1965 Cannes Film Festival
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Jury
- André MauroisAndré MauroisAndré Maurois, born Emile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog was a French author.-Life:Maurois was born in Elbeuf and educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen, both in Normandy. Maurois was the son of Ernest Herzog, a Jewish textile manufacturer, and Alice Herzog...
(France) (honorary president) - Olivia de HavillandOlivia de HavillandOlivia Mary de Havilland is a British American film and stage actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1946 and 1949. She is the elder sister of actress Joan Fontaine. The sisters are among the last surviving leading ladies from Hollywood of the 1930s.-Early life:Olivia de Havilland...
(USA) (president) - Goffredo Lombardo (USA) (vice president)
- Max AubMax AubMax Aub Mohrenwitz was a Spanish experimentalist novelist, playwright and literary critic. In 1965 he founded the literary periodical Los Sesenta , with editors that included the poets Jorge Guillén and Rafael Alberti.-Early life:Aub was born in Paris to a Jewish French mother and German father,...
(Mexico) - Michel Aubriant (France) (journalist)
- Rex HarrisonRex HarrisonSir Reginald Carey “Rex” Harrison was an English actor of stage and screen. Harrison won an Academy Award and two Tony Awards.-Youth and stage career:...
(USA) - François ReichenbachFrançois ReichenbachFrançois Reichenbach was a French film director, cinematographer producer and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 1993.-Selected filmography:* America As Seen by a Frenchman...
(France) - Alain Robbe-GrilletAlain Robbe-GrilletAlain Robbe-Grillet , was a French writer and filmmaker. He was, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and Claude Simon, one of the figures most associated with the Nouveau Roman trend. Alain Robbe-Grillet was elected a member of the Académie française on March 25, 2004, succeeding Maurice...
(France) - Constantin Mikh. Simonov (Soviet Union)
- Edmond Ténoudji (France)
- Jerzy ToeplitzJerzy ToeplitzJerzy Toeplitz AO was born in 1909 in Kharkiv . He was educated in Warsaw. After World War II he was the co-founder of the Polish Film School, and later took up an appointment in Australia for the Film and TV School.Between 1948 and 1972 he was Vice-President of the International Film and...
(Poland) - Gérardot (France) (short films president)
- Istvan Dosai (Hungary) (Cinématographie official) (short films)
- Herman van der Horst (Netherlands) (short films)
- Jacques LedouxJacques LedouxJacques Ledoux was a Belgian cinema specialist, curator of the Royal Film Archive of Belgium from 1948 to 1988 and the founder of the Cinema Museum in Brussels in 1962.-External links:* "" , Cinergie, vol. 0, 1993. ...
(Belgium) (short films) - Carlos Vilardebó (France) (short films)
Feature film competition
- La 317ème sectionThe 317th PlatoonThe 317th Platoon is a 1965 French war film during the French Vietnam war directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Screenplay.-Cast:...
by Pierre SchoendoerfferPierre SchoendoerfferPierre Schoendoerffer is a French film director, a screenwriter, a writer, a war reporter, a war cameraman, a renowned First Indochina War veteran, a cinema academician and since 2001 the President of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.-Family:... - Älskande parLoving Couples (1964 film)Loving Couples is a 1964 Swedish drama film directed by Mai Zetterling. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Harriet Andersson - Agda Frideborg* Gunnel Lindblom - Adele Holmström - née Silfverstjerna* Gio Petré - Angela von Pahlen...
by Mai ZetterlingMai Zetterling-Early life:Zetterling was born in Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden to a working class family. She started her career as an actress by the age of seventeen at Dramaten, the Swedish national theater, and appeared in war-era film starting in her teens.-Career:... - ClayClay (1965 film)Clay is a 1965 Australian drama film directed by Giorgio Mangiamele. The film was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival, but it lost to The Knack ...and How to Get It.-Plot:...
by Giorgio MangiameleGiorgio MangiameleGiorgio Mangiamele was an Italian/Australian photographer and filmmaker who made a unique contribution to the production of Australian art cinema in the 1950s and 60s. His films included Il Contratto , The Spag , Ninety Nine Per Cent and Clay... - The Collector by William WylerWilliam WylerWilliam Wyler was a leading American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter.Notable works included Ben-Hur , The Best Years of Our Lives , and Mrs. Miniver , all of which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture...
