The 30th

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 13 to 27 May

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic 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 ''

Padre Padrone ''Padre Padrone'' is a 1977 Italian film directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani. The Tavianis used both professional and non-professional actors from the Sardinian countryside. The title () literally means "Father Master"; it has been tra ...

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Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Paolo Taviani (; born 8 November 1931) and Vittorio Taviani (; 20 September 1929 – 15 April 2018), collectively referred to as the Taviani brothers, were Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated on film productions. At the C ...

. A new non-competitive section, "Le Passé composé", is held at this festival only and focuses on compilations. This section, along with sections "Les Yeux fertiles" and "L'Air du temps" of the previous 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 w ...

in 1978. The festival opened with ''

The Bishop's Bedroom ''The Bishop's Bedroom'' ( it, La stanza del vescovo) is an Italian thriller-drama film directed by Dino Risi adapted from the novel of the same name by Piero Chiara. It stars Ugo Tognazzi, Ornella Muti and Patrick Dewaere. Supporting actors includ ...

'', directed 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 ol ...

and closed with ''

Slap Shot ''Slap Shot'' is a 1977 American sports film directed by George Roy Hill, written by Nancy Dowd and starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. It depicts a minor league ice hockey team that resorts to violent play to gain popularity in a declin ...

'', directed by

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 ...

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1977 feature film competition: Feature films *

Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...

(Italy) Jury President * N'Sougan Agblemagnon (author) *

Anatole Dauman Anatole Dauman (7 February 1925 in Warsaw – 8 April 1998 in Paris) was a French film producer. He produced films by Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Bresson, Wim Wenders, Nagisa Oshima, Andrei Tarkovsky, Chris Marker, Volker Schlöndorff, Walerian Bo ...

(France) *

Jacques Demy Jacques Demy (; 5 June 1931 – 27 October 1990) was a French director, lyricist, and screenwriter. He appeared at the height of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Demy's films are celebrat ...

(France) *

Carlos Fuentes Carlos Fuentes Macías (; ; November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are ''The Death of Artemio Cruz'' (1962), '' Aura'' (1962), '' Terra Nostra'' (1975), ''The Old Gringo'' (1985) and ''Christophe ...

(Mexico) *

Benoîte Groult Benoîte Groult (31 January 1920 – 20 June 2016) was a French journalist, writer, and feminist activist. Life and career Groult was born on 31 January 1920 in Paris. She was the daughter of André Groult and Nicole Poiret, sister of Paul Poir ...

(France) *

Pauline Kael Pauline Kael (; June 19, 1919 – September 3, 2001) was an American film critic who wrote for ''The New Yorker'' magazine from 1968 to 1991. Known for her "witty, biting, highly opinionated and sharply focused" reviews, Kael's opinions oft ...

(USA) (journalist) *

Marthe Keller Marthe Keller (born 28 January 1945) is a Swiss actress and opera director. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film '' Marathon Man'' (1976), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Career Early years Keller studied ba ...

(Switzerland) * Yuri Ozerov (Soviet Union)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

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

3 Women ''3 Women'' is a 1977 American psychological drama film written, produced, and directed by Robert Altman and starring Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek and Janice Rule. It depicts the increasingly bizarre, mysterious relationship between a woman (Duva ...

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Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and is considered an enduring figure from the New H ...

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The American Friend ''The American Friend'' (german: Der amerikanische Freund) is a 1977 neo-noir film by Wim Wenders, adapted from the 1974 novel ''Ripley's Game'' by Patricia Highsmith. The film features Dennis Hopper as career criminal Tom Ripley and Bruno Ganz as ...

'' (''Der Amerikanische Freund'') by

Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer. He is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among many honors, he has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Docum ...

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An Average Little Man ''An Average Little Man'' ( it, Un borghese piccolo piccolo, literally meaning ''a petty petty bourgeois'', also known in English as ''A Very Little Man'') is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is based on the novel of the sa ...

'' (''Un borghese piccolo piccolo'') by

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was awa ...

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Backbone The backbone is the vertebral column of a vertebrate. Arts, entertainment, and media Film * ''Backbone'' (1923 film), a 1923 lost silent film starring Alfred Lunt * ''Backbone'' (1975 film), a 1975 Yugoslavian drama directed by Vlatko Gilić M ...

