1962 Cannes Film Festival
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- Tetsuro Furukaki (Japan) (author) (president)
- Henry Deutschmeister (France) (vice president)
- Sophie Desmarets (France)
- Jean DutourdJean DutourdJean Gwenaël Dutourd was a French novelist. His mother died when he was seven years old. At the age of twenty, he was taken prisoner fifteen days after Germany's invasion of France in World War II...
(France) - Mel FerrerMel FerrerMel Ferrer was an American actor, film director and film producer.-Early life:Ferrer was born Melchor Gastón Ferrer in Elberon, New Jersey, of Catalan and Irish descent. His father, Dr. José María Ferrer , was born in Cuba, was an authority on pneumonia and served as chief of staff of St....
(USA) - Romain GaryRomain GaryRomain Gary was a French diplomat, novelist, film director, World War II aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice .- Early life :Gary was born in Vilnius under the name Roman Kacew...
(France) - Jerzy Kawalerowicz (Poland)
- Ernst Krüger (Germany)
- Yuli RaizmanYuli RaizmanYuli Yakovlevich Raizman was a Soviet Russian film director and screenwriter. His film Private Life was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-Selected filmography:* The Earth Thirsts...
(Soviet Union) - Mario SoldatiMario SoldatiMario Soldati was an Italian writer and film director.-Biography:Soldati studied Humanities in his native city, Turin, and History of Art in Rome. He started publishing novels in 1929 although his fame came with America primo amore, published in 1935, a diary about the time he spent teaching at...
(Italy) - François TruffautFrançois TruffautFrançois Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...
(France) - Charles Ford (France) (author) (short films president)
- Charles Duvanel (Switzerland) (short films)
- Derek Prouse (UK) (short films)
- Georges RouquierGeorges RouquierGeorges Rouquier was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 12 films between 1942 and 1982. He also directed ten films between 1942 and 1983.-Selected filmography:...
(France) (short films) - Andréas Winding (France) (short films)
Feature film competition
- Advise and ConsentAdvise and Consent (film)Advise & Consent is a 1962 American motion picture based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Allen Drury, published in 1959. The movie was adapted for the screen by Wendell Mayes and was directed by Otto Preminger...
by Otto PremingerOtto PremingerOtto Ludwig Preminger was an Austro–Hungarian-American theatre and film director.After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura and Fallen Angel... - All Fall Down by John FrankenheimerJohn FrankenheimerJohn Michael Frankenheimer was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films...
- Les Amants de TeruelThe Lovers of Teruel (film)The Lovers of Teruel is a 1962 French musical film directed by Raymond Rouleau. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ludmilla Tchérina - Isa* René-Louis Lafforgue - Barker * Milko Sparemblek - Manuel...
by Raymond Rouleau - Âmes et rythmes by Abdelaziz Ramdani
- El ángel exterminador by Luis BuñuelLuis BuñuelLuis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:...
- Ba'al Hahalomot by Alina Gross and Yoram GrossYoram GrossYoram Gross is an Australian producer of children’s and family entertainment. The company is best known for producing Blinky Bill and Dot and the Kangaroo.- History :...
- Das Brot der frühen JahreThe Bread of Those Early YearsThe Bread of Those Early Years is a 1962 West German film directed by Herbert Vesely, based on the novel The Bread of Those Early Years by Heinrich Böll...
by Herbert VeselyHerbert VeselyHerbert Vesely was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1955 and 1988.-Selected filmography:* Egon Schiele Exzess und Bestrafung * The Bread of Those Early Years... - Cléo de 5 à 7Cléo from 5 to 7Cléo from 5 to 7 is a 1962 Rive Gauche film by Agnès Varda. The story starts with a young singer, Florence "Cléo" Victoire, at 5PM June 21, as she waits until 7PM. The film is noted for its handling of several of the themes of existentialism, including discussions of mortality, the idea of...
by Agnès VardaAgnès VardaAgnès Varda is a French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her movies, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style.... - Devi by Satyajit RaySatyajit RaySatyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
- Divorzio all'italianaDivorce, Italian StyleDivorce, Italian Style is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. The screenplay was written by Ennio De Concini, Pietro Germi, Alfredo Giannetti, and Agenore Incrocci; based on the novel Un delitto d'onore by Giovanni Arpino...
by Pietro GermiPietro GermiPietro Germi was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. Germi was born in Genoa, Liguria, to a lower-middle class family. He was a messenger and briefly attended nautical school before deciding on a career in acting.He studied acting and directing at Rome's Centro Sperimentale di... - Dom bez okienThe Impossible GoodbyeImpossible Goodbye is a 1962 Polish drama film directed by Stanisław Jędryka. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Wieslaw Golas - Robert Staniewski* Danuta Szaflarska - Zofia Szarlit* Tadeusz Kondrat - Director Szarlit...