- Az Életbe táncoltatott leányAz Életbe táncoltatott leányAz Életbe táncoltatott leány is a 1964 Hungarian film directed by Tamás Banovich. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival where it won a Technical Prize.-Cast:* Adél Orosz - A lány* Levente Sipeki - A fiú* György Bárdy - Black Man...
by Tamás Banovich - Fifi la plumeCircus AngelCircus Angel is a 1965 French fantasy film directed and produced by Albert Lamorisse.-Plot:A burglar joins the circus to escape the police...
by Albert LamorisseAlbert LamorisseAlbert Lamorisse was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer, who is best known for his award winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s, and also for inventing the famous strategic board game Risk in 1957... - Goreshto pladneTorrid NoonTorrid Noon is a 1965 Bulgarian drama film directed by Zako Heskija. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Plamen Nakov - Aleko* Peter Slabakov - Generalat* Grigor Vachkov - Selyanin* Rousy Chanev - Voynik...
by Zako HeskijaZako HeskijaZako Heskija, Зако Хеския, also:Zako Heskia or "Sako Cheskija" was a Bulgarian film director and writer.... - Al HaramAl HaramAl Haram is a classical 1965 Egyptian drama film directed by Henry Barakat. The film stars Faten Hamama, Zaki Rostom, and Abdallah Gheith and is based on a novel by the same title by Yūsuf Idrīs. The film was nominated for the Prix International award at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. It was also...
by Henry Barakat - The HillThe Hill (film)The Hill is a 1965 film directed by Sidney Lumet, set in a British army prison in North Africa in World War II. It stars Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Ossie Davis, Ian Hendry, Alfred Lynch, Roy Kinnear and Michael Redgrave.-Plot:...
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... - The Ipcress FileThe Ipcress File (film)The Ipcress File is a 1965 British espionage film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine, Guy Doleman, and Nigel Green. The screenplay by Bill Canaway and James Doran was based on Len Deighton's 1962 novel, The IPCRESS File. It has won critical acclaim and a BAFTA award for best...
by Sidney J. FurieSidney J. FurieSidney J. Furie is a Canadian film director. Furie is perhaps best known for directing American Soldiers, The IPCRESS File, The Entity, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Lady Sings the Blues, The Boys, Gable and Lombard, Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York and the Iron Eagle films.Also... - El juego de la ocaSnakes and Ladders (film)Snakes and Ladders is a 1965 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Summers. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Sonia Bruno - Ángela* María Massip - Blanca* José Antonio Amor - Pablo* Julieta Serrano* Pedro Sopeña...
by Manuel Summers - KaidanKwaidan (film)is a 1964 Japanese portmanteau film directed by Masaki Kobayashi; the title means 'ghost story'. It is based on stories from Lafcadio Hearn's collections of Japanese folk tales. The film consists of four separate and unrelated stories. Kwaidan is the archaic transliteration of Kaidan, meaning...
by Masaki Kobayashi - The Knack …and How to Get It by Richard LesterRichard LesterRichard Lester is an American film director based in Britain. Lester is notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s.-Early years and television:...
- Mitt hem är CopacabanaMy Home Is CopacabanaMy Home Is Copacabana is a 1965 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Leila Santos de Sousa - Lici * Cosme dos Santos - Jorginho...
by Arne SucksdorffArne SucksdorffArne Sucksdorff was a Swedish movie director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries... - Il momento della veritàThe Moment of Truth (film)The Moment of Truth is a 1965 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Rosi. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Miguel Mateo 'Miguelín' - Miguel Romero 'Miguelín'* José Gómez Sevillano* Pedro Basauri 'Pedrucho' - Himself...
by Francesco RosiFrancesco RosiFrancesco Rosi is an Italian film director. He is the father of actress Carolina Rosi.-Biography:After studying Law, but hoping to study film, Rosi entered the industry as an assistant to Luchino Visconti on La Terra trema...
and Antonio Levesi Cervi - Noite VaziaMen and Women (1964 film)Men and Women is a 1964 Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Norma Bengell - Mara* Odete Lara - Regina* Mário Benvenutti - Luisinho* Gabriele Tinti - Nelson...
by Walter Hugo Khouri - Obchod na korzeThe Shop on Main StreetThe Shop on Main Street is a 1965 Czechoslovak film about the Aryanization programme during World War II in the Slovak State....
by Ján KadárJán KadárJán Kadár was a Slovak film writer and director. As a filmmaker, he worked in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, the United States, and Canada. Most of his films were directed in tandem with Elmar Klos. The two became best known for their Oscar-winning The Shop on Main Street...
and Elmar KlosElmar KlosElmar Klos was a Czechoslovakian film director who collaborated for 17 years with Ján Kadár and with him won the 1965 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film with the film The Shop on Main Street.-References:... - Padurea spânzuratilorForest of the HangedForest of the Hanged is a 1964 Romanian drama film directed by Liviu Ciulei, and based on the eponymous novel by Liviu Rebreanu. Ciulei won the award for Best Director at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival...
