1970 Cannes Film Festival
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The 1970 Cannes Film Festival was the 23rd competition. This year, Robert Favre LeBret, the founder of the festival, decided not to include any films from Russia and Japan (their flags were missing on the Croisette). He was tired of the "Slavic spectacles and Japanese samurai flicks." The Russians took back their juror Sergei Obrazov (head of Moscow puppet theater) and left the jury panel with only eight members.
Jury
- President: Miguel Ángel AsturiasMiguel Ángel AsturiasMiguel Ángel Asturias Rosales was a Nobel Prize–winning Guatemalan poet, novelist, playwright, journalist and diplomat...
(Ambassador from Guatemala to France, 1967 Nobel Prize winnwer) - Kirk DouglasKirk DouglasKirk Douglas is an American stage and film actor, film producer and author. His popular films include Out of the Past , Champion , Ace in the Hole , The Bad and the Beautiful , Lust for Life , Paths of Glory , Gunfight at the O.K...
- Karel ReiszKarel ReiszKarel Reisz was a Czech-born British filmmaker who was active in post–war Britain, and one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in 1950s and 1960s British cinema.-Early life:...
- Christine Renal (French lady producer)
- Felicien MarceauFélicien MarceauFélicien Marceau is the pen name of Louis Carette a French novelist, playwright and essayist originally from Belgium. He was close to the Hussards right-wing literary movement, itself close to the monarchist .He received the Prix Goncourt for his book Creezy in 1969...
(playwright) - Vojtech Jasay (Czech director)
- Guglielmo BiraghiGuglielmo BiraghiGuglielmo Biraghi was an Italian critic and film festival director. He was the director of the Taormina Film Fest in the 1970s and became the 14th director of the Venice Film Festival in 1987...
(Italian critic) - Volker SchlöndorffVolker SchlöndorffVolker Schlöndorff is a Berlin-based German filmmaker who has worked in Germany, France and the United States...
(German)
Feature film competition
- Al-ArdThe Land (1969 film)The Land is a 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine, based on a popular novel by Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi. The film narrates the conflict between peasants and their landlord in rural Egypt in the 1930s, and explores the complex relation between individual interests and collective...
- Youssef ChahineYoussef ChahineYoussef Chahine was an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since 1950. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif... - Azyllo Muito LoucoThe Alienist (film)The Alienist is a 1970 Brazilian comedy film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Nildo Parente - Father Simão Bacamarte* Isabel Ribeiro - D...
(O alienista) - Nelson Pereira dos Santos - The Buttercup ChainThe Buttercup ChainThe Buttercup Chain is a 1970 British drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Hywel Bennett - France* Leigh Taylor-Young - Manny* Jane Asher - Margaret* Sven-Bertil Taube - Fred...
- Robert Ellis MillerRobert Ellis MillerRobert Ellis Miller is an American film director. He has directed 50 films and TV episodes between 1959 and 1996.He was born in New York, New York.-Selected filmography:* Pointman * Brenda Starr * Hawks... - Les Choses de la vieThe Things of LifeThe Things of Life is a 1970 French film directed by Claude Sautet. It was nominated for the Golden Palm at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. The film was a success in France with 2,959,682 admissions becoming the 8th highest earning film of the year...
- Claude SautetClaude SautetClaude Sautet was a French author and film director.-Biography:Born in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Claude Sautet first studied painting and sculpture before attending a film university in Paris where he began his career and later became a television producer... - Le dernier sautLast LeapLast Leap is a 1970 French crime film directed by Édouard Luntz. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maurice Ronet - Garal* Michel Bouquet - Jauran* Cathy Rosier - Florence* Eric Penet - Peras* André Rouyer - Salvade...
- Édouard LuntzÉdouard LuntzÉdouard Luntz was a French film director. He directed nine films between 1959 and 1973. His 1966 film Les coeurs verts was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival and his 1970 film Le dernier saut was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* ...Enfants des... - Don Segundo SombraDon Segundo Sombra (film)Don Segundo Sombra is a 1969 Argentine drama film directed by Manuel Antín, based on the novel of the same name. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Héctor Alterio - Gaucho in Black* Alejandra Boero - Quack Woman...
