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was held from 7 to 23 May 1962. The Palme d'Or went to the ''

O Pagador de Promessas ''O Pagador de Promessas'' (, ''Keeper of Promises''The title translates literally as ''The Payer of Promises'', but the film has been known by several other names in the English-speaking world, such as ''Keeper of Promises'', ''The Given Word'' a ...

'' by

Anselmo Duarte Anselmo Duarte Bento (; 21 April 1920 – 7 November 2009) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter and film director. Early life Duarte was born in Salto, São Paulo on 21 April 1920. He was raised by his mother, alongside his six siblings. ...

. The festival opened with '' Les Amants de Teruel'', directed by Raymond Rouleau. During the Cannes Film Festival of 1961, Robert Favre le Bret, Artistic Director of the Cannes Film Festival, with the agreement of the

French Union of Film Critics The French Syndicate of Cinema Critics (french: Syndicat français de la critique de cinéma et des films de télévision) has, each year since 1946, awarded a prize ("Prix de la critique", English: "Critics Prize"), the Prix Méliès, to the bes ...

, had decided to establish the International Critics' Week during the next Festival. In 1962, this parallel section of the Festival took place for the first time. Its goal was to showcase first and second works by directors from all over the world, not succumbing to commercial tendencies.

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1962 competition: Feature films * Tetsurō Furukaki (Japan) (author) Jury President *

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(France) Vice President *

Sophie Desmarets Sophie Desmarets (1922–2012) was a French film actress.Davis p.145 Selected filmography * ''Battement de coeur'' (1940) - (uncredited) * '' Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Henriette Lefranc * ''L'homme qui joue avec le feu'' (1942) - Gabrielle ...

(France) * Jean Dutourd (France) *

Mel Ferrer Melchor Gastón Ferrer (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits with ''Scaramouche'', ''Lili'' and ''Knights of the Round ...

(USA) * Romain Gary (France) * Jerzy Kawalerowicz (Poland) * Ernst Krüger (West Germany) * Yuli Raizman (Soviet Union) * Mario Soldati (Italy) *

François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. After a career of more th ...

(France) Short films * Charles Ford (France) (author) President * Charles Duvanel (Switzerland) * Derek Prouse (UK) *

Georges Rouquier Georges Rouquier (23 June 1909 – 19 December 1989) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He worked principally on documentary films, and his best-known work is ''Farrebique'' (1947) a lyrical evocation of farming life in Avey ...

(France) * Andréas Winding (France)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: *'' Adorable Julia'' (''Julia, Du bist zauberhaft'') by Alfred Weidenmann *'' Advise and Consent'' by Otto Preminger *'' All Fall Down'' by John Frankenheimer *'' Âmes et rythmes'' by

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And Love Has Vanished ''And Love Has Vanished'' ( sr, Dvoje) is a 1961 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Aleksandar Petrović. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Beba Lončar - Jovana Zrnić * Miha Baloh Miha Baloh (21 May 1928 – 6 De ...

'' (''Dvoje'') by Aleksandar Petrović *'' A Bomb Was Stolen'' (''S-a furat o bombă'') by Ion Popescu-Gopo *'' The Bread of Those Early Years'' (''Das Brot der frühen Jahre'') by

Herbert Vesely Herbert Vesely (31 March 1931 – 13 July 2002) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1955 and 1988. Selected filmography * ' (1955) * ''The Bread of Those Early Years'' (1962) — (based on the nove ...

*'' Captive Flock'' (''Pleneno yato'') by Ducho Mundrov *'' Children of the Sun'' (''Les Enfants du soleil'') by Jacques Séverac *'' Cléo from 5 to 7'' (''Cléo de 5 à 7'') by Agnès Varda *''

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'' by Satyajit Ray *'' Divorce, Italian Style'' (''Divorzio all'italiana'') by Pietro Germi *''

L'Eclisse ''L'Eclisse'' ( en, "The Eclipse") is a 1962 Italian romance film written and directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Alain Delon and Monica Vitti. Filmed on location in Rome and Verona, the story follows a young woman (Vitti) who pursues ...

'' 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'' (1962 ...

*'' Elektra'' (''Ilektra'') by

Michael Cacoyannis Michael Cacoyannis ( el, Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης, ''Michalis Kakogiannis''; 11 June 1922 – 25 July 2011), sometimes credited as Michael Yannis, was a Greek Cypriot theatre and film director, writer, producer, and actor. ...

*'' The Exterminating Angel'' (''El ángel exterminador'') by Luis Buñuel *'' The Female: Seventy Times Seven'' (''Setenta veces siete'') by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson *''

Foundry Town is a 1962 Japanese drama film directed by Kirio Urayama. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival and won the Blue Ribbon Awards in 1962. Cast * Sayuri Yoshinaga as Jun * Mitsuo Hamada as Tsukamoto, Katsumi * Eijirō Tōno as Ishig ...

'' (''Kyupora no aru machi'') by Kirio Urayama *''

Harry and the Butler ''Harry and the Butler'' ( da, Harry og kammertjeneren) is a 1961 Danish film directed by Bent Christensen. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. Cast *O ...