by Liviu CiuleiLiviu CiuleiLiviu Ciulei was a Romanian theater and film director, film writer, actor, architect, educator, costume and set designer. During a career spanning over 50 years, he was described by Newsweek as "one of the boldest and most challenging figures on the international scene".-Biography:Born in... - Los pianos mecánicosThe UninhibitedThe Uninhibited is a 1965 Spanish film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and starring Melina Mercouri, James Mason and Hardy Kruger. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
by Juan Antonio Bardem - Pierwszy dzien wolnosciThe First Day of FreedomThe First Day of Freedom is a 1964 Polish drama film directed by Aleksander Ford. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Tadeusz Lomnicki - Lt. Jan* Beata Tyszkiewicz - Inga Rhode* Tadeusz Fijewski - Dr...
by Aleksander FordAleksander FordAleksander Ford born Mosze Lifszyc was a Polish film director; and head of the Polish People's Army Film Crew in the Soviet Union. Ford became director of the nationalized "Film Polski" company at the end of World War II... - Prodosia by Kostas ManoussakisKostas ManoussakisKostas Manoussakis was a Greek film director and screenwriter. His 1964 film Treason was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival and his 1966 film The Fear was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Treason * The Fear -External links:...
- El ReñideroEl Reñidero- Cast :*Alfredo Alcón*Fina Basser*Rafael Chumbito - Hombre en reñidero*Milagros de la Vega*Francisco de Paula*Rafael Diserio - Hombre en velorio*Zelmar Gueñol*Lautaro Murúa*Haydée Padilla*Lola Palombo*Francisco Petrone*Carlos Daniel Reyes - Zárate...
by René MúgicaRené MugicaRené Mugica was an Argentine actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 13 films between 1940 and 1953... - Tarahumara (Cada vez más lejos) by Luis AlcorizaLuis AlcorizaLuis Alcoriza de la Vega was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. His 1962 film Tlayucan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.- Screenwriter :...
- Yo YoYo YoYo Yo is a 1965 film by Pierre Étaix. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:Yo Yo is a 1920s billionaire who, although having everything he fancies and living in a cavernous old castle, is not happy because he is in love with a beautiful circus artist. The stock-exchange crashes...
by Pierre ÉtaixPierre ÉtaixPierre Étaix is a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of acclaimed short- and feature-length films in the 1960s, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He has won an Academy Award. Due to a legal dispute with a distribution company, these... - ZhavoronokZhavoronokZhavoronok is a 1965 Soviet film directed by Nikita Kurikhin and Leonid Menaker. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. -Cast:* Gennadi Yukhtin* Valeri Pogoreltsev* Valentins Skulme* Bruno Oja* Ervin Abel* Heino Mandri...
by Nikita Kurikhin and Leonid Menaker - Zhili-byli starik so starukhojThere Was an Old CoupleThere Was an Old Couple is a 1965 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Chukhrai. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ivan Marin - The Old Man, Gusakov* Vera Kuznetsova - The Old Woman, Gusakova* Lyudmila Maksakova - Nina...
by Grigori ChukhraiGrigori ChukhraiGrigori Naumovich Chukhrai was a prominent Soviet film director and screenwriter. He is the father of director Pavel Chukhrai.-Career:He was born in Melitopol in the Zaporizhia Oblast of Ukraine...
Films out of competition
- Amsterdam by Herman Van Der Horst
- In Harm's WayIn Harm's WayIn Harm's Way is a 1965 American epic war film produced and directed by Otto Preminger and starring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss, Stanley Holloway, Burgess Meredith, Brandon De Wilde, Jill Haworth, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda.It was the last black-and-white...
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... - Le Cinquième Soleil by Jacqueline Grigaut-Lefevre
- Mary PoppinsMary Poppins (film)Mary Poppins is a 1964 musical film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, produced by Walt Disney, and based on the Mary Poppins books series by P. L. Travers with illustrations by Mary Shepard. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, with songs by...
by Robert StevensonRobert Stevenson (director)Robert Stevenson was an English film writer and director. He was educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society.... - Tōkyō OrinpikkuTokyo OlympiadTokyo Olympiad is a 1965 documentary film directed by Kon Ichikawa which documents the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Like Leni Riefenstahl's Olympia, which documented the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Ichikawa's film was considered a milestone in documentary filmmaking...
by Kon IchikawaKon Ichikawawas a Japanese film director.-Early life and career:Ichikawa was born in Ise, Mie Prefecture. In the 1930s Ichikawa attended a technical school in Osaka. Upon graduation, in 1933, he found a job with a local rental film studio, J.O. Studio, in their animation department... - John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of DrumsJohn F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of DrumsJohn F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums is a ninety-minute filmed memorial tribute to President John F. Kennedy, who had been assassinated on November 22, 1963. It was completed in 1964, and released to theatres by Embassy Pictures in 1966...
by Bruce HerschensohnBruce HerschensohnStanley Bruce Herschensohn is an American political commentator and senior fellow at the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy in Malibu, California....