'' (''Kičma'') by

Vlatko Gilić Vlatko ( sr-Cyrl, Влатко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic languages, South Slavic origin. It may refer to: *Vlatko Andonovski (born 1976), football manager *Vlatko Blažević (born 1994), Croatian football player *Vlatko Čančar ...

*'' Bang!'' by

Jan Troell Jan Gustaf Troell (born 23 July 1931) is a Swedish writer-director, and cinematographer. His realistic films, with a lyrical photography in which nature is prominent, have placed him in the first rank of modern Swedish film directors along with I ...

*'' Black Joy'' by Anthony Simmons *'' Bound for Glory'' by

Hal Ashby William Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988) was an American film director and editor associated with the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. Before his career as a director Ashby edited films for Norman Jewison, notably ''The Russ ...

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Budapest Tales ''Budapest Tales'' ( hu, Budapesti mesék) is a 1976 Hungarian drama film directed by István Szabó. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Ági Mészáros as Fényes' Mother * Maja Komorowska as Girl Who Knows the Colors * ...

'' (''Budapesti mesék'') by

István Szabó István Szabó (; born 18 February 1938) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director. Szabó is one of the most notable Hungarian filmmakers and one who has been best known outside the Hungarian-speaking world since the la ...

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Car Wash A car wash, carwash, or auto wash is a facility used to clean the exterior, and in some cases the interior of motor vehicles. Car washes can be self-service, full-service (with attendants who wash the vehicle), or fully automated (possi ...

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Michael Schultz Michael Schultz (born November 10, 1938) is an American director and producer of theater, film and television. Life and career Schultz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of an African-American mother Katherine Frances Leslie (1917-1995) ...

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The Duellists ''The Duellists'' is a 1977 British historical drama film and the feature film directorial debut of Ridley Scott. It won the Best Debut Film award at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. The basis of the screenplay is the Joseph Conrad short story "T ...

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Ridley Scott Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is a British film director and producer. Directing, among others, science fiction films, his work is known for its atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. Scott has received many accolades thr ...

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Elisa, vida mía ''Elisa, vida mía'' is a 1977 Spanish drama film written and directed by Carlos Saura. The film stars Saura's long-term companion and frequent collaborator, Geraldine Chaplin. She stars alongside Fernando Rey who won the Best Actor award at th ...

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Carlos Saura Carlos Saura Atarés (born 4 January 1932) is a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. Along with Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be one of Spain’s most renowned filmmakers. He has a long and prolific career th ...

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Group Portrait with a Lady ''Group Portrait with a Lady'' (german: Gruppenbild mit Dame) is a 1977 German-French drama film directed by Aleksandar Petrović. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the novel of the same name by German Nobel-Priz ...

'' (''Gruppenbild mit Dame'') by Aleksandar Petrović *'' The Hunters'' (''Oi kynigoi'') by

Theodoros 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 ...

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Iphigenia In Greek mythology, Iphigenia (; grc, Ἰφιγένεια, , ) was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae. In the story, Agamemnon offends the goddess Artemis on his way to the Trojan War by hunting ...

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

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J.A. Martin Photographer ''J.A. Martin Photographer'' (''J.A. Martin photographe'') is a 1977 drama film directed by Jean Beaudin for the National Film Board of Canada. Synopsis The film is about a strong-willed woman who accompanies her photographer husband on a tri ...

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Jean Beaudin Jean Beaudin (6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 20 films since 1969. His film '' J.A. Martin Photographer'', was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the ...

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The Lacemaker ''The Lacemaker'' (french: La Dentellière) is a 1977 French drama film directed by Claude Goretta and starring Isabelle Huppert and Yves Beneyton. It is based on the 1974 Prix Goncourt winning novel '' La Dentellière'' by Pascal Lainé. P ...

'' (''La dentellière'') by

Claude Goretta Claude Goretta (23 June 1929 – 20 February 2019) was a Swiss television producer and film director. Life and Career His 1973 film '' L'Invitation'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1981 film '' La prov ...

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The Lorry ''The Lorry'' (french: Le camion) or ''The Truck'' is a 1977 French drama film directed by Marguerite Duras. Reaction ''Le camion'' was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. After the Cannes debut, the crowd reacted "at first with high ...

