The 1st Deauville American Film Festival took place at Deauville, France from September 3 to 7, 1975. It was created by French writer Lionel Chouchan and French journalist and television producer André Halimi, which they described as "(to) show films that only a few privileged - amazed or astonished – people had discovered, in New York or Los Angeles, to French audiences, without exclusion, barriers or bias". It occurs every year since its creation at the end of the summer.[1] They received funding from French entrepreneur and businessman Lucien Barrière's group and mayor of Deauville at that time, Michel d'Ornano.[2]
 Festival poster | |
| Location | Deauville, France |
|---|---|
| Hosted by | Deauville American Film Festival Group |
| No. of films | 12 feature films |
| Festival date | September 3, 1975–September 7, 1975 |
| Language | International |
| Website | www |
The festival was non-competitive in nature and remained so until 1995. It screened 12 feature films[3] at three different sites, International Centre (1,500 seats), the Casino (700 vehicles) and the Cinéma Morny (two rooms of 271 and 99 seats).[4] Initially the festival was attended by locals but with passing years its popularity increased and attracted international attention.[5] The festival also highlighted the best of American cinematography.[6]
Programme edit
Feature films edit
- A Boy and His Dog by L.Q. Jones
- Caged Heat by Jonathan Demme
- Emil and the Piglet by Olle Hellbom
- Janis by Howard Alk
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Hall Bartlett
- The Great Waldo Pepper by George Roy Hill
- The Reincarnation of Peter Proud by J. Lee Thompson
- Lifespan by Sandy Whitelaw
- Love and Death by Woody Allen
- Nashville by Robert Altman
- Open Season by Peter Collinson
- Supervixens by Russ Meyer
References edit
- ^ "HISTORY". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "The Deauville American Film Festival". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "1975". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Deauville: pleasures for every season" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "The Deauville American Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Spotlight on the Deauville American Film Festival". Retrieved August 25, 2015.