'' (''Harry og kammertjeneren'') by Bent Christensen *'' The Impossible Goodbye'' (''Dom bez okien'') by Stanislaw Jedryka *'' In the Steps of Buddha'' by Pragnasoma Hettiarachi *'' The Innocents'' by Jack Clayton *''

Joseph the Dreamer Joseph (; he, יוֹסֵף, , He shall add; Standard: ''Yōsef'', Tiberian: ''Yōsēp̄''; alternatively: יְהוֹסֵף, lit. 'Yahweh shall add'; Standard: ''Yəhōsef'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōsēp̄''; ar, يوسف, Yūsuf; grc, Ἰωσ� ...

'' (''Ba'al Hahalomot'') by Alina Gross and Yoram Gross *''

Konga Yo ''Konga Yo'' is a 1962 French adventure film directed by Yves Allégret. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Nicole Courcel as Marie * Jean Lefebvre as Jean * Sophie M'Bali as Angèle * Roger Pigaut Roger Pigaut (birt ...

'' by Yves Allégret *'' Liberté I'' by Yves Ciampi *'' Long Day's Journey Into Night'' by Sidney Lumet *'' The Lovers of Teruel'' (''Les Amants de Teruel'') by Raymond Rouleau *'' The Magnificent Concubine'' (''Yang Kwei Fei'') by Li Han Hsiang *'' Man in Outer Space'' (''Muž z prvního století'') by Oldřich Lipský *'' Mondo Cane'' by

Gualtiero Jacopetti Gualtiero Jacopetti (4 September 1919 – 17 August 2011) was an Italian documentary film director. With Paolo Cavara and Franco Prosperi, he is considered the originator of mondo films, also called "shockumentaries". Early life Gualtiero Jac ...

, Paolo Cavara and Franco Prosperi *''

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*'' Plácido'' 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 ...

*'' The Small Stranger'' (''Al Gharib al Saghir'') by Georges Nasser *''

A Taste of Honey ''A Taste of Honey'' is the first play by the British dramatist Shelagh Delaney, written when she was 19. It was intended as a novel, but she turned it into a play because she hoped to revitalise British theatre and address social issues that ...

'' by Tony Richardson *''

The Trial of Joan of Arc ''The Trial of Joan of Arc'' (french: Procès de Jeanne d'Arc) is a 1962 French historical drama film written and directed by Robert Bresson. The title role is played by Florence Delay. Synopsis In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc, a peasant girl who has le ...

'' (''Procès de Jeanne d'Arc'') by

Robert Bresson Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson contributed notably to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, ellipses, and sparse use of scoring have l ...

*'' When the Trees Were Tall'' (''Kogda derevya byli bolshimi'') by

Lev Kulidzhanov Lev Aleksandrovich Kulidzhanov (russian: Лев Александрович Кулиджанов; 19 March 1924 – 17 February 2002) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and professor at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematograph ...

Films out of competition

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

Boccaccio '70 ''Boccaccio '70'' is a 1962 comedy anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli and Luchino Visconti from an idea by Cesare Zavattini. It consists of four episodes, each by one of the directors, all about a diff ...

'' by Cesare Zavattini, Luchino Visconti, Mario Monicelli and Federico Fellini * ''

Le Crime ne paie pas ''Le Crime ne paie pas'' (US title: ''Crime Does Not Pay'', UK title: ''Gentle Art of Murder'') is a 1962 French drama portmanteau film directed and partly written by Gérard Oury. It consists of four separate episodes, each with its own cast and ...

'' by Gérard Oury

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: * ''Akheytzi'' by Lada Boyadjieva * ''Anarkali, My Beautiful'' by Jean-Claude See * ''Big City Blues'' by Charles Huguenot Van Der Linden * ''Bolshie nepriyatnosti'' by Vladimir Brumberg & Zinaida Brumberg * ''Certosa di pavia'' by Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti * ''Clovek pod vodou'' by

Jiří Brdečka Jiří Brdečka (24 December 1917 – 2 June 1982) was a Czech writer, artist, and film director. Life Brdečka was born in Hranice (then in Austria-Hungary) to a literary family; his father, Otakar Brdečka (1881 – 1930), wrote under the pse ...

* ''Couro de gato'' by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade * ''Danza Espanola'' by Juan Gyenes * ''Faces'' by Edward McConnell * ''Image Of The Sea'' by Richard Alan Gray * '' An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'' (''La Rivière du Hibou'') by

Robert Enrico Robert Georgio Enrico (13 April 1931 – 23 February 2001) was a French film director and scriptwriter best known for making the Oscar-winning short ''An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'' (1961). He was born in Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, in the nort ...

* ''Le Hampi'' by

Claude Jutra Claude Jutra (; March 11, 1930 – November 5, 1986) was a Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter.

, Roger Morilliere, Jean Rouch * ''Les Dieux du feu'' by Henri Storck * ''Les quatre saisons'' by Niklaus Gessner * ''Ljubav I Film'' by Ivo Vrbanic * ''Oczekiwanie'' by Witold Giersz & Ludwik Perski * ''Pan'' by Herman van der Horst * ''Rodolphe Bresdin'' by

Nelly Kaplan Nelly Kaplan (11 April 1931 – 12 November 2020) was an Argentine-born French writer and film director who focused on the arts, film, and filmmakers. She studied economics at the University of Buenos Aires. Passionate about cinema, she abrupt ...