'' (''Le camion'') 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) ea ...

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The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died ''The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died'' (french: Le Vieux pays où Rimbaud est mort) is a 1977 French-Canadian feature from Jean Pierre Lefebvre. The second film in his Abel Gagné trilogy, preceded by '' Don't Let It Kill You (Il ne faut pas mouri ...

(Le Vieux pays où Rimbaud est mort)'' 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 ...

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*'' The Purple Taxi'' (''Un taxi mauve'') by

Yves Boisset Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fren ...

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Solemn Communion ''Solemn Communion'' (french: La Communion solennelle) is a 1977 French comedy-drama film directed by René Féret. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Christian Drillaud as Young Charles Gravet * Claude Bouchery as Ju ...

'' (''La Communion solennelle'') by

René Féret René Féret (26 May 1945 – 28 April 2015) was a French actor, screenwriter, film director and producer.A Special Day ''A Special Day'' ( it, Una giornata particolare) is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola and starring Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and John Vernon. Set in Rome in 1938, its narrative follows a woman and her neighbor who stay ho ...

'' (''Una giornata particolare'') by

Ettore Scola Ettore Scola (; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film ''A Special Day'' and over the course of his film career was nominated for fiv ...

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Wounded Game ''Wounded Game'' (russian: Подранки, Podranki) is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Nikolai Gubenko. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Juozas Budraitis * Aleksandr Kalyagin * Zhanna Bolotova * Rolan Bykov * ...

'' (''Podranki'') by

Nikolai Gubenko Nikolai Nikolaevich Gubenko (russian: Николай Николаевич Губенко; 17 August 1941 – 16 August 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, film and theatre director, screenwriter, founder of the Community of Tagan ...

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: * ''Aïda'' by Pierre Jourdan * ''

All This and World War II ''All This and World War II'' is a 1976 musical documentary directed by Susan Winslow. It juxtaposes Beatles songs covered by a variety of musicians with World War II newsreel footage and 20th Century Fox films, in a manner meant by the filmmak ...

'' by Susan Winslow (United States) * ''Beethoven - Tage aus einem Leben'' by

Horst Seemann Horst Seemann (11 April 1937 – 6 January 2000) was a German film director and screenwriter. He has directed 19 films between 1962 and 1995. His 1973 film '' Ripe Cherries'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. His 198 ...

(East Germany) * ''La Bible'' by

Marcel Carné Marcel Albert Carné (; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include '' Port of Shadows'' (1938), ''Le Jour Se Lève'' (1939), '' The Devil's Envoys ...

(France) (documentary) * ''

'' (''La stanza del vescovo'') by

(Italy, France) * '' Black Shadows on a Silver Screen '' by Ray Hubbard (United States) * ''Bogart'' by Marshall Flaum (United States) * ''Camelamos Naquerar'' (short) by Miguel Alcobendas (Spain) * ''Carrara'' by Christian Paureilhe (France) * ''Catherine'' by Paul Seban (France) * ''

The Children of Theatre Street ''The Children of Theatre Street'' is a 1977 American documentary film about the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet directed by Robert Dornhelm and Earle I. Mack, Earle Mack, narrated by Grace Kelly. Reception ''Time (magazine), Times Richard Sc ...

'' (doc.) by

Robert Dornhelm Robert Dornhelm (born 17 December 1947 in Temesvár, Romania) is an Austrian film and television director. Biography Dornhelm is of Jewish descent. He has worked on numerous television programmes and has also released such movies as ''Echo Pa ...

(United States) * ''Cine Folies'' (documentary) by Philippe Collin (France) * ''Un Cuore Semplice'' by Giorgio Ferrara (Italy) * ''Dearest Executioners'' (''Queridísimos verdugos'') by Basilio M. Patino (Spain) * ''Des femmes et des nanas'' by Jean Pierre Marchand (France) * '' Il gabbiano'' 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 schooltea ...

(Italy) * '' Ha-Gan'' by Victor Nord (Israel) * ''

Harlan County, USA ''Harlan County, USA'' is a 1976 American documentary film covering the "Brookside Strike", a 1973 effort of 180 coal miners and their wives against the Duke Power Company-owned Eastover Coal Company's Brookside Mine and Prep Plant in Harlan C ...