Short film competition
- Aah... Tamara by Pim de la Parra
- Anamniseis apo tin Ellada by Francis Carabott
- Asinus by Vasil Mirchev
- Au bord de la route by Chou-Tchen Wang
- Ban ye ji jiao by Yeou Lei
- Le Crocodile majuscule by Eddy Ryssack
- Évariste Galois by Alexandre AstrucAlexandre AstrucAlexandre Astruc is a French film critic and film director born 13 July 1923, in Paris .Before becoming a film director he was a journalist, novelist and film critic...
- Féerie du cuivre by Herbert E. Meyer
- I videl sam daljine meglene i kalne by Zlatko Bourek
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasy in G minor by Jan ŠvankmajerJan ŠvankmajerJan Švankmajer is a Czech filmmaker and artist whose work spans several media. He is a self-labeled surrealist known for his surreal animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others.- Life and career :Jan...
- Los JunquerosLos JunquerosLos Junqueros is a 1965 Argentine film....
by Oscar Kantor - The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes by Robert ClouseRobert ClouseRobert Clouse was an American film director and producer, known primarily for his work in the action/adventure and martial arts genres. He died on February 4, 1997 in Oregon of kidney failure....
- Monsieur Plateau by Jean Brismée
- Noworoczna noc by Jerzy Zitzman
- Ohrid Express by Jean DasqueJean DasqueJean Dasque is a French movie director, active between 1960 and 1984....
and Robert Legrand - OvertureOverture (1965 film)Overture is a 1965 Hungarian short documentary film written by János Vadász. It won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short....
by János Vadász - Petrol-Carburant-Kraftstoff by Hugo Niebeling
- Poprannii obet by Guénrikh Markarian
- Processioni in Sicilia by Michele Gandin
- Sanawat el magd by Atef SalemAtef SalemAtef Salem was an Egyptian film director. He directed 32 films between 1954 and 2001.-External links:...
Awards
- Grand Prix du Festival International du FilmPalme 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...
: The Knack …and How to Get It by Richard LesterRichard LesterRichard Lester is an American film director based in Britain. Lester is notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s.-Early years and television:... - 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....
: KaidanKwaidan (film)is a 1964 Japanese portmanteau film directed by Masaki Kobayashi; the title means 'ghost story'. It is based on stories from Lafcadio Hearn's collections of Japanese folk tales. The film consists of four separate and unrelated stories. Kwaidan is the archaic transliteration of Kaidan, meaning...
by Masaki Kobayashi - 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:* * ....
: Terence StampTerence StampTerence Henry Stamp is an English actor. Since starting his career in 1962 he has appeared in over 60 films. His title role as Billy Budd in his film debut earned Stamp an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer.His other major roles include...
for The Collector - 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:* * ....
: Samantha EggarSamantha EggarSamantha Eggar is an English film, television and voice actress.-Early life:She was born Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar in Hampstead, London to an Anglo-Irish father and a mother of Dutch and Portuguese descent...
for The Collector - Best DirectorBest Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Director 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....
: Liviu CiuleiLiviu CiuleiLiviu Ciulei was a Romanian theater and film director, film writer, actor, architect, educator, costume and set designer. During a career spanning over 50 years, he was described by Newsweek as "one of the boldest and most challenging figures on the international scene".-Biography:Born in...
for Padurea spânzuratilorForest of the HangedForest of the Hanged is a 1964 Romanian drama film directed by Liviu Ciulei, and based on the eponymous novel by Liviu Rebreanu. Ciulei won the award for Best Director at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival... - Best ScreenplayBest Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Screenplay 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...
:- Pierre SchoendoerfferPierre SchoendoerfferPierre Schoendoerffer is a French film director, a screenwriter, a writer, a war reporter, a war cameraman, a renowned First Indochina War veteran, a cinema academician and since 2001 the President of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.-Family:...
for La 317ème sectionThe 317th PlatoonThe 317th Platoon is a 1965 French war film during the French Vietnam war directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Screenplay.-Cast:... - Ray Rigby for The HillThe Hill (film)The Hill is a 1965 film directed by Sidney Lumet, set in a British army prison in North Africa in World War II. It stars Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Ossie Davis, Ian Hendry, Alfred Lynch, Roy Kinnear and Michael Redgrave.-Plot:...
