The 33rd Cannes Film Fest was held between 9 and 23 May 1980. The Palme d’Or honored two films: Bob Fosse’s musical, All That Jazz, and Kagemusha by Akira Kurosawa. The showing of Tarkovsky’s film Stalker was interrupted by the electricians strike. The festival opened with Fantastica, directed by Gilles Carle and closed with Sono […]
Cannes Film Fest 1980: Year 33–Fosse’s All That Jazz Ties with Kurosawa’s Kagemusha
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Cannes Film Fest 1979: Year 32–Tie between Apocalypse Now and Tin Drum
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The 32nd Cannes Film Fest was held on May 10-24, 1979. The Palme d’Or was shared by Apocalypse Now by Coppola and Die Blechtrommel by Volker Schlöndorff. The festival opened with Hair, directed by Miloš Forman and closed with À nous deux, directed by Claude Lelouch. Jury Members Françoise Sagan (France) (jury president) Sergio Amideo […]
Cannes Film Fest 1978: Year 31–New Sidebar, Un Certain Regard
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The 31st Cannes Film Fest was held on May 16-30. The Palme d’Or went to the Italian film, L’albero degli zoccoli, by Ermanno Olmi. This edition introduced a new non-competitive section, Un Certain Regard, which replaced ‘Les Yeux Fertiles’ (1975-1977), ‘L’Air du temps’ and ‘Le Passé compose. The festival opened with Moy laskovyy i nezhnyy […]
Cannes Film Fest 1977: Year 30–Tavianis Padre Padrone Wins Top Award
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The Palme d’Or went to the Padre Padrone by the Italian brothers, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.
Cannes Film Fest 1975: Year 28–Lakhdar-Hamina Algerian Movie Wins Top Prize
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The 28th Cannes Film Fest was held on May 9–23, 1975. The Palme d’Or went to the Chronique des Années de Braise by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. The festival closed with Ken Russell’s Tommy, starring Ann-Margret. Jury Members Jeanne Moreau, President, actress André Delvaux, director Anthony Burgess, writer Fernando Rey, actor George Roy Hill, director (US) Gérard Ducaux-Rupp, […]