'' (doc.) by

Barbara Kopple Barbara Kopple (born July 30, 1946) is an American film director known primarily for her documentary work. She has won two Academy Awards, the first in 1977 for ''Harlan County, USA'', about a Kentucky miners' strike, /sup> and the second in ...

(United States) * ' by

Helma Sanders-Brahms Helma Sanders-Brahms (20 November 1940 – 27 May 2014) was a German film director, screenwriter and producer. Biography Helma Sanders was born on 20 November 1940 in Emden, Germany. She attended a school for acting in Hannover from 1960 to 1 ...

(West Germany) * ''Les Lieux d'une fugue'' by

Georges Perec Georges Perec (; 7 March 1936 – 3 March 1982) was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist. He was a member of the Oulipo group. His father died as a soldier early in the Second World War and his mother was killed in the Holoc ...

(France) (short) * '' Life Goes to the Movies'' (doc.) by

Mel Stuart Mel Stuart (born Stuart Solomon; September 2, 1928 – August 9, 2012) was an American film director and producer who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, at whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance. Ea ...

(United States) * ''Mais qu'est ce qu'elles veulent?'' (doc.) by

Coline Serreau Coline Serreau (born 29 October 1947) is a French actress, film director and writer. Early life and education She was born in Paris, the daughter of theatre director Jean-Marie Serreau and actress Geneviève Serreau. In Paris, Serreau studie ...

(France) * ''Meanwhile Back at the Ranch'' by Richard Patterson (United States) * ''Moi Tintin'' (doc.) by Gérard Valet, Henri Roanne (France, Belgium) * ''Mozart - Aufzeichnungen einer Jugend'' by Klaus Kirschner (West Germany) * ''El mundo de Pau Casals'' by Jean Baptiste Bellsolell (Spain) * '' The Naked Civil Servant'' 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 Kitchen sink realism, British realist tradition which followed the Free Cinema movement. Career Jacob M. Gold was born in ...

(United Kingdom) * '' News from Home'' by

Chantal Akerman Chantal Anne Akerman (; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and Film studies, film professor at the City College of New York. She is best known for films such as ''Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 108 ...

(France) * '' One Man'' by

Robin Spry Robin Spry (October 25, 1939 – March 28, 2005) was a Canadian film director and television producer and screenwriter. Spry was perhaps best known for his documentary films '' Action: The October Crisis of 1970'' and '' Reaction: A Portrait of ...

(Canada) * '' Paradistorg'' by

Gunnel Lindblom Gunnel Märtha Ingegärd Lindblom (18 December 1931 – 24 January 2021) was a Swedish film actress and director. Career As an actress, Lindblom was particularly associated with the work of Ingmar Bergman, though in 1965 she performed the l ...

(Sweden) * ''The Passionate Industry'' (doc.) by

Joan Long Joan Long (born Joan Dorothy Boundy; 20 July 1925 – 2 January 1999) was an Australian producer, writer and director best known for ''Caddie'' (1976). She was awarded as a Member of the Order of Australia in 1980 for her services to the film ...

(Australia) * ''The Pictures That Moved'' (doc.) by Paul Andersen (Australia) * ''Le Portrait de Dorian Gray'' by

Pierre Boutron Pierre Boutron (born 11 November 1947 in Portugal) is a French actor and director. He is married to actress Magali Renoir. Biography Pierre Boutron is a well-known TV director. His ''Des enfants dans les arbres'' or ''Les Faux-fuyants'' was a g ...

(France) * ''

Pumping Iron ''Pumping Iron'' is a 1977 American docudrama about the world of professional bodybuilding, with a focus on the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and 1975 Mr. Olympia competitions. Directed by George Butler and Robert Fiore and edited by Geof Bartz and Lar ...

'' (doc.) by

George Butler George Butler may refer to: Arts and entertainment * George Butler (filmmaker) (1944–2021), American filmmaker * George Butler (record producer) (1931–2008), American record producer * George Bernard Butler (1838–1907), American painter * Ge ...

