1997 Cannes Film Festival

1997 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 50th Cannes Film Festival[1]
Opening filmThe Fifth Element
Closing filmAbsolute Power
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (Ta'm e guilass and Unagi)[2]
Hosted byJeanne Moreau
No. of films20 (En Competition)[3]
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 from 7 to 18 May 1997. The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Ta'm e guilass by Abbas Kiarostami and Unagi by Shohei Imamura.[4][5][6] Jeanne Moreau was the mistress of ceremonies.[7]

The festival opened with The Fifth Element, directed by Luc Besson, and closed with Absolute Power, directed by Clint Eastwood.[8]

1997 Un Certain Regard poster, adapted from an original illustration by Milo Manara.[9]
  1. ^ "Posters 1997". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014.
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  4. ^ "50ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cannes Festival 1997". urbancinefile.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Cannes, France, 1997". culturekiosque.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ "1997 Cannes Film Festival Diaries". filmscouts.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Cannes Film Festival Announces the 1997 Lineup". The New York Times. 23 April 1997. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Posters 1997". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

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