- Manuel AntínManuel AntínManuel Antín is an Argentine film director and screenwriter.Manuel Antin was born in Las Palmas, Chaco Province, in 1926. He first wrote for Argentine television in 1956 and made his directorial debut in 1962 with his first film: La Cifra Impar based on a tale of Julio Cortázar... - Dramma della gelosia - tutti i particolari in cronaca - Ettore Scola
- Élise ou la vraie vieElise, or Real LifeElise, or Real Life is a 1970 French drama film directed by Michel Drach. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Marie-José Nat - Elise Le Tellier* Mohamed Chouikh - Arezki* Bernadette Lafont - Anna...
- Michel DrachMichel DrachMichel Drach was a French film director, writer, producer and actor. His fims include Le Passé simple , which he directed and scripted.-Selected filmography:... - Harry MunterHarry MunterHarry Munter is a 1969 Swedish drama film directed by Kjell Grede. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Georg Adelly - Manne* Märta Allan-Johnson - Grandma* Gerda Calander - Kristina Birgitta Eleonor* Inga Dahlbeck - Girl #1...
- Kjell GredeKjell GredeKjell Grede is a Swedish film director. He directed nine films between 1967 and 2003. He was married to actress Bibi Andersson from 1960 to 1973. His film Harry Munter was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. In 1991, his film Good Evening, Mr... - Hoa-BinhHoa-Binh (film)Hoa-Binh is a 1970 French film directed by Raoul Coutard and based on a novel by Françoise Lorrain. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
- Raoul Coutard - Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospettoInvestigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionInvestigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion is a 1970 Italian film crime drama directed by Elio Petri. It is a dramatic, psychological, black-humoured satire on corruption in high office, telling the story of a top police officer who kills his lover and then tests whether the police would charge ...
- Elio Petri - Krajobraz po bitwieLandscape After the BattleLandscape After the Battle is a 1970 drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda and starring Daniel Olbrychski; telling a story of a Nazi German concentration camp survivor soon after liberation, residing in a DP camp somewhere in Germany. It is based on the writings of Holocaust survivor and Polish...
- Andrzej WajdaAndrzej WajdaAndrzej Wajda is a Polish film director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he is possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School"... - Leo the LastLeo the LastLeo the Last is a 1970 film directed by John Boorman, based on the play The Prince by George Tabori, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Billie Whitelaw.-Plot:...
- John BoormanJohn BoormanJohn Boorman is a British filmmaker who is a long time resident of Ireland and is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Zardoz, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General and The Tailor of Panama.-Early life:Boorman was born in Shepperton, Surrey,... - Magasiskola - István GaálIstván GaálIstván Gaál was a Hungarian film director, editor and screenwriter. He directed 27 films between 1956 and 1996. With Falcons he won the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-External links:...
- MalatestaMalatesta (film)Malatesta is a 1970 German drama film directed by Peter Lilienthal. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Eddie Constantine - Malatesta* Christine Noonan - Nina Vassileva* Vladimír Pucholt - Gardstein* Diana Senior - Ljuba Milstein...
- Peter LilienthalPeter LilienthalPeter Lilienthal is a German film director, writer, actor and producer. His 1979 film David won the Golden Bear at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1984 film Das Autogramm was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:*1958 – Studie 23. *1959 – Im... - MASHMASH (film)MASH is a 1970 American satirical dark comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Ring Lardner, Jr., based on Richard Hooker's novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. It is the only feature film in the M*A*S*H franchise...
- Robert AltmanRobert AltmanRobert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and... - MetelloMetelloMetello is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. It starred Massimo Ranieri as the title character.-Plot:...
