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1997 Cannes Film Festival
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The 50th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1997.[2] French actress Isabelle Adjani served as jury president for the main competition. Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[3]
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The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami for the drama film Taste of Cherry and to Japanese filmmaker Shōhei Imamura for the drama film The Eel.[4][5]
The festival opened with The Fifth Element by Luc Besson, and closed with Absolute Power by Clint Eastwood.[6]
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Juries
Main competition
- Isabelle Adjani, French actress - Jury President[8]
- Paul Auster, American filmmaker
- Luc Bondy, Swiss director
- Tim Burton, American filmmaker
- Patrick Dupond, French dancer and artistic director
- Gong Li, Chinese actress
- Mike Leigh, British filmmaker
- Nanni Moretti, Italian filmmaker
- Michael Ondaatje, Canadian author
- Mira Sorvino, American actress
Caméra d'Or
- Françoise Arnol, French actress - Jury President
- Luciano Barisone, Italian film critic
- Olivier Brunet-Lefebvre, French cinephile
- Julien Camy, French cinephile
- Ulrich Gregor, German cinema historian
- Gérard Lenne, French film critic
- Jiří Menzel, Czech filmmaker
- Nicolas Philibert, French filmmaker
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Official selection
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In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[9]
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:[9]
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[9]
Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[9]
- 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
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Parallel sections
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International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 36th International Critics' Week (36e Semaine de la Critique):[10]
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 (Italy)
- Character (Karakter) by Mike van Diem (Netherlands)
- Bent by Sean Mathias (United Kingdom)
- Insomnia 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 (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[11]
- Buud-Yam by Gaston Kaboré
- Cosmos by André Turpin, Arto Paragamian, Denis Villeneuve, Jennifer Alleyn, Manon Briand, Marie-Julie Dallaire
- Dakan 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
- The Good Life (La buena vida) by David Trueba
- La Vie de Jésus by Bruno Dumont
- Ma 6-T va crack-er by Jean-François Richet
- Ma vie en rose by Alain Berliner
- Murmur of Youth by Lin Cheng-sheng
- The Perfect Circle (Savrseni Krug) by Ademir Kenović
- 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
- Suzaku by Naomi Kawase
- 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
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Official Awards
In Competition
- Palme d'Or:[12][13]
- Grand Prize of the Jury: The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan
- Best Director: Wong Kar-wai for Happy Together
- Best Screenplay: The Ice Storm by James Schamus
- Best Actress: Kathy Burke for Nil by Mouth
- Best Actor: Sean Penn for She's So Lovely
- Jury Prize: Western by Manuel Poirier
- 50th Anniversary Prize: Youssef Chahine (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- Palm of the Palms: Ingmar Bergman[14]
Caméra d'Or
- Suzaku by Naomi Kawase
- Special Mention: La Vie de Jésus by Bruno Dumont
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
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Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
- The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan (In competition)[15]
- Voyage to the Beginning of the World by Manoel de Oliveira (Out of competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique
- Technical Grand Prize: Thierry Arbogast (cinematography) in She's So Lovely and The Fifth Element
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
- The Sweet Hereafter by Atom Egoyan[16]
- Special Mention:[14]
Award of the Youth
- Foreign Film: Bent by Sean Mathias[14]
- French Film: I Hate Love by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
International Critics' Week
- Mercedes-Benz Award: Junk Mail by Pål Sletaune[14]
- Canal+ Award: The Signalman by Benoît Mariage
François Chalais Award
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