by Stanislaw JedrykaStanislaw JedrykaStanisław Jędryka is a Polish film director. He directed 25 films between 1954 and 1992.-External links:... - DvojeAnd Love Has VanishedAnd Love Has Vanished is a 1961 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Aleksandar Petrović. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Beba Lončar - Jovana Zrnić* Miha Baloh - Mirko* Miloš Žutić - Dejan* Borislav Radović* Nada Kasapić...
by Aleksandar Petrović - L'eclisseL'eclisseL'eclisse is a 1962 film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It is considered the last part of a trilogy which was preceded by L'avventura and La Notte....
by Michelangelo AntonioniMichelangelo AntonioniMichelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor and short story writer.- Personal life :... - Les Enfants du soleilChildren of the Sun (film)Children of the Sun is a 1962 Moroccan film directed by Jacques Séverac. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Abdelkader Abderrahmane* Aziz Afifi* Mustapha Brick* Mohammed Zubir* Amina Belkahia* Abdou* Mohammed Afifi...
by Jacques SéveracJacques SéveracJacques Séverac was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films between 1928 and 1962. His film Children of the Sun was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* La renégate... - Al Gharib al Saghir by Georges Nasser
- Harry og kammertjenerenHarry and the ButlerHarry and the Butler is a 1961 Danish film directed by Bent Christensen. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
by Bent Christensen - Ilektra by Michael Cacoyannis
- In the Steps of Buddha by Pragnasoma Hettiarachi
- The Innocents by Jack ClaytonJack ClaytonJack Clayton was a British film director who specialised in bringing literary works to the screen.-Career:A native of East Sussex, Clayton started his career as a child actor on the 1929 film Dark Red Roses...
- Julia, Du bist zauberhaftAdorable JuliaAdorable Julia is a 1962 German comedy film directed by Alfred Weidenmann. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Lilli Palmer - Julia Lambert* Charles Boyer - Michael Grosselyn* Jean Sorel - Tom Fennel...
by Alfred WeidenmannAlfred WeidenmannAlfred Weidenmann was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 36 films between 1942 and 1984.-Selected filmography:* Der Stern von Afrika * Sacred Waters * Adorable Julia... - Kogda derevya byli bolshimiWhen the Trees Were TallWhen the Trees Were Tall is a 1961 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kulidzhanov. It was shown at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:World War II veteran Kuzma Kuzmich Iordanov has become a heavy drinker with no interest in finding employment of any kind...
by Lev KulidzhanovLev KulidzhanovLev Aleksandrovich Kulidzhanov was a Soviet film director and screenwriter... - Konga YoKonga YoKonga Yo is a 1962 French adventure film directed by Yves Allégret. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Nicole Courcel - Marie* Jean Lefebvre - Jean* Sophie M'Bali - Angèle* Roger Pigaut - Georges...
by Yves AllégretYves AllégretYves Allégret was a French film director in the film noir genre.He is noted as having been the husband of actress Simone Signoret between the years 1944–1949.-Selected filmography:... - Kyupora no aru machiFoundry Townis a 1962 Japanese drama film directed by Kirio Urayama. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival and won the Blue Ribbon Awards in 1962.-Cast:* Sayuri Yoshinaga - Jun* Mitsuo Hamada - Tsukamoto, Katsumi* Eijirō Tōno - Ishiguro, Tatsugoro...
by Kirio Urayama - Liberté ILiberté ILiberté I is a 1962 French-Senegalese film directed by Yves Ciampi. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Hassane Fall* Corinne Marchand - Anne* Maurice Ronet - Michel* Nanette Senghor - Aminata...
by Yves CiampiYves CiampiYves Ciampi was a French director, born 1921, died 1982. He was married to Japanese actress Kishi Keiko from 1957 to 1975.-Filmography:*1950 : Suzanne et les brigands*1950 : Un certain monsieur*1951 : Un grand patron... - Long Day's Journey Into NightLong Day's Journey into Night (1962 film)Long Day's Journey into Night is a 1962 film adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play. It was directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Ely Landau with Joseph E. Levine and Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr. as executive producers. The screenplay was by Eugene O'Neill, the music score by André Previn and the...
by Sidney LumetSidney LumetSidney Lumet was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men , Dog Day Afternoon , Network and The Verdict... - Mondo CaneMondo caneMondo cane is a documentary written and directed by Italian filmmakers Paolo Cavara, Franco Prosperi and Gualtiero Jacopetti. The film consists of a series of travelogue vignettes that provide glimpses into cultural practices around the world with the intention to shock or surprise Western film...
by Gualtiero JacopettiGualtiero JacopettiGualtiero Jacopetti was an Italian director of documentary films.He was born in Barga, in northern Tuscany...