, Robert Fiore (United States) * ''Le ragioni del successo'' by Luca Verdone (Italy) * ''

Raoni ''Raoni'' (also known as ''Raoni: The Fight for the Amazon'') is a 1978 French-Belgian documentary film directed by Jean-Pierre Dutilleux and Luiz Carlos Saldanha on the life of Raoni Metuktire. The film portrays issues surrounding the survival ...

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Jean-Pierre Dutilleux Jean-Pierre Dutilleux (born 13 October 1949) is a Belgian author, activist, film director, actor and editor of films. Career During his 40-year career, Jean-Pierre Dutilleux has made thirty films, including a dozen in Amazonia, taken thousand ...

(France, Belgium, Brazil) * ''

Rhinoceros A rhinoceros (; ; ), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. (It can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species o ...

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Tom O'Horgan Tom O'Horgan (May 3, 1924 – January 11, 2009) was an American theatre and film director, composer, actor and musician. He is best known for his Broadway work as director of the hit musicals ''Hair'' and ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. During his ca ...

(United States, United Kingdom, Canada) * ''Le Roi Pelé'' (doc.) by

François Reichenbach François Reichenbach (3 July 1921 – 2 February 1993) was a French film director, cinematographer producer and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 1993. Early life François Reichenbach was born in 1921 in Neuilly-sur-S ...

(France) * ''San Gottardo'' by

Villi Hermann Villi Hermann (born 1941) is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. His 1981 film ''The Homeless One'' was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1989 film ''Bankomatt'' - with actor Bruno Ganz in the leading role - was e ...

(Switzerland) * ''

Scott Joplin Scott Joplin ( 1868 – April 1, 1917) was an American composer and pianist. Because of the fame achieved for his ragtime compositions, he was dubbed the "King of Ragtime." During his career, he wrote over 40 original ragtime pieces, one ra ...

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Jeremy Paul Kagan Jeremy Paul Kagan (born December 14, 1945) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and television producer. Early life Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Kagan received his B.A. from Harvard University in 1967. He went on to at ...

(United States) * ''

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(United States) * ''That's Action'' by

G. David Schine Gerard David Schine, better known as G. David Schine or David Schine (September 11, 1927 – June 19, 1996), was the wealthy heir to a hotel chain fortune who became a central figure in the Army–McCarthy hearings of 1954 in his role as the chi ...

(documentary) (United States) * ''Torre Bela'' by

Thomas Harlan Thomas Christoph Harlan (19 February 1929 – 16 October 2010) was a German author and director of French-language films. Life and work Harlan was the son of the director Veit Harlan and the actress Hilde Körber. He was raised in Berlin. Throu ...

(Italy, Portugal) * ''

An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano ''An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano'' (russian: Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино, Neokonchennaya pyesa dlya mekhanicheskogo pianino) is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov ...

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Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...

(Soviet Union) * ''La vie au ralenti'' by Jean-Christophe Rose (France)

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 La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...

: *''Arte tairona'' by

Francisco Norden Francisco Norden (born 9 November 1929) is a Colombian film director, screenwriter, film editor, editor and film producer, producer born in Brussels from an Austrian father and a Colombian mother. He has directed eight films between 1963 and 200 ...

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Di Cavalcanti Emiliano Augusto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Melo (September 6, 1897 – October 26, 1976), known as Di Cavalcanti, was a Brazilian painter who sought to produce a form of Brazilian art free of any noticeable European influences. His wife was the p ...

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Glauber Rocha Glauber de Andrade Rocha (; 14 March 1939 – 22 August 1981) was a Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most influential moviemakers of Brazilian cinema and a key figure of Cinema Novo. His films ''Black God, White ...

*''Envisage'' by

Peter Foldes Peter Foldes (22 August 1924 in Budapest, Hungary – 29 March 1977 in Paris) was a Hungarian-British director and animator. Biography Budapest-born Peter Foldes was one of a number of Hungarian artists (another was the film's composer Má ...

*'' Küzdök'' by

Marcell Jankovics Marcell Jankovics (21 October 1941 – 29 May 2021) was a Hungarian graphic artist, film director, animator and author. He is best known for the animated films '' Johnny Corncob'' (1973; the first animated feature of his native country) and ' ...