- Pierre Schoendoerffer
- Special Mention:
- Jozef KronerJozef KronerJozef Kroner was a Slovak actor. His brother Ľudovít Kroner, daughter Zuzana Kronerová, and wife Terézia Hurbanová-Kronerová were actors, too. He starred in the Oscar-winning film The Shop on Main Street, and in more than 50 other Slovak films, as well as in several Czech, Bulgarian and Hungarian...
and Ida KaminskaIda KaminskaIda Kaminska was a Polish actress.-Early life:Born in Odessa, Russia she was the daughter of Yiddish stage actress Esther Rachel Kamińska and actor, director and stage producer, Avram Izhak Kamiński . She reportedly married and divorced actor Marian Melman...
for their acting performances in Obchod na korzeThe Shop on Main StreetThe Shop on Main Street is a 1965 Czechoslovak film about the Aryanization programme during World War II in the Slovak State.... - Vera Kuznetsova for her acting performance in Zhili-byli starik so starukhojThere Was an Old CoupleThere Was an Old Couple is a 1965 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Chukhrai. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ivan Marin - The Old Man, Gusakov* Vera Kuznetsova - The Old Woman, Gusakova* Lyudmila Maksakova - Nina...
- Jozef Kroner
- Technical Grand Prize:
- Ban ye ji jiao by Yeou Lei
- Fifi la plumeCircus AngelCircus Angel is a 1965 French fantasy film directed and produced by Albert Lamorisse.-Plot:A burglar joins the circus to escape the police...
by Albert LamorisseAlbert LamorisseAlbert Lamorisse was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer, who is best known for his award winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s, and also for inventing the famous strategic board game Risk in 1957... - OvertureOverture (1965 film)Overture is a 1965 Hungarian short documentary film written by János Vadász. It won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short....
by János Vadász - Az Életbe táncoltatott leányAz Életbe táncoltatott leányAz Életbe táncoltatott leány is a 1964 Hungarian film directed by Tamás Banovich. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival where it won a Technical Prize.-Cast:* Adél Orosz - A lány* Levente Sipeki - A fiú* György Bárdy - Black Man...
by Tamás Banovich
- Technical Grand Prize - Special Mention: The Knack …and How to Get It by Richard LesterRichard LesterRichard Lester is an American film director based in Britain. Lester is notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s.-Early years and television:...
- Short Film Palme d'OrShort Film Palme d'OrThe Short Film Palme d'Or is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the same jury of the Cinéfondation....
: OvertureOverture (1965 film)Overture is a 1965 Hungarian short documentary film written by János Vadász. It won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short....
by János Vadász - Jury Prize - Best Short Film: Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasy in G minor by Jan ŠvankmajerJan ŠvankmajerJan Švankmajer is a Czech filmmaker and artist whose work spans several media. He is a self-labeled surrealist known for his surreal animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others.- Life and career :Jan...
- Jury Special Prize - Best Short Film: Monsieur Plateau by Jean Brismée
- FIPRESCI Prize: Tarahumara (Cada vez más lejos) by Luis AlcorizaLuis AlcorizaLuis Alcoriza de la Vega was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. His 1962 film Tlayucan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.- Screenwriter :...
- OCIC Award: Yo YoYo YoYo Yo is a 1965 film by Pierre Étaix. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:Yo Yo is a 1920s billionaire who, although having everything he fancies and living in a cavernous old castle, is not happy because he is in love with a beautiful circus artist. The stock-exchange crashes...
by Pierre ÉtaixPierre ÉtaixPierre Étaix is a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of acclaimed short- and feature-length films in the 1960s, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He has won an Academy Award. Due to a legal dispute with a distribution company, these... - Best Film for the Youth:
- Los JunquerosLos JunquerosLos Junqueros is a 1965 Argentine film....
by Oscar Kantor - Yo YoYo YoYo Yo is a 1965 film by Pierre Étaix. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:Yo Yo is a 1920s billionaire who, although having everything he fancies and living in a cavernous old castle, is not happy because he is in love with a beautiful circus artist. The stock-exchange crashes...
by Pierre ÉtaixPierre ÉtaixPierre Étaix is a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of acclaimed short- and feature-length films in the 1960s, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He has won an Academy Award. Due to a legal dispute with a distribution company, these...
- Los Junqueros
External links
- 1965 Cannes Film Festival
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