1965 Cannes Film Festival
 Official poster of the 18th Cannes Film Festival[1] | |
| Opening film | The Collector |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Tōkyō Orinpikku |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prix du Festival (The Knack …and How to Get It)[2] |
| No. of films | 26 (In Competition)[3] 6 (Out of Competition) 20 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 3 May 1965 – 16 May 1965 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 18th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 16 May 1965. Olivia de Havilland became the first woman president of the jury.[4]
The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to The Knack …and How to Get It by Richard Lester. The festival opened with The Collector, directed by William Wyler and closed with Tōkyō Orinpikku, directed by Kon Ichikawa.[5]
Jury[]
Olivia de Havilland, Jury President
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1965 film competition:[6][7]
Feature films
- Olivia de Havilland (USA) Jury President
- André Maurois (France) Honorary President
- Goffredo Lombardo (Italy) Vice President
- Max Aub (Mexico)
- Michel Aubriant (France) (journalist)
- Rex Harrison (UK)
- François Reichenbach (France)
- Alain Robbe-Grillet (France)
- Konstantin Simonov (Soviet Union)
- Edmond Ténoudji (France)
- Jerzy Toeplitz (Poland)
Short films
- Gérardot (France) President
- Istvan Dosai (Hungary) (Cinématographie official)
- Herman van der Horst (Netherlands)
- Jacques Ledoux (Belgium)
- Carlos Vilardebó (France)
Official selection[]
In competition – Feature film[]
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix International du Festival:[3]
- The 317th Platoon (La 317ème section) by Pierre Schoendoerffer
- Always Further On (Tarahumara (Cada vez más lejos)) by Luis Alcoriza
- Circus Angel (Fifi la plume) by Albert Lamorisse
- Clay by Giorgio Mangiamele
- The Collector by William Wyler
- Az Életbe táncoltatott leány by
- The First Day of Freedom (Pierwszy dzien wolnosci) by Aleksander Ford
- Forest of the Hanged (Padurea spânzuratilor) by Liviu Ciulei
- Al Haram by Henry Barakat
- The Hill by Sidney Lumet
- The Ipcress File by Sidney J. Furie
- The Knack …and How to Get It by Richard Lester
- Kwaidan by Masaki Kobayashi
- The Lark (Zhavoronok) by and
- Loving Couples (Älskande par) by Mai Zetterling
- Men and Women (Noite Vazia) by Walter Hugo Khouri
- The Moment of Truth (Il momento della verità) by Francesco Rosi and
- My Home Is Copacabana (Mitt hem är Copacabana) by Arne Sucksdorff
- El Reñidero by René Múgica
- The Shop on Main Street (Obchod na korze) by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos
- Snakes and Ladders (El juego de la oca) by Manuel Summers
- There Was an Old Couple (Zhili-byli starik so starukhoj) by Grigori Chukhrai
- Torrid Noon (Goreshto pladne) by Zako Heskija
- Treason (Prodosia) by Kostas Manoussakis
- The Uninhibited (Los pianos mecánicos) by Juan Antonio Bardem
- Yo Yo by Pierre Étaix
Films out of competition[]
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
- Amsterdam by Herman Van Der Horst
- Le Cinquième Soleil by Jacqueline Grigaut-Lefevre
- In Harm's Way by Otto Preminger
- John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums by Bruce Herschensohn
- Mary Poppins by Robert Stevenson
- Tōkyō Orinpikku by Kon Ichikawa
Short film competition[]
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
- 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 Astruc
- 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 Švankmajer
- Los Junqueros by
- The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes by Robert Clouse
- Monsieur Plateau by Jean Brismée
- Noworoczna noc by Jerzy Zitzman
- Ohrid Express by Jean Dasque and Robert Legrand
- Overture by
- Petrol-Carburant-Kraftstoff by Hugo Niebeling
- Poprannii obet by Guénrikh Markarian
- Processioni in Sicilia by Michele Gandin
- Sanawat el magd by Atef Salem
Parallel section[]
International Critics' Week[]
The following feature films were screened for the 4th International Critics' Week (4e Semaine de la Critique):[8]
- Amador by Francisco Regueiro (Spain)
- Andy by Richard C. Sarafian (United States)
- The Cat in the Bag (Le chat dans le sac) by Gilles Groulx (Canada)
- The Glass Cage (La cage de verre) by Philippe Arthuys, Jean-Louis Levi-Avarès (France, Israel)
- Hole in the Moon (Hor B'Levana) by Uri Zohar (Israel)
- It Happened Here by Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo (United Kingdom)
- Walkover by Jerzy Skolimowski (Poland)
- Diamonds of the Night (Démanty noci) by Jan Nemec (Czechoslovakia)
- Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake by Mary Ellen Bute (United States)
Awards[]
Richard Lester, Grand Prix winner
Official awards[]
The following films and people received the 1965 Official selection awards:[2][7]
- Grand Prix du Festival International du film: The Knack …and How to Get It by Richard Lester
- Prix spécial du Jury: Kwaidan by Masaki Kobayashi
- Best Director: Liviu Ciulei for Forest of the Hanged (Pădurea spânzuraţilor)
- Best Screenplay:
- Pierre Schoendoerffer for The 317th Platoon (La 317e Section)
- Ray Rigby for The Hill
- Best Actress: Samantha Eggar for The Collector
- Best Actor: Terence Stamp for The Collector
- Special Mention for actors:[7]
- Jozef Kroner and Ida Kaminska for their acting performances in Obchod na korze
- Vera Kuznetsova for her acting performance in Zhili-byli starik so starukhoj
Short films
- Short Film Palme d'Or: Overture by
- Prix du Jury: Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasy in G minor by Jan Švankmajer
- Prix spécial du Jury: Monsieur Plateau by Jean Brismée
- Short film Technical Prize: Ban ye ji jiao by Yeou Lei & Overture by
Independent awards[]
- FIPRESCI Prize: Always Further On (Tarahumara (Cada vez más lejos)) by Luis Alcoriza
Commission Supérieure Technique[5]
- Technical Grand Prize:
- Circus Angel (Fifi la plume) by Albert Lamorisse
- Az Életbe táncoltatott leány by
- Special Mention: The Knack …and How to Get It by Richard Lester
- OCIC Award: Yo Yo by Pierre Étaix
Best Film for the Youth[10]
- Los Junqueros by
- Yo Yo by Pierre Étaix
References[]
- ^ "Posters 1965". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Awards 1965 : All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Official Selection 1965 : All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
- ^ "1965 – God saves the Cannes". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "18ème Festival International du Film – Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Juries 1965 : Long film". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "1965 – Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "4e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique – 1965". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1965". fipresci.org. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1965". imdb.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
Media[]
- British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1965 footage
- British Pathé: Improvements in Cannes as 1965 Festival starts
- INA: The films of the 1965 Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: 1965: 18th anniversary of the Cannes festival (commentary in French)
- INA: List of winners of the 1965 Cannes Festival (commentary in French)
External links[]
- 1965 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1965
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1965 at Internet Movie Database
Categories:
- 1965 film festivals
- 1965 in France
- Cannes Film Festival