*''Mao, by himself'' (''Mao par lui-même'') by

René Viénet René Viénet (born 6 February 1944, in Le Havre) is a French sinologist who is famous as a situationist writer and filmmaker. Viénet used the situationist technique of détournement — the diversion of already existing cultural elements to ne ...

*''Rumble'' by

Jules Engel Jules Engel (born Gyula Engel, March 11, 1909 – September 6, 2003) was an American filmmaker, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, film director, and teacher. He was the founding director of the experimental animation ...

*''Stille Post'' by Ivan Steiger

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 16th

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 ...

(16e Semaine de la Critique): * ''Ben et Benedict'' by Paula Delsol (France) * ''Caminandos pasos… Caminando'' by Federico Weingartshofer (Mexico) * ''Ethnocide'' by Paul Leduc (Canada, Mexico) * ''Liebe dans leben'' by Lutz Eisholz (West Germany) * ''Le Meurtrier de la jeunesse'' by Kazuhizo Hasegawa (Japan) * ''

Omar Gatlato ''Omar Gatlato '' is a 1976 Algerian drama film directed by Merzak Allouache. It was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Plot Omar is a young and lively, rather macho Algerian who holds a good j ...

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Merzak Allouache Merzak Allouache (born 6 October 1944) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. His 1976 film ''Omar Gatlato'' was later entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. His 1996 ''Salut cousin!'' was ...

(Algeria) * ''

Twenty Days Without War ''Twenty Days Without War'' (russian: Двадцать дней без войны, translit=''Dvadtsat' dney bez voyny'') is a 1976 Soviet film based on a story by Konstantin Simonov, directed by Aleksey German and starring Yuri Nikulin and Lyudmi ...

'' by Aleksey German (Soviet Union)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1977

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): * ''25'' by Jose Celso Correa, Celso Luccas (Mozambique) * '' Aftenlandet'' by

Peter Watkins Peter Watkins (born 29 October 1935) is an English film and television director. He was born in Norbiton, Surrey, lived in Sweden, Canada and Lithuania for many years, and now lives in France. He is one of the pioneers of docudrama. His films ...

(Denmark) * ''

Ceddo ''Ceddo'' (), also known as ''The Outsiders'', is a 1977 Senegalese drama film directed by Ousmane Sembène. It was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot In Senegal, sometime after the establishment of a European prese ...

'' by

Ousmane Sembene Ousmane is a given name or surname common in West Africa. It is derived from the Arabic name Uthman through Osman. People named Ousmane include: * Mahamane Ousmane (born 1950), Nigerien political figure * Ousmane Bangoura (born 1979), Guinean foot ...

(Senegal) * ''

Closet Children ''Closet Children'' (original title: ''Les Enfants du Placard'') is a 1977 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot. Cast * Brigitte Fossey as Juliette * Lou Castel as Nicola * Jean Sorel as Berlu * Georges Marchal as the Father * Danièl ...

'' (''Les enfants du placard'') 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, inclu ...

(France) * ''

The Devil Probably ''The Devil Probably'' (french: Le Diable probablement) is a 1977 cinema of France, French drama film by film director, director Robert Bresson. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Jury Grand Prix, Silv ...

'' (''Le diable probablement'') 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, Ellipsis (narrative device), ellipses, and s ...

(France) * ''The Earth Is Flat'' (''Erasmus Montanus Eller Jorden er flad'') by Henrik Stangerup (Denmark) * ''Fuera de aquí!'' by

Jorge Sanjinés Jorge Sanjinés (born 31 July 1936 in La Paz, Bolivia) is a Bolivian film director and screenwriter. He founded the production group ''Grupo Ukamau''. He won the ALBA Prize for Arts in 2009. Film career Jorge Sanjinés brings highly political fi ...

(Ecuador) * ''

Gizmo! ''Gizmo!'' is a 1977 documentary film produced and directed by Howard Smith about improbable inventions, and uses old newsreel footage about these inventions. Early examples of parkour and buildering are also featured, including footage of an urba ...

