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1997 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 50th Cannes Film Festival
Opening filmThe Fifth Element
Closing filmAbsolute Power
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (Ta'm e guilass and Unagi)
Hosted byJeanne Moreau[1]
No. of films20 (En Competition)[2]
22 (Un Certain Regard)
9 (Out of Competition)
11 (Short Film)
Festival date7 May 1997 (1997-05-07) – 18 May 1997 (1997-05-18)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The 50th Cannes Film Festival was held on 7–18 May 1997. The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Ta'm e guilass by Abbas Kiarostami and Unagi by Shohei Imamura.[3][4]

The festival opened with The Fifth Element, directed by Luc Besson, and closed with Absolute Power, directed by Clint Eastwood.[5]

Jury

Isabelle Adjani, Jury President

Feature film competition

Un Certain Regard

1997 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Milo Manara.[6]

Films out of competition

Awards

Abbas Kiarostami, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event.

References

  1. ^ "1997 Cannes Film Festival Diaries". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Official Selection 1997 : All the Selection". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. ^ "CANNES FESTIVAL 1997". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  4. ^ "CANNES, FRANCE, 1997". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Cannes Film Festival Announces the 1997 Lineup". The New York Times. 23 April 1997. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Posters 1997". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
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