* ''Roma momenti in Jazz'' by Enzo Battaglia * ''Saguenay'' by Chris Chapman * ''Szenvedely'' by Jozsef Nepp * ''Tagebuch eines Reporters'' by

Manfred Durniok Manfred Durniok (2 May 1934 – 7 March 2003) was a German film producer, director and screenwriter. He produced 27 films between 1961 and 2003. He was a member of the jury at the 20th Berlin International Film Festival in 1970. Selected fi ...

* ''Teeth Is Money'' by Jean Delire & Eddy Ryssack * ''The Australian Landscape Painters'' by Richard Mason * ''The Sound of Speed'' by Bruce Kessler * ''Voronet'' by Ion Bostan * ''Zambesi'' by Raymond Hancock

Parallel section

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened for the 1st International Critics' Week (1e Semaine de la Critique): * '' Adieu Philippine'' by

Jacques Rozier Jacques Rozier (; 10 November 1926) is a French film director and screenwriter. He is one of the lesser known members of the French New Wave movement and has collaborated with Jean-Luc Godard. Three of his films have been screened at the Canne ...

(France) * '' Alias Big Shot'' (''Alias Gardelito'') by

Lautaro Murúa Lautaro Murúa (; 29 December 1926 in Tacna, Chile – 3 December 1995 in Madrid) was a Chilean-Argentine actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is one of the best known actors in the cinema of Argentina. Born in Chile, Murúa moved to ...

(Argentina) * '' Bad Boys'' (''Furyō shōnen'') by Susumu Hani (Japan) * '' The Living Camera: Mooney vs. Fowle'' by Claude Fournier,

Richard Leacock Richard Leacock (18 July 192123 March 2011)
The Telegraph (Lon ...

, James Lipscomb, Abbot Mills,

D. A. Pennebaker Donn Alan Pennebaker (; July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019) was an American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of direct cinema. Performing arts and politics were his primary subjects. In 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sci ...

, William Ray (United States) * '' Les Inconnus de la terre'' by Mario Ruspoli (France) * ''

I nuovi angeli I Nuovi Angeli ("The New Angels") are an Italian pop band formed in 1966 in Milan. The name refers to the eponymous drama film directed by Ugo Gregoretti in 1962. Biography I Nuovi Angeli formed in 1966 from the merging of two bands – Paki & ...

'' by Ugo Gregoretti (Italy) * '' Les Oliviers de la justice'' by

James Blue James Blue (October 10, 1930 in Tulsa, Oklahoma – June 14, 1980 in Buffalo, New York) was a filmmaker. His most notable films were ''Les oliviers de la justice'' (literal English title ''The Olive Trees of Justice'') (1962, US), ''A Few Notes ...

(France) * '' Strangers in the City'' by Rick Carrier (United States) * '' All Souls' Day'' (''Zaduszki'') by Tadeusz Konwicki (Poland) * ''

Tres veces Ana ''Tres veces Ana'' (''The Three Sides of Ana'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa. It is a remake of ''Lazos de amor'' produced in 1995. It premiered on May 23, 2016. The series stars Angelique Boyer as Ana ...

'' by David José Kohon (Argentina)

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1962 Official selection awards: * Palme d'Or: ''

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* Jury Special Prize: **''

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'' (''Procès de Jeanne d'Arc'') by

* Best Actress: **

Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Her career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over 60 years. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited perso ...

for '' Long Day's Journey Into Night'' ** Rita Tushingham for ''

'' *

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...

: ** Dean Stockwell, Jason Robards and Ralph Richardson for '' Long Day's Journey Into Night'' ** Murray Melvin for ''

'' *Best Cinematic Transposition: '' Elektra'' (''Ilektra'') by

*Best Comedy: '' Divorce, Italian Style'' (''Divorzio all'italiana'') by Pietro Germi Short films * Short Film Palme d'Or: '' An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'' (''La Rivière du Hibou'') by

* Prix spécial du Jury: ''Oczekiwanie'' by Witold Giersz & Ludwik Perski * Short film Technical Prize: ** ''Les Dieux du feu'' by Henri Storck ** ''Oczekiwanie'' by Witold Giersz & Ludwik Perski ** ''Pan'' by

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Independent awards

FIPRESCI * FIPRESCI Prize: '' The Exterminating Angel'' (''El ángel exterminador'') by Luis Buñuel Commission Supérieure Technique * Technical Grand Prize: **'' The Lovers of Teruel'' (''Les Amants de Teruel'') by Raymond Rouleau **'' Elektra'' (''Ilektra'') by

**'' The Magnificent Concubine'' (''Yang Kwei Fei'') by Li Han Hsiang OCIC Award * ''

'' (''Procès de Jeanne d'Arc'') by

References

Media

British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1962 footageBritish Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1962 Awards
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External links

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Official website Retrospective 1962

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