, Paolo CavaraPaolo CavaraPaolo Cavara has been a screenwriter and a movie director. He was born in Bolognain 1926.-Biography:During the Fifties, he studied architecture in Florence University, then he realized documentaries for scientific trips, and emerged as a pioneer of the underwater cinematography Paolo Cavara has...
and Franco Prosperi - Muž z prvního stoletíMan in Outer SpaceMan in Outer Space is a 1961 Czechoslovak science fiction comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Miloš Kopecký as Josef, čalouník* Radovan Lukavský as Peter* Vladimír Hlavatý...
by Oldřich Lipský - O Pagador de Promessas by Anselmo Duarte
- Pleneno yatoCaptive FlockCaptive Flock is a 1962 Bulgarian drama film directed by Ducho Mundrov. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Dimitar Buynozov - Boris* Stefan Ilyev - Vladimir* Asen Kisimov - Petar* Kiril Kovachev - Hristo* Peter Slabakov - Anton...
by Ducho Mundrov - PlácidoPlacido-As a surname:*Michele Placido, an internationally known Italian actor and director*General Placido Vega y Daza, a famous 19th century Mexican lander*Mike De Placido, an English footballer*Violante Placido, actress, singer, and daughter of Michele Placido...
by Luis García Berlanga - Procès de Jeanne d'Arc by Robert BressonRobert Bresson-Life and career:Bresson was born at Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, the son of Marie-Élisabeth and Léon Bresson. Little is known of his early life and the year of his birth, 1901 or 1907, varies depending on the source. He was educated at Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, close to Paris, and...
- S-a furat o bombăA Bomb Was StolenA Bomb Was Stolen is a 1961 Romanian dialogue-free spy film directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Eugenia Balaure* Haralambie Boros* Emil Botta* Horia Căciulescu* Puiu Călinescu* Iurie Darie...
by Ion Popescu-GopoIon Popescu-GopoIon Popescu-Gopo was a Romanian graphic artist and animator, but also writer, movie director and actor born in Bucharest, Romania. He was a prominent personality in the Romanian cinematography and the founder of the modern Romanian cartoon school. He was, together with Liviu Ciulei and Mirel... - Setenta veces sieteThe Female: Seventy Times SevenThe Female: Seventy Times Seven is a 1962 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Isabel Sarli - Cora / Laura* Francisco Rabal - Pascual / The Sheepherder...
by Leopoldo Torre NilssonLeopoldo Torre NilssonLeopoldo Torre Nilsson , also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter.... - A Taste of HoneyA Taste of Honey (film)A Taste of Honey is a 1961 British film adaptation of the play of the same name by Shelagh Delaney. Delaney adapted the screenplay herself, aided by director Tony Richardson, who had previously directed the first production of the play...
by Tony RichardsonTony RichardsonCecil Antonio "Tony" Richardson was an English theatre and film director and producer.-Early life:Richardson was born in Shipley, Yorkshire in 1928, the son of Elsie Evans and Clarence Albert Richardson, a chemist... - Yang Kwei FeiThe Magnificent ConcubineThe Magnificent Concubine is a 1962 Hong Kong drama film in color directed by Li Han Hsiang and is a remake of the Kenji Mizoguchi film Yōkihi...
by Li Han HsiangLi Han HsiangRichard Li Han Hsiang was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s....
Films out of competition
- Boccaccio '70Boccaccio '70Boccaccio '70 is a 1962 Italian portmanteau film directed by Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and Vittorio de Sica, from an idea by Cesare Zavattini...
by Cesare ZavattiniCesare ZavattiniCesare Zavattini was an Italian screenwriter and one of the first theorists and proponents of the Neorealist movement in Italian cinema.-Brief biography:...
, Luchino ViscontiLuchino ViscontiLuchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter. He is best known for his films The Leopard and Death in Venice .-Life:...
, Mario MonicelliMario MonicelliMario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...
and Federico FelliniFederico FelliniFederico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century... - Le Crime ne paie pasLe Crime ne paie pasLe Crime ne paie pas is a 1962 French drama film directed by Gérard Oury. The film stars Danielle Darrieux, Michèle Morgan, Edwige Feuillère and Annie Girardot...
by Gérard OuryGérard OuryGérard Oury was a French film director, actor and writer. His real name was Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum.- A commercially successful French filmmaker :...
Awards
- Palme d'OrPalme d'OrThe Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
: O Pagador de Promessas by Anselmo Duarte - Jury Special PrizeJury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)The Jury Prize is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It is considered the third most prestigious prize at the film festival, after the Palme d'Or and the Grand Prix....
