1974 Cannes Film Festival
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The 27th Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 to 24 May 1974. French filmmaker René Clair served as jury president for the main competition.
Official poster of the 27th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Georges Lacroix.[1] | |
| Opening film | Amarcord |
|---|---|
| Closing film | S*P*Y*S |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prix: The Conversation |
| No. of films | 26 (In Competition)[2] |
| Festival date | 9 May 1974 – 24 May 1974 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The Grand Prix, then the festival's main prize, was awarded to American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola for the drama film The Conversation.[3][4]
The festival opened with Amarcord by Federico Fellini,[5][6] and closed with S*P*Y*S by Irvin Kershner.[7]
Juries
Main Competition
- René Clair, French filmmaker - Jury President[8]
- Jean-Loup Dabadie, French journalist
- Kenne Fant, Swedish actor
- Félix Labisse, French painter
- Irwin Shaw, American writer
- Michel Soutter, Swiss filmmaker
- Monica Vitti, Italian actress
- Alexander Walker, British film critic and author
- Rostislav Yurenev, Soviet film critic
Official Selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix International du Festival:[2]
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[2]
- 1789 by Ariane Mnouchkine
- Amarcord by Federico Fellini
- And Now My Love (Toute une vie) by Claude Lelouch
- Birds Do It, Bees Do It by Nicolas Noxon, Irwin Rosten
- Entr'acte by René Clair
- The Homecoming by Peter Hall
- The Grand Maneuver (Les Grandes Manoeuvres) by René Clair
- Henry Miller, Poète Maudit by Michèle Arnault
- Lancelot du Lac by Robert Bresson
- Once by Mort Heilig
- Parade by Jacques Tati
- Picasso, L'Homme et Son Oeuvre by Edward Quinn
- S*P*Y*S by Irvin Kershner
- Le Trio Infernal by Francis Girod
Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[2]
- Akvarium by Zdenka Doitcheva
- Another Saturday Night by Steven B. Poster, Mik Derks
- Carnet trouvé chez les fourmis by Georges Senechal
- Hunger by Peter Foldes
- I stała się światłość by Jerzy Kalina
- Jocselekedetek by Béla Vajda
- Leonarduv denik by Jan Švankmajer
- O sidarta by Michel Jakar
- Ostrov (Island) by Fyodor Khitruk
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following feature films were screened for the 13th International Critics' Week (13e Semaine de la Critique):[9]
- A Bigger Splash by Jack Hazan (United Kingdom)
- Na wylot by Grzegorz Królikiewicz (Poland)
- The Spirit of the Beehive (El espíritu de la colmena) by Víctor Erice (Spain)
- Hearts and Minds by Peter Davis (United States)
- The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived (L’heure de la libération a sonné) by Heiny Srour (Lebanon)
- I.F.Stone’s Weekly by Jerry Bruck Jr (United States)
- La Paloma by Daniel Schmid (Switzerland)
- The Promised Land by Miguel Littín (Chile)
- Der Tod des Flohzirkusdirektos by Thomas Koerfer (Switzerland)
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1974 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[10]
- A Noite Do Espantalho by Sergio Ricardo (Brazil)
- A Rainha Diaba by Antonio Carlos Fontura (Brazil)
- Au-delà des sables by Radu Gabrea (Romania)
- Celine and Julie Go Boating (Céline et Julie vont en bateau) by Jacques Rivette (France)
- Contra la Razon y por la Fuerza (doc.) by Carlos Ortiz Tejeda (Mexico)
- La Coupe à 10 francs by Philippe Condroyer (France)
- Erica Minor by Bertrand Van Effenterre (Switzerland)
- The Expropriation (La expropiación) by Raúl Ruiz (Chile)
- The Extradition (Die Auslieferung) by Peter von Gunten (Switzerland)
- Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin by Alexander Kluge (West Germany)
- ¡Hay que matar al general! (Operación Alfa) by Enrique Urteaga (Chile)
- Il pleut toujours où c'est mouillé by Jean-Daniel Simon (France)
- Lars Ole, 5C by Nils Malmros (Denmark)
- The Last Betrothal (Les Dernières Fiançailles) by Jean Pierre Lefebvre (Canada)
- Let Mrtve Ptice by Živojin Pavlović (Yugoslavia)
- Manifest by Antonis Lepeniotis (Austria)
- Mean Streets by Martin Scorsese (United States)
- The Migrants by Tom Gries (United States)
- Morel's Invention (L'invenzione di Morel) by Emidio Greco (Italy)
- Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (Iko shashvi mgalobeli) by Otar Iosseliani (Soviet Union)
- Padatik by Mrinal Sen (India)
- Processo Per Direttisima by Lucio De Caro (Italy)
- The Profiteer (Il Saprofita) by Sergio Nasca (Italy)
- Sweet Movie by Dušan Makavejev (Canada, France, West Germany)
- Uira by Gustavo Dahl (Brazil)
- Vai Travalhar Vagabundo by Hugo Carvanna (Brazil)
- La Vérité sur l'imaginaire passion d'un inconnu by Marcel Hanoun (France)
- Short films
- L'Agression by Frank Cassenti (France)
- Au nom de Jésus by José Rodrigues Dos Santos, Gérard Loubeau (Ivory Coast)
- Brainwash by Ronald Bijlsma (Netherlands)
- Film sur Hans Bellmeer by Catherine Binet (France)
- Liberté-Jean by Jean-Michel Carré (France)
- Une puce sur un no man's land by Marie-France Molle (France)
- Stillborn by Ladd Mc Portlan] (United States)
- Winda by Jerzy Kucia (Poland)
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: The Conversation by Francis Ford Coppola[3]
- Grand Prix Spécial du Jury: Arabian Nights by Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Best Screenplay: Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins and Steven Spielberg for The Sugarland Express
- Best Actress: Marie-José Nat for Violins at the Ball
- Best Actor: Jack Nicholson for The Last Detail
- Jury Prize: La prima Angélica by Carlos Saura
Short Films Competition
- Grand Prix International du Festival: Ostrov by Fyodor Khitruk
- Jury Prize: Hunger by Peter Foldes
- The Jury President and the winners of the 1974 Grand Prix
René Clair (left), Jury President
Francis Ford Coppola, Grand Prix International du Festival winner
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Grand Prix Spécial du Jury winner
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prize
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (In competition)[11]
- Lancelot du Lac by Robert Bresson (Out of competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul by Rainer Werner Fassbinder[12]
- Special Mention: The Conversation by Francis Ford Coppola[13]