The 29th Cannes Film Fest was held on May 13-28, 1976. The Palme d’Or went to Taxi Driver by Martin Scorsese. A new section, ‘L’Air du temps’, which was non-competitive and focused on contemporary subjects, was introduced but discontinued after the next edition. The festival opened with the documentary That’s Entertainment, Part II, directed by […]
Cannes Film Fest 1974: Year 27–Coppola’s Noir Thriller, The Conversation, Wins Top Award
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Tie in the Best Actor Award: Jack Nicholson for The Last Detail and Charles Boyer for Stavisky.
Cannes Film Fest 1973: Year 26–Tie–The Hireling and Scarecrow Share Top Award
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The Pame d’Or was again a tie: The Hireling by Alan Bridges and Scarecrow by Jerry Schatzberg. Artistically, neither movie particularly good.
Cannes Film Fest 1972: Year 25–Hitchcock’s Frenzy Closing Night
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Images by Robert Altman and Jeremiah Johnson by Sydney Pollack were among the films competing for the Palme d’Or.
Cannes Film Fest 1971: Year 24–Losey’s The Go-Between Wins Top Award
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The 24th Cannes Film Fest was held on May 12 – 27, 1971. The Palme d’Or went to The Go-Between by Joseph Losey. The festival opened with Gimme Shelter, a powerful, controversial documentary The Rolling Stones directed by David Maysles, Albert Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin. It closed with Les mariés de l’an II, directed by […]
