The 17th Cannes Film Festival took place from 29 April to 14 May 1964. Austrian filmmaker Fritz Lang served as jury president for the main competition.[4]
 Official poster of the 17th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Jean-Claude Moreau.[1] | |
| Opening film | Greed in the Sun |
|---|---|
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prix: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg[2] |
| No. of films | 25 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 29 April 1964 – 14 May 1964 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
On this edition, the Palme d’Or was renamed "Grand Prix du Festival International du Film", a name that remained in use until 1974, after which it was renamed Palme d'Or again.[5] The Grand Prix went to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy.
The festival opened with Greed in the Sun by Henri Verneuil.
Juries
editMain Competition
edit- Fritz Lang, Austrian filmmaker - Jury President[6]
- Charles Boyer, French-American actor - Vice President
- Joaquín Calvo-Sotelo, Spanish
- René Clément, French filmmaker
- Jean-Jacques Gautier, French writer and journalist
- Alexandre Karaganov, Soviet film critic
- Lorens Marmstedt, Swedish producer
- Geneviève Page, French actress
- Raoul Ploquin, French producer and writer
- Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., American writer
- Véra Volmane, French journalist
Short Films Competition
edit- Jean-Jacques Languepin, French - Vice President
- Jiří Brdečka, Czechoslovakian filmmaker
- Robert Ménégoz, French
- Hubert Seggelke, West-German
- Alex Seiler, Swiss
Official selection
editIn Competition
editThe following feature films competed for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film:[3]
Out of Competition
editThe following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fall of the Roman Empire | Anthony Mann | United States | |
| Skoplje '63 | Veljko Bulajić | Yugoslavia | |
| White Voices | Le voci bianche | Pasquale Festa Campanile and Massimo Franciosa | Italy |
Short Films Competition
editThe following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
- 1,2,3... by Gyula Macskássy, Gyorgy Varnai
- Age Of The Buffalo by Austin Campbell
- Clair obscur by George Sluizer
- Dawn Of The Capricorne by Ahmad Faroughy-Kadjar
- Flora nese smrt by Jiri Papousek
- Help ! My Snowman's Burning Down by Carson Davidson
- Himalayan Lakes by Dr. Gopal Datt
- Kedd by Mark Novak
- La douceur du village by François Reichenbach
- La fuite en Egypte by Waley Eddin Sameh
- Lacrimae rerum by Nicolas Nicolaides
- Lamb by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
- Las murallas de Cartagena by Francisco Norden
- Le prix de la victoire (Défi) by Nobuko Shibuya
- Li mali mestieri by Gianfranco Mingozzi
- Marines Flamandes by Lucien Deroisy
- Max Ernst Entdeckungsfahrten ins Unbewusste by Carl Lamb & Peter Schamoni
- Medju oblacima by Dragan Mitrovic
- Memoria Trandafirului by Sergiu Nicolaescu
- Sillages by Serge Roullet
- The Peaches by Michael Gill
- The Raisin Salesman by William Melendez
Parallel section
editInternational Critics' Week
editThe following feature films were screened for the 3rd International Critics' Week (3e Semaine de la Critique):[7]
- Before the Revolution (Prima della rivoluzione) by Bernardo Bertolucci (Italy)
- Ganga Zumba by Carlos Diégues (Brazil)
- Goldstein by Philip Kaufman, Benjamin Manaster (United States)
- La Herencia by Ricardo Alventosa (Argentina)
- Joseph Kilian by Pavel Juracek, Jan Schmidt (Czechoslovakia)
- The Parallel Street (Die Parallelstrasse) by Ferdinand Khittl (West Germany)
- Something Different (O necem jinem) by Vera Chytilová (Czechoslovakia)
- Point of Order by Emile de Antonio (United States)
- La nuit du bossu by Farokh Ghafari (Iran)
- La vie à l’envers by Alain Jessua (France)
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Official Awards
editMain Competition
edit- Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy[2]
- Prix spécial du Jury: The Woman in the Dunes by Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Best Actress:
- Best Actor:
- Special Mention: Andrzej Munk for Passenger and his entire work
Short Films Competition
edit- Grand Prix du Jury:
- Le prix de la victoire by Nobuko Shibuya
- La douceur du village by François Reichenbach
- Prix spécial du Jury:
- Help! My Snowman's Burning Down by Carson Davidson
- Sillages by Serge Roullet
- Short Film Technical Prize: Dawn Of The Capricorne by Ahmad Faroughy-Kadjar
Independent Awards
editCommission Supérieure Technique
editKodak Short Film Award
edit- Lacrimae rerum by Nicolas Nicolaides[9]
References
edit- ^ "Posters 1964". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Awards 1964 : All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Official Selection 1964: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "17ème Festival International du Film – Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "1964 – Les Parasols de Cannes (The Umbrellas of Cannes)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Juries 1964". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "3e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique – 1964". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1964". fipresci.org. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1964". imdb.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
Media
edit- INA: Opening of the 1964 festival (commentary in French)
- INA: Arrivée des personnalités au Palais des festivals (commentary in French)
- INA: List of winners of the 1964 Cannes Festival (commentary in French)
External links
edit- 1964 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1964 Archived 2019-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1964 at Internet Movie Database