'' by Howard Smith (United States) * ''La Historia Me Absolvera'' by Gaetano Pagano (Sweden) * ''The Hyena's Sun'' (''Soleil des hyènes'') by Ridha Behi (Netherlands, Tunisia) * '' The Indians Are Still Far Away'' (''Les indiens sont encore loin'') by Patricia Moraz (France, Switzerland) * ''Kilenc hónap'' by Marta Meszaros (Hungary) * ''Living On'' (''Continuar a Viver'') (doc.) by

António da Cunha Telles António Cohen da Cunha Telles (26 February 1935 – 23 November 2022)

(Portugal) * ''La muerte de Sebastián Arache y su pobre entierro'' by Nicolas Sarquis (Argentina) * ''

Near and Far Away ''Near and Far Away'' ( sv, Långt borta och nära) is a 1976 Swedish drama film directed by Marianne Ahrne. Ahrne won the award for Best Director at the 13th Guldbagge Awards. Cast * Lilga Kovanko as Mania * Robert Farrant as Mutist * Jan-Er ...

'' (''Långt borta och nära'') by

Marianne Ahrne Siv Marianne Ahrne (born 25 May 1940) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. She has directed ten films between 1970 and 1997. Her 1976 film ''Near and Far Away'' won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Director, Best Director at the 13t ...

(Sweden) * ''Nós por cá Todos Bem'' by Fernando Lopes (Portugal) * ''Ors Zein'' by Khaled Siddik (Kuwait, Sudan) * ''Peking Duck Soup'' (''Chinois, encore un effort pour être révolutionnaires'') (doc.) by René Vienet (France) * ''Prata Palomares'' by André Faria (Brazil) * '' Why Shoot the Teacher?'' by

Silvio Narizzano Silvio Narizzano (8 February 192726 July 2011) was a Canadian film and television director who worked primarily in the United Kingdom. His directorial credits included the critically acclaimed films ''Georgy Girl'' (1966) and '' Loot'' (1970), w ...

(Canada) * '' Zero Hour'' (''Stunde Null'') by

Edgar Reitz Edgar Reitz (born 1 November 1932) is a German filmmaker and Professor of Film at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung (State University of Design) in Karlsruhe. He is best-known for his internationally acclaimed '' Heimat film series'' (1 ...

(West Germany) :Short films * ''Claude Chauvy, l'art du tournage en bois'' by Jean-Pierre Bonneau (France) * ''Eggs'' by

John Hubley John Kirkham Hubley (May 21, 1914 – February 21, 1977) was an American animation director, art director, producer and writer known for his work with the United Productions of America , United Productions of America (UPA) and his own independent ...

(United States) * ''Hors-jeu'' by Georges Schwisgebel (Switzerland) * ''Nights'' (''Nyhtes'') by Georges Katakouzinos (Greece) * ''Sauf dimanches et fêtes'' by François Ode (France) * ''Windy Day'' by

Faith Hubley Faith Hubley (née Chestman; September 16, 1924 – December 7, 2001) was an American animator, known for her experimental work both in collaboration with her husband John Hubley, and on her own following her husband's death. Biography Bor ...

(United States)

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1977 Official selection awards: *

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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 awar ...

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Shelley Duvall Shelley Alexis Duvall (born July 7, 1949) is an American actress and producer who is known for her portrayals of distinct, often eccentric characters. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Peab ...

for ''

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Monique Mercure Marie Lise Monique Émond (14 November 193016 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure (), was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cann ...

for '' J.A. Martin photographe'' *

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 th ...

Fernando Rey Fernando Casado Arambillet (La Coruña (Spain), 20 September 1917 – Madrid (Spain), 9 March 1994), best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, i ...

for ''

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(Unanimously) *Best Music:

Norman Whitfield Norman Jesse Whitfield (May 12, 1940 – September 16, 2008) was an American songwriter and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s.allmusic Biography/ref> He has been credited as one of the creators of the Motow ...

for ''

'' Short films *

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* Jury Prize: ''

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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 ...

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'' by

(In competition) ** ''Kilenc hónap'' by Marta Meszaros (Directors' Fortnight) Commission Supérieure Technique *

Technical Grand Prize The Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist (french: Prix Vulcain de l’Artiste Technicien) is an independent film award created in 2003. It rewards the work of a technician for his or her collaboration in the creation of a film from the official se ...

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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 ...

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References

Media

INA: Opening of the 1977 festival
(commentary in French)

(interview with France Roche in French)

(commentary in French)

External links

(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1977

Cannes Film Festival:1977
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