The twentieth Cannes Film Fest was held from April 27 to May 12, 1967. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (as the top award was then called) went to the Blowup, Michelangelo Antonioni’s First English-speaking feature. The festival opened with J’ai tué Raspoutine, directed by Robert Hossein. It closed with Batouk, directed by […]
Cannes Film Fest 1966: Year 20–Germi’s Signore & Signori and Lelouch’s A Man and A Woman Share Top Award; Vanessa Redgrave, Best Actress (Morgan)
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The top award, the Grand Prix du Festival, went to two films: Signore & Signori by Italian Pietro Germi and Claude French Lelouch’s A Man and A Woman.
Cannes Film Fest 1964: Year 17–Demy’s Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Starring Catherine Deneuve, Wins Top Award; Ties in Acting Awards; Anne Bancroft, Barabra Barrie
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The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to Jacques Demy’s musical drama, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg). starring Catherine Deneuve.
Boy from Heaven: Tarik Saleh’s Political Thriller–Preview (Cannes Fest 2022 Competition)
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The film is a political thriller about a fisherman boy named Adam (Tawfeek Barhom), who is thrown into brutal power struggle between Egypt’s religious and political elite.
Cannes Film Fest 1963: Year 16–Visconti’s “The Leopard” Wins Top Award; Richard Harris Best Actor; Marina Vlady Best Actress
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Visconti’s lavish epic, starring Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale, wins the top award, Palme d’Or.