- Mauro BologniniMauro BologniniMauro Bolognini was an Italian film director of literate sensibility, known for masterful handling of period subject matter.-Biography:Mauro Bolognini was born in Pistoia, Tuscany.... - Ovoce stromu rajských jímeFruit of ParadiseFruit of Paradise is a 1970 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Věra Chytilová. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Karel Novák - Josef* Jitka Nováková - Eva* Jan Schmid - Robert* Julius Albert - Starý pán...
- Věra ChytilováVera ChytilováVěra Chytilová is an avant-garde Czech film director and pioneer of Czech cinema. Banned by the Czechoslovakian government in the 1960s, she is best known for her Czech New Wave film, Sedmikrásky... - O Palácio dos AnjosThe Palace of AngelsThe Palace of Angels is a 1970 Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Geneviève Grad - Bárbara* Luc Merenda - Ricardo* Rossana Ghessa - Mariazinha* Adriana Prieto - Ana Lúcia...
- Walter Hugo Khouri - The Strawberry StatementThe Strawberry Statement (film)The Strawberry Statement is a 1970 cult film about the counterculture and student revolts of the 1960s, loosely based on the non-fiction book by James Simon Kunen about the Columbia University protests of 1968.-Cast:* Bruce Davison: Simon...
- Stuart Hagmann - Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie MoonTell Me That You Love Me, Junie MoonTell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon is a 1970 film directed by Otto Preminger. The film is based on the book by Marjorie Kellogg. The film starred Liza Minnelli as the title character, a girl whose face is scarred in a vicious battery acid attack by her boy friend. Later in an institution, she...
- Otto PremingerOtto PremingerOtto Ludwig Preminger was an Austro–Hungarian-American theatre and film director.After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura and Fallen Angel... - Ha-Timhoni - Dan Wolman
- I tulipani di HaarlemTulips of HaarlemTulips of Haarlem is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Franco Brusati. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Carole André - Sarah* Pierre Cressoy* Gianni Garko - Bernardo* Frank Grimes - Pierre* Gianni Giuliano - Gustave...
- Franco Brusati - Une si simple histoireA Simple Story (1970 film)A Simple Story is a 1970 Tunisian drama film directed by Abdellatif Ben Ammar. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Labiba Ben Ammar* Juliet Berto* Pia Colombo* Amor Khalfa* Jamila Ourabi* Fouad Zaouch...
- Abdellatif Ben Ammar - ¡Vivan los novios!Long Live the Bride and GroomLong Live the Bride and Groom is a 1970 Spanish drama film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* José Luis López Vázquez - Leonardo* Laly Soldevila - Loli* José María Prada - Pepito...
- Luis García Berlanga
Films out of competition
- Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel by Marc AllégretMarc AllégretMarc Allégret was a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer. Allégret became André Gide's lover when he was fifteen and Gide was forty-seven...
- Le territoire des autresThe Territory of OthersThe Territory of Others is a 1970 French documentary film directed by François Bel. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Technical Grand Prize....
by Gérard Vienne, Jacqueline Lecompte, Michel Fano, François Bel - Mictlan o la casa de los que ya no son by Raúl Kamffer
- The Virgin and the GypsyThe Virgin and the Gypsy (film)The Virgin and the Gypsy is a 1970 British drama film directed by Christopher Miles, based on the novel of the same name. It was screened at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, but wasn't entered into the main competition.-Cast:* Joanna Shimkus – Yvette...
by Christopher MilesChristopher MilesChristopher Miles was born in London, England, the eldest of four children to ‘Wren’, a councilor, and John Miles, a consulting engineer, whose family had been in the steel industry for several generations... - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Sydney PollackSydney PollackSydney Irwin Pollack was an American film director, producer and actor. Pollack studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where he later taught acting...
