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1967 Cannes Film Festival
The 20th Cannes Film Festival took place from 27 April to 12 May 1967. Italian filmmaker Alessandro Blasetti served as jury president for the main competition. The ''Grand Prix du Festival International du Film'', then the fetival's main prize, was awarded to ''Blowup'' by Michelangelo Antonioni. The festival opened with ''I Killed Rasputin'' by Robert Hossein, and closed with ''Batouk'' by Jean Jacques Manigot.A.H. Weiler, ''The Flight Plan of 'Peter Pan' '', New York Times. pp. 11. 27 November February 1966. Retrieved on 10 December 2013. Juries Main Competition *Alessandro Blasetti, Italian filmmaker - Jury President * Georges Lourau, French producer - Jury Vice-President *Sergei Bondarchuk, Soviet actor and filmmaker *René Bonnell, French *Jean-Louis Bory, French journalist and writer *Miklós Jancsó, Hungarian filmmaker *Claude Lelouch, French filmmaker *Shirley MacLaine, American actress *Vincente Minnelli, American filmmaker * Georges Neveux, French writer *Gian Luig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Killed Rasputin
''I Killed Rasputin'' () is a 1967 Cinema of Italy, Italo-Cinema of France, Franco biographical film directed by Robert Hossein. Gert Fröbe stars as the main subject, Grigori Rasputin. It is based on the work ''Lost Splendor'' by Felix Yusupov, a nobleman and participant in the murder of Rasputin.A.H. Weiler, ''The Flight Plan of 'Peter Pan' ''], New York Times. pp. 11. 27 November February 1966. Retrieved on 30 July 2011. The script was approved by Yusupov and he also agreed to appear in the film. In the introductory interview of the film, Yusupov demonstrated that his loathing for Rasputin remained undiminished.'Cannes Festival opens', New York Times. pp. 36. 28 April 1967 Filming began at the Billancourt Studios in Paris in December 1966. The film opened the 1967 Cannes Film Festival and later that year was released theatrically in France on 3 May. Plot Grigori Rasputin becomes a fixture of Russia's Imperial Court after saving the life of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli (; born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American Theatre director, stage director and film director. From a career spanning over half a century, he is best known for his sophisticated innovation and artistry in musical films. , six of his films have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Minnelli made his stage debut as an actor in a production of ''East Lynne'', staged by the Minnelli Brothers' Tent Theater (co-founded by his father and paternal uncle). After graduating from high school, he worked as an apprentice window designer at Marshall Field's department store in Chicago. There, he attended the Art Institute of Chicago and became a costume designer for the Balaban and Katz theater chain. By the early 1930s, he moved to New York City and served as the art director for the Radio City Music Hall. In 1935, Minnelli became a theatre director with ''At Home Abroad'' (1935), starring Beatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entranced Earth
''Entranced Earth'' ( , "World in a Trance", also called ''Land in Anguish'' or ''Earth Entranced'') is a 1967 Brazilian '' Cinema Novo'' drama film directed by Glauber Rocha. It was shot in Parque Lage and at the Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro. The film is an allegory for the history of Brazil in the period 1960–1966. Plot The story is told in flashback by a writer who explains how he got into his present situation. He had been supporting a conservative party leader, but then decided to support the liberal candidate. The liberal wins the election, but soon reneges upon his campaign promises. The disillusioned writer decides to stay out of politics and resume his writing. Unfortunately, his girlfriend convinces him to try to talk the country's leader into pursuing a particular direction. The writer is soon shot. In the Republic of Eldorado, Paulo Martins is an idealist journalist and poet linked to the rising conservative politician and technocrat Porfírio Diaz and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Widerberg
Bo Gunnar Widerberg (; 8 June 1930 – 1 May 1997) was a Sweden, Swedish film director, screenwriter, writer, film editing, editor and actor. Biography Early life Widerberg was born in Malmö, Malmöhus County, Sweden. Career Bo Widerberg began his career as a writer. In 1952 came his first novel, ''Hösttermin''. In the same year, his short story collection ''Kyssas, published by'' Bonnier, became a bestseller. His most successful book was the novel ''Erotikon'' (1957). The novel's title comes from Mauritz Stiller's silent film classic ''Erotikon'' (1920). Widerberg's last novel is ''Den gröna draken'', which was published in 1959 and is a satire on the advertising industry. The book was made into a film by Widerberg himself with the title ''Heja Roland!'' (1966). In 1962, Bo Widerberg's debate book ''The Vision in Swedish Film'' appeared. He was critical of the film that had been made in Sweden, not least of all by Ingmar Bergman whom he called "Our spirit's Dalecarlian horse, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Madigan (1967 Film)
''Elvira Madigan'' is a 1967 Swedish romantic drama film directed by Bo Widerberg and starring Pia Degermark and Thommy Berggren. It is based on the tragedy of the Danish slackrope dancer Hedvig Jensen, working under the stage name of Elvira Madigan at her stepfather's travelling circus, and her romance with Swedish nobleman lieutenant Sixten Sparre. The film was released in Sweden on 24 April 1967. In the United States, the film premiered on 30 October 1967. The film was Widerberg's first to have commercial success overseas. At that year's Cannes Film Festival, Degermark won the award for Best Actress. Plot In the summer of 1889, tightrope walker Hedvig Jensen and Swedish lieutenant Sixten Sparre are in the Danish countryside, having run away together. They are both fleeing their past lives—Sparre from the military and his wife and children, Hedvig from the traveling circus at which she is the star attraction—to be together. The couple are keeping their whereabouts pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He has won an Academy Awards, Oscar as well as the Palme d'Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Tin Drum (film), The Tin Drum'' (1979), the film version of the novel by Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass. Early life Volker Schlöndorff was born in Wiesbaden, then part of Nazi Germany, to the physician Georg Schlöndorff. His mother was killed in a kitchen fire in 1944. His family moved to Paris in 1956, where Schlöndorff won awards at school for his work in philosophy. He graduated in political science at the University of Paris, Sorbonne, while at the same time studying film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques, where he was friends with Bertrand Tavernier and met Louis Malle. Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degree Of Murder
