Bruno Dumont * ''

Ma 6-T va crack-er ''Ma 6-T va crack-er'' (Standard French: ''Ma cité va craquer'', English translation: ''My suburbs are Going to Crack'', derived from ''craquer'' ("break down") and the drug crack cocaine) is a French movie directed by Jean-François Richet in 19 ...

'' by

Jean-François Richet Jean-François Richet (born 1966) is a French screenwriter, director, and producer. He grew up in Meaux, a suburb east of Paris. Select filmography * ''Inner City (film), Inner City'' (1995) – named at the César Awards 1996 in the Best Debut ...

* '' Ma vie en rose'' by Alain Berliner * '' Murmur of Youth'' by Lin Cheng-sheng * ''

The Perfect Circle ''The Perfect Circle'' ( Bosnian: ''Savršeni krug'') is a 1997 Bosnian film by Ademir Kenović set in Sarajevo during the siege of 1992-1996. It was written by Kenović with Pjer Žalica and Abdulah Sidran. The title derives from the ability ...

'' (''Savrseni Krug'') by

Ademir Kenović Ademir Kenović (born September 14, 1950) is a Bosnian film director and producer. He graduated from the University of Sarajevo in 1975. In 1972–73 he studied film, English literature and art at the Denison University in Ohio. His films inclu ...

* '' The Power of the Skirt'' (''Taafe Fanga'') by Adama Drabo * '' A Friend of the Deceased'' by Viacheslav Kryshtofovych * '' Sinon, oui'' by Claire Simon * '' My Son the Fanatic'' by

Udayan Prasad Udayan Prasad (born Sevagram, 4 February 1953) is an Indian-born British television and film director. He is best known for his films ''Brothers in Trouble'' (1995) and ''My Son the Fanatic'' (1997), the latter based on a short story by Hanif Kures ...

* '' Suzaku'' by

Naomi Kawase is a Japanese film director. She was also known as , with her former husband's surname. Many of her works have been documentaries, including ''Embracing'', about her search for the father who abandoned her as a child, and ''Katatsumori'', about ...

* '' Train of Shadows'' (''Tren de sombras'') by José Luis Guerin * '' Un frère…'' by Sylvie Verheyde :Short films * ''Liberté chérie'' by Jean-Luc Gaget * ''Soyons amis !'' by Thomas Bardinet * ''Taxi de nuit'' by Marco Castilla * ''Tout doit disparaître'' by Jean-Marc Moutout * ''Y’a du foutage dans l’air'' by Djamel Bensalah

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1997 Official selection awards: *

: ** '' Taste of Cherry'' (''Ta'm e guilass'') by

** '' The Eel'' (''Unagi'') by

Shōhei Imamura was a Japanese film director. His main interest as a filmmaker lay in the depiction of the lower strata of Japanese society. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave, who continued working into the 21st century, Imamura is the only director from J ...

* Grand Prize of the Jury: '' The Sweet Hereafter'' by Atom Egoyan * Best Director:

for '' Happy Together'' (''Chun gwong cha sit'') * Best Screenplay: '' The Ice Storm'' by

James Schamus James Allan Schamus (born September 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, producer, business executive, film historian, professor, and director. He is a frequent collaborator of Ang Lee, the co-founder of the production company Good Machine, a ...

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 ...

Kathy Burke Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke (born 13 June 1964) is an English actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director. She achieved fame with her appearances on sketch shows such as ''French and Saunders'' (1988–1999) and her recurring role as Mag ...

for '' Nil by Mouth'' * Best Actor:

Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008). Penn began his acting career in televisi ...

for '' She's So Lovely'' *

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 ...

: ''

'' by Manuel Poirier * 50th Anniversary Prize:

(Lifetime Achievement Award) * Palm of the Palms: Ingmar Bergman Golden Camera *

: '' Moe no suzaku'' by

*Caméra d'Or - Special Mention: '' La Vie de Jésus'' by Bruno Dumont Short Films * Short Film Palme d'Or: '' ...Is It the Design on the Wrapper?'' by Tessa Sheridan *Jury Prize: '' Leonie'' by Lieven Debrauwer & '' Les Vacances'' by Emmanuelle Bercot

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes * '' The Sweet Hereafter'' by Atom Egoyan (In competition) * '' Voyage to the Beginning of the World'' (''Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo'') by Manoel de Oliveira (Out of competition) Commission Supérieure Technique * Technical Grand Prize:

Thierry Arbogast Thierry Arbogast (born 24 January 1956) is an award–winning French cinematographer. He was born in Paris. He is known for his work with director Luc Besson on such films as '' Léon: The Professional'' (1994), ''The Fifth Element'' (1997) and ' ...

(cinematography) in '' She's So Lovely'' and ''

'' Ecumenical Jury *

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (french: Prix du Jury Œcuménique) is an independent film award for feature length films shown at major international film festivals since 1973. The award was created by Christian film makers, film critics and ot ...

: '' The Sweet Hereafter'' by Atom Egoyan * Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention: '' La Buena Estrella'' by

& '' Voyage to the Beginning of the World'' (''Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo'') by Manoel de Oliveira Award of the Youth *Foreign Film: '' Bent'' by

*French Film: '' I Hate Love'' (''J'ai horreur de l'amour'') by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week *Mercedes-Benz Award: '' Junk Mail'' (''Budbringeren'') by Pål Sletaune *Canal+ Award: '' The Signalman'' (''Le signaleur'') by Benoît Mariage Association Prix François Chalais * François Chalais Award: ''

'' (''Savrseni krug'') by

References

Media

INA: Climbing of the steps for the opening of the 1997 Festival
(commentary in French)

(commentary in French)

External links

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Official website Retrospective 1997

Cannes Film Festival Awards 1997
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