- TristanaTristanaTristana is a 1970 Spanish film directed by Luis Buñuel. Based on the eponymous novel by Benito Pérez Galdós, it stars Catherine Deneuve and Fernando Rey and was shot in Toledo, Spain. The voices of French actress Catherine Deneuve and Italian actor Franco Nero were dubbed to Spanish...
by Luis BuñuelLuis BuñuelLuis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:... - Voyage Chez Les Vivants by Henry Brandt
- WoodstockWoodstock (film)Woodstock is a 1970 American documentary on the Woodstock Festival that took place in August 1969 at Bethel in New York. Entertainment Weekly called this film the benchmark of concert movies and one of the most entertaining documentaries ever made...
by Michael WadleighMichael WadleighMichael Wadleigh is an American movie director and cinematographer renowned for his groundbreaking documentary of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, Woodstock....
Winners
- Palme d'OrPalme d'OrThe Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
: MASHMASH (film)MASH is a 1970 American satirical dark comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Ring Lardner, Jr., based on Richard Hooker's novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. It is the only feature film in the M*A*S*H franchise...
by Robert AltmanRobert AltmanRobert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and... - Grand PrixGrand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or...
: Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospettoInvestigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionInvestigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion is a 1970 Italian film crime drama directed by Elio Petri. It is a dramatic, psychological, black-humoured satire on corruption in high office, telling the story of a top police officer who kills his lover and then tests whether the police would charge ...
by Elio Petri - Jury PrizeJury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)The Jury Prize is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It is considered the third most prestigious prize at the film festival, after the Palme d'Or and the Grand Prix....
(Tied as the jury was bitterly divided with half of its members wanting the film to receive the Golden Palm):- Magasiskola - István GaálIstván GaálIstván Gaál was a Hungarian film director, editor and screenwriter. He directed 27 films between 1956 and 1996. With Falcons he won the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-External links:...
- The Strawberry StatementThe Strawberry Statement (film)The Strawberry Statement is a 1970 cult film about the counterculture and student revolts of the 1960s, loosely based on the non-fiction book by James Simon Kunen about the Columbia University protests of 1968.-Cast:* Bruce Davison: Simon...
- Stuart Hagmann
- Magasiskola - István Gaál
- Best ActorBest Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actor Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.- Award Winners :-External links:* * ....
: Marcello MastroianniMarcello MastroianniMarcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni, Knight Grand Cross was an Italian film actor. His honours included British Film Academy Awards, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and two Golden Globe Awards.- Personal life :...
for Dramma della gelosia - tutti i particolari in cronaca - Best ActressBest Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....
: Ottavia PiccoloOttavia PiccoloOttavia Piccolo is an Italian theatre and film actress. She has appeared in 45 films since 1962. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival for the film Metello.-Selected filmography:* The Leopard...
for MetelloMetelloMetello is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. It starred Massimo Ranieri as the title character.-Plot:... - Best DirectorBest Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Director Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946....
: John BoormanJohn BoormanJohn Boorman is a British filmmaker who is a long time resident of Ireland and is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Zardoz, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General and The Tailor of Panama.-Early life:Boorman was born in Shepperton, Surrey,...
for Leo the LastLeo the LastLeo the Last is a 1970 film directed by John Boorman, based on the play The Prince by George Tabori, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Billie Whitelaw.-Plot:... - Best First Work: Hoa-BinhHoa-Binh (film)Hoa-Binh is a 1970 French film directed by Raoul Coutard and based on a novel by Françoise Lorrain. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
by Raoul Coutard - Short Film Palme d'OrShort Film Palme d'OrThe Short Film Palme d'Or is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the same jury of the Cinéfondation....
: The Magic MachinesThe Magic MachinesThe Magic Machines is a 1969 short documentary film directed by Bob Curtis. It won an Academy Award in 1970 for Best Short Subject and was nominated for Best Documentary Short....
by Bob Curtis - Special Mention Best Short Film: Et Salammbo? by Jean-Pierre Richard
- Technical Grand Prize: Le Territoire des autres by François Bel
- FIPRESCI Prize: Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospettoInvestigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionInvestigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion is a 1970 Italian film crime drama directed by Elio Petri. It is a dramatic, psychological, black-humoured satire on corruption in high office, telling the story of a top police officer who kills his lover and then tests whether the police would charge ...
by Elio Petri
External links
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