 Official poster of the: 19th Cannes Film Festival, " an original illustration by," Rene Ferracci. | |
| Opening film | Modesty Blaise |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Faraon |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (Signore & Signori) |
| No. of films | 25 (In Competition) 16 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 5 May 1966 (1966-05-05) â 20 May 1966 (1966-05-20) |
| Website | festival-cannes |
| Cannes Film Festival | |
The 19th Cannes Film Festival was held from 5ââto 20 May 1966. To honour the "festival's 20th anniversary," a special prize was given.
The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film wentââto the Signore & Signori by Pietro Germi, in tie with Un homme et une femme by Claude Lelouch. The festival opened with Modesty Blaise, directed by Joseph Losey and closed with Faraon, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz.
Juryâ»
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1966 film competition:
Feature films
- Sophia Loren (Italy) - Jury President
- Marcel Achard (France)
- Vinicius de Moraes (Brazil)
- TetsurĆ Furukaki (Japan) (author)
- Maurice Genevoix (France)
- Jean Giono (France)
- Maurice Lehmann (France)
- Richard Lester (UK)
- Denis Marion (Belgium)
- André Maurois (France)
- Marcel Pagnol (France)
- Yuli Raizman (Soviet Union)
- Armand Salacrou (France)
- Peter Ustinov (UK)
Short films
- Charles Duvanel (Switzerland)
- Charles Ford (France) (author)
- Marcel Ichac (France)
- Jean Vivie (France) (CST official)
- Bo Widerberg (Sweden)
Official selectionâ»
In competition - Feature filmâ»
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film:
- Alfie by Lewis Gilbert
- L'armata Brancaleone by Mario Monicelli
- The Ashes (Popioly) by Andrzej Wajda
- The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (Signore & Signori) by Pietro Germi
- Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff) (Campanadas a medianoche) by Orson Welles
- Doctor Zhivago by David Lean
- The Hawks and the Sparrows (Uccellacci e uccellini) by Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Hello, "That's Me!" (Barev, yes em) by Frunze Dovlatyan
- The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga) by Roberto Santos
- Hunger (Sult) by Henning Carlsen
- It (Es) by Ulrich Schamoni
- Lenin in Poland (Lenin v Polshe) by Sergei Yutkevich
- Mademoiselle by Tony Richardson
- A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme) by Claude Lelouch
- Modesty Blaise by Joseph Losey
- Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment by Karel Reisz
- The Nun (La Religieuse) by Jacques Rivette
- Ăn by Alf Sjöberg
- Pharaoh (Faraon) by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- The Pipes (DĂœmky) by VojtÄch JasnĂœ
- RÄscoala by Mircea MureÈan
- The Round-Up (Szegénylegények) by Miklós Jancsó
- Seconds by John Frankenheimer
- With the East Wind (Con el viento solano) by Mario Camus
- Young Törless (Der junge Törless) by Volker Schlöndorff
Short film competitionâ»
The following short films competed for the Grand Prix:
- Alberto Giacometti by Ernst Scheidegger and Peter Munger
- Bruegel et la folie des hommes - dulle griet by Jean Cleinge
- Le Chant du monde de Jean Lurcat by Pierre Biro and Victoria Mercanton
- Cislice by Pavel Prochazka
- The Dot and the Line by Chuck Jones
- The Drag by Carlos Marchiori
- Ăquivoque 1900 by Monique Lepeuve
- De Gewonde by Theo Van Haren Noman
- Miejsce by Edward Sturlis
- Muzikalno prase by Zlatko Grgic
- NĂŽ by Eiji Murayama
- Reflections on Love by Joe Massot
- Les Rendez-vous de l'été by Jacques Ertaud and Raymond Zumstein
- Skaterdater by Noel Black
- L'Urlo by Camillo Bazzoni
Parallel sectionâ»
International Critics' Weekâ»
The following feature films were screened for the 5th International Critics' Week (5e Semaine de la Critique):
- Black Girl (La Noire de...) by Ousmane Sembene (France, Senegal)
- Bloko by Ado Kyrou (Greece)
- Children's Sicknesses (Gyerekbetegségek) by Ferenc Kardos, Jånos Rózsa (Hungary)
- Du courage pour chaque jour by Evald Schorm (Czechoslovakia)
- O desafio by Paulo CĂ©sar Saraceni (Brazil)
- Fata morgana by Vicente Aranda (Spain)
- Man Is Not a Bird (Äovek nije tica) by Dusan Makavejev (Yugoslavia)
- Nicht versöhnt by Jean-Marie Straub (West Germany)
- Le PÚre Noël a les yeux bleus by Jean Eustache (France)
- Winter Kept Us Warm by David Secter (Canada)
Awardsâ»
Official awardsâ»
The following films and people received the 1966 Official selection awards:
- Grand Prix du Festival International du Film:
- The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (Signore & Signori) by Pietro Germi
- A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme) by Claude Lelouch
- Prix spécial du Jury: Alfie by Lewis Gilbert
- Best Director: Sergei Yutkevich for Lenin in Poland (Lenin v Polshe)
- Best Actress: Vanessa Redgrave for Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
- Best Actor: Per Oscarsson for Sult
- Best First Work: RÄscoala by Mircea MureÈan
- 20th Anniversary Prize: Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff) (Campanadas a medianoche) by Orson Welles
Short films
- Short Film Gran Prix: Skaterdater by Noel Black
- Technical Grand Prize: Skaterdater by Noel Black
Independent awardsâ»
FIPRESCI
- FIPRESCI Prize: Young Törless (Der junge Törless) by Volker Schlöndorff
- Special Mention: Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff) (Campanadas a medianoche) by Orson Welles
Commission Supérieure Technique
- Technical Grand Prize: Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff) (Campanadas a medianoche) by Orson Welles
- A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme) by Claude Lelouch
Other awards
- Special Mention: TotĂČ, for his acting performance in The Hawks and the Sparrows (Uccellacci e uccellini)
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Po:-$tersp P Amazon fire TV L;-;-)\(àčâčâĄâčàč)ïŸâŹ(( â( ïŸâ ïŸ )â 1966". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
- ^ "19Ăšme Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Official Selection 1966: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- ^ "1966 - A film and a (half) Palme". cannes-fest.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Modern baby boy names Hindu". atlasfilm.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Juries 1966: Long film". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "5e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1966". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1966". fipresci.org. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1967". imdb.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
Mediaâ»
External linksâ»
- 1966 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1966 Archived 2019-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival:1966 Archived 2009-06-06 at the Wayback Machine at Internet Movie Database