At this edition, a new sidebar was established, the innovative and significant Directors Fortnight. Top winner was Lindsay Anderson’s comedy, If…
Cannes Film Fest 1968: Year 21–Event Cancelled Mid-Way due to Politics
May 13, 2022 by
The 21st Cannes Film Fest was planned to take place May 10-24, 1968, but it was cancelled mid-way due to the socio-political turmoil of May 1968.
Cannes Film Fest 2022: Buzzy Titles
May 11, 2022 by
Julia Garner, Juliette Binoche, Woody Harrelson and ‘Parasite’ Star Song Kang-ho Among Hot Sales Titles Buyers are likely to target the safer bet of more intimate fare, in the vein of last year’s ‘Worst Person in the World.’ Clockwise from top left: ‘Triangle of Sadness,’ ‘Holy Spider,’ ‘Close’ COURTESY OF SF STUDIOS; COURTESY OF WILD BUNCH; COURTESY OF THE […]
Cannes Film Fest 1967: Year 20–Antonioni’s Blow-Up Wins Top Award
May 11, 2022 by
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)
May 6, 2022 by
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.
