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1965 Cannes Film Festival

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1965 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 18th Cannes Film Festival[1]
Opening filmThe Collector
Closing filmTokyo Olympiad
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsGrand Prix du Festival:
The Knack ...and How to Get It[2]
No. of films26 (In Competition)[3]
Festival date3 May 1965 (1965-05-03) – 16 May 1965 (1965-05-16)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 18th Cannes Film Festival took place from 3 to 16 May 1965. Olivia de Havilland served as jury president for the main competition, becoming the first woman to ever do so.[4]

The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, then the fetival's main prize, was awarded to The Knack ...and How to Get It by Richard Lester.

The festival opened with The Collector by William Wyler, and closed with Tokyo Olympiad by Kon Ichikawa.[5]

Juries

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Olivia de Havilland, Jury President

Main Competition

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Short Films Competition

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  • Gérardot, French - Jury President
  • Istvan Dosai, Hungarian cinematographer
  • Jacques Ledoux, Belgian cinema specialist
  • Herman van der Horst, Dutch
  • Carlos Vilardebó, French

Official selection

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In Competition

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The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film:[3]

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
The 317th Platoon La 317ème section Pierre Schoendoerffer France
Always Further On Tarahumara (Cada vez más lejos) Luis Alcoriza Mexico
The Amphitheatre El Reñidero René Mugica Argentina
Circus Angel Fifi la plume Albert Lamorisse France
Clay Giorgio Mangiamele Australia
The Collector (opening film) William Wyler United Kingdom, United States
The First Day of Freedom Pierwszy dzien wolnosci Aleksander Ford Poland
Forest of the Hanged Padurea spânzuratilor Liviu Ciulei Romania
The Hill Sidney Lumet United Kingdom
A Girl Danced Into His Life Az Életbe táncoltatott leány Tamás Banovich Hungary
The Ipcress File Sidney J. Furie United Kingdom
The Knack ...and How to Get It Richard Lester United Kingdom
Kwaidan 怪談 Masaki Kobayashi Japan
The Lark Жаворонок Nikita Kurikhin and Leonid Menaker Soviet Union
Loving Couples Älskande par Mai Zetterling Sweden
Men and Women Noite Vazia Walter Hugo Khouri Brazil
The Moment of Truth Il momento della verità Francesco Rosi Italy
My Home Is Copacabana Mitt hem är Copacabana Arne Sucksdorff Sweden
The Shop on Main Street Obchod na korze Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos Czechoslovakia
The Sin الحرام Henry Barakat Egypt
Snakes and Ladders El juego de la oca Manuel Summers Spain
There Was an Old Couple Жили-были старик со старухой Grigory Chukhray Soviet Union
Torrid Noon Горещо пладне Zako Heskiya Bulgaria
Treason Προδοσία Kostas Manoussakis Greece
The Uninhibited Los pianos mecánicos Juan Antonio Bardem Spain, France, Italy
Yo Yo Pierre Étaix France

Out of Competition

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The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Amsterdam (short) Herman Van Der Horst Netherlands
Le Cinquième Soleil Jacqueline Grigaut-Lefevre France
In Harm's Way Otto Preminger United States
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums Bruce Herschensohn
Mary Poppins Robert Stevenson
Tokyo Olympiad (closing film) 東京オリンピック Kon Ichikawa Japan

Short Films Competition

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The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]

Parallel section

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International Critics' Week

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The following feature films were screened for the 4th International Critics' Week (4e Semaine de la Critique):[8]

Official Awards

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Richard Lester, Grand Prix winner

Main Competition

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Short Films Competition

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  • Short Film Palme d'Or: Overture by János Vadász
  • 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 János Vadász

Independent Awards

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FIPRESCI Prize

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Commission Supérieure Technique

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OCIC Award

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Best Film for the Youth

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References

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  1. ^ "Posters 1965". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Awards 1965 : All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Official Selection 1965 : All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
  4. ^ "1965 – God saves the Cannes". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "18ème Festival International du Film – Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Juries 1965 : Long film". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b "1965 – Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "4e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique – 1965". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  9. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1965". fipresci.org. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1965". imdb.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

Media

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