''Degree of Murder'' (, ) is a 1967 West German film, starring Anita Pallenberg and directed by Volker Schlöndorff. The film is mainly known because of the soundtrack composed by Brian Jones (founder and multi-instrumentalist of the Rolling Stones), Pallenberg's boyfriend at the time. The film won three German Film Awards. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival. It was filmed in colour in West Germany in 1967. Plot Marie (Anita Pallenberg) shoots her ex-boyfriend with his own gun, after he attempts to force himself on her. Instead of reporting this to the police, she hires two men to help her dump the body in a construction site near an autobahn. While doing this, she becomes romantically involved with both men. Cast * Anita Pallenberg as Marie * Werner Enke as Hans * Hans Peter Hallwachs as Gunther * Manfred Fischbeck as Fritz * Sonja Karzau * Angela Hillebrecht * Willy Harlander * Kurt Bulau Home media The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Germany i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Germi
Pietro Germi (; 14 September 1914 – 5 December 1974) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor, noted for his development of the Italian neorealism, neorealist and genres. His 1961 film ''Divorce Italian Style'' earned him a Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay Oscar and a Best Director nomination at the 35th Academy Awards. Seven of his films competed at the Cannes Film Festival, with his 1966 comedy ''The Birds, the Bees and the Italians'' winning the . Biography He studied acting and directing at Rome's Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. During his time in school, Germi supported himself by working as an extra, bit actor, assistant director, and, on occasion, writer. Germi made his directorial debut in 1945 with the film ''Il testimone''. His early work, this film included, were very much in the Italian neorealism, Italian neorealist style; many were social dramas that dealt with contemporary issues pertaining to peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Climax (1967 Film)
''The Climax'' (, also known as ''Too Much for One Man'') is a 1967 Italian dark comedy comedy film, film directed by Pietro Germi. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi as Sergio Masini * Stefania Sandrelli as Marisa Malagugini * Renée Longarini as Giulia Masini * Maria Grazia Carmassi as Adele Baistrocchi * Gigi Ballista as Don Michele * Sergio Fincato as Calasanti * Marco Della Giovanna as Riccardo Masini * Ildebrando Santafe as Caputo * Riccardo Billi as Filiberto Malagugini * Carlo Bagno as Mr. Malagugini * Lina Lagalla as Mrs. Malagugini * Stefano Chierchiè as Bruno * Costantino Bramini as Nini * Cinzia Sperapani as Luisa * Mimosa Gregoretti as Mita * Giorgio Bianchi (director), Giorgio Bianchi as Doctor References External links * 1967 films Italian comedy films 1960s Italian-language films 1967 comedy films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Pietro Germi Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli 1960s Italian films {{1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Losey
Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American film and theatre director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Hollywood blacklist, Blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1950s, he moved to Europe where he made the remainder of his films, mostly in the United Kingdom. Among the most critically and commercially successful were the films with screenplays by Harold Pinter: ''The Servant (1963 film), The Servant'' (1963) and ''The Go-Between (1971 film), The Go-Between'' (1971). His 1976 film ''Monsieur Klein'' won the César Awards for César Award for Best Film, Best Film and César Award for Best Director, Best Director. His other notable films included ''The Boy with Green Hair'' (1948), ''Eva (1962 film), Eva'' (1962), ''King & Country'' (1964), ''Modesty Blaise (1966 film), Modesty Blaise'' (1966), ''Figures in a Landscape (film), Figures in a Landscape'' (1970) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accident (1967 Film)
''Accident'' is a 1967 British drama film directed by Joseph Losey. Written by Harold Pinter, it is an adaptation of the 1965 novel ''Accident'' by Nicholas Mosley. It is the second of three Losey–Pinter collaborations; the others are '' The Servant'' (1963) and '' The Go-Between'' (1971). At the 1967 Cannes Film Festival, ''Accident'' won the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury award. It also won the Grand Prix of the Belgian Film Critics Association. Plot Stephen, a married Oxford tutor in his forties, has two students: the rich and likeable William, of whom he is fond, and a beautiful, enigmatic Austrian named Anna, whom he secretly desires. William also fancies Anna and hopes to know her better. While Stephen's wife is away having their third child, he looks up an old flame in London and they sleep together. Returning home, he finds that his pushy colleague Charley has been using the house for sex with Anna. She tells Stephen privately that she and William are engaged to be ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahar Cheriaa
Tahar Cheriaa (; January 5, 1927 – November 4, 2010) was a Tunisian film critic and the founder of the Carthage Film Festival in 1966, the first Panafrican and Panarab film festival. Biography Cheriaa was born in Sayada in Tunisia. He was the founder of the Carthage Film Festival Carthage Film Festival (Journées cinématographiques de Carthage, or JCC) is an annual film festival that takes place in Tunis, founded in 1966. It is also known by its Arabic title, ("Cinema Days of Carthage"). Initially biennial alternating ... in 1966 and he led the first five events which were held every other year. Cheria was involved in the translation of Arabic poetry and he was a writer and spokesperson for Arab-African film culture. He was awarded the ''Grand Cordon of National Merit''. Cheriaa died in Ezzahra in 2010. He is buried in his hometown of Sayada. References External links * 1927 births 2010 deaths Tunisian film directors People from Sayada {{Tunisia-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