:- L'eclisseL'eclisseL'eclisse is a 1962 film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It is considered the last part of a trilogy which was preceded by L'avventura and La Notte....
by Michelangelo AntonioniMichelangelo AntonioniMichelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor and short story writer.- Personal life :... - Procès de Jeanne d'Arc by Robert BressonRobert Bresson-Life and career:Bresson was born at Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, the son of Marie-Élisabeth and Léon Bresson. Little is known of his early life and the year of his birth, 1901 or 1907, varies depending on the source. He was educated at Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, close to Paris, and...
- L'eclisse
- Best ActorBest Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actor Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.- Award Winners :-External links:* * ....
:- Dean StockwellDean StockwellDean Stockwell is an American actor of film and television, with a career spanning over 65 years. As a child actor under contract to MGM he first came to the public's attention in films such as Anchors Aweigh and The Green Years; as a young adult he played a lead role in the 1957 Broadway and...
, Jason RobardsJason RobardsJason Nelson Robards, Jr. was an American actor on stage, and in film and television, and a winner of the Tony Award , two Academy Awards and the Emmy Award...
and Ralph RichardsonRalph RichardsonSir Ralph David Richardson was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, also appeared in several classic films....
for Long Day's Journey Into NightLong Day's Journey into Night (1962 film)Long Day's Journey into Night is a 1962 film adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play. It was directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Ely Landau with Joseph E. Levine and Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr. as executive producers. The screenplay was by Eugene O'Neill, the music score by André Previn and the... - Murray MelvinMurray MelvinMurray Melvin is an English stage and film actor.The son of Hugh Victor Melvin and Maisie Winifred Driscoll, he is best known for having created the role of Geoffrey in the Shelagh Delaney play, A Taste of Honey, a role which he recreated opposite Rita Tushingham in the 1961 film of the same name...
for A Taste of HoneyA Taste of Honey (film)A Taste of Honey is a 1961 British film adaptation of the play of the same name by Shelagh Delaney. Delaney adapted the screenplay herself, aided by director Tony Richardson, who had previously directed the first production of the play...
- Dean Stockwell
- Best ActressBest Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....
:- Katharine HepburnKatharine HepburnKatharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress of film, stage, and television. In a career that spanned 62 years as a leading lady, she was best known for playing strong-willed, sophisticated women in both dramas and comedies...
for Long Day's Journey Into NightLong Day's Journey into Night (1962 film)Long Day's Journey into Night is a 1962 film adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play. It was directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Ely Landau with Joseph E. Levine and Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr. as executive producers. The screenplay was by Eugene O'Neill, the music score by André Previn and the... - Rita TushinghamRita Tushingham-Career:Born in Liverpool, Tushingham began her career as a stage actress at the Liverpool Playhouse. Her screen debut was in A Taste of Honey...
for A Taste of HoneyA Taste of Honey (film)A Taste of Honey is a 1961 British film adaptation of the play of the same name by Shelagh Delaney. Delaney adapted the screenplay herself, aided by director Tony Richardson, who had previously directed the first production of the play...
- Katharine Hepburn
- Technical Grand Prize:
- Les Amants de TeruelThe Lovers of Teruel (film)The Lovers of Teruel is a 1962 French musical film directed by Raymond Rouleau. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ludmilla Tchérina - Isa* René-Louis Lafforgue - Barker * Milko Sparemblek - Manuel...
by Raymond Rouleau - Ilektra by Michael Cacoyannis
- Yang Kwei FeiThe Magnificent ConcubineThe Magnificent Concubine is a 1962 Hong Kong drama film in color directed by Li Han Hsiang and is a remake of the Kenji Mizoguchi film Yōkihi...
by Li Han HsiangLi Han HsiangRichard Li Han Hsiang was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s....
- Les Amants de Teruel
- Best Cinematic Transposition: Ilektra by Michael Cacoyannis
- Best Comedy: Divorzio all'italianaDivorce, Italian StyleDivorce, Italian Style is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. The screenplay was written by Ennio De Concini, Pietro Germi, Alfredo Giannetti, and Agenore Incrocci; based on the novel Un delitto d'onore by Giovanni Arpino...
by Pietro GermiPietro GermiPietro Germi was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. Germi was born in Genoa, Liguria, to a lower-middle class family. He was a messenger and briefly attended nautical school before deciding on a career in acting.He studied acting and directing at Rome's Centro Sperimentale di... - OCIC Award: Procès de Jeanne d'Arc by Robert BressonRobert Bresson-Life and career:Bresson was born at Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, the son of Marie-Élisabeth and Léon Bresson. Little is known of his early life and the year of his birth, 1901 or 1907, varies depending on the source. He was educated at Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, close to Paris, and...
External links
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