The 25th annual

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was held from 4 to 19 May 1972. The

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

went to the Italian films ''

The Working Class Goes to Heaven ''The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (Italian: ''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), released in the US as ''Lulu the Tool'', is a 1971 political drama film directed by Elio Petri. It depicts a factory worker's realisation of his own condition as ...

'' by Elio Petri and '' The Mattei Affair'' by

Francesco Rosi Francesco Rosi (; 15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian film director. His film ''The Mattei Affair'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to hav ...

. The festival opened with the French film ''

L'aventure, c'est l'aventure ''L'aventure, c'est l'aventure'' is a 1972 French film directed by Claude Lelouch. Starring Lino Ventura and popular singers Jacques Brel and Johnny Hallyday, it recounts the adventures of five criminals who progress from conventional urban crime ...

'' by

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish Family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critica ...

and closed with the British film ''

Frenzy ''Frenzy'' is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer was based on the 1966 novel ''Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Squa ...

'' by

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1972 feature film competition: Feature films *

Joseph Losey Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blacklisted ...

(UK) Jury President *

Bibi Andersson Berit Elisabet Andersson (11 November 1935 – 14 April 2019), known professionally as Bibi Andersson (), was a Swedish actress who was best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. Early life and career Anders ...

(Sweden) *

Georges Auric Georges Auric (; 15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, France. He was considered one of ''Les Six'', a group of artists informally associated with Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie. Before he turned 20 he ...

(France) *

Erskine Caldwell Erskine Preston Caldwell (December 17, 1903 – April 11, 1987) was an American novelist and short story writer. His writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native Southern United States, in novels such as '' Tobacco Road'' (1 ...

(USA) * Mark Donskoi (Soviet Union) *

Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; ; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Forman ...

(USA) *

Giorgio Papi Giorgio Papi (1917–2002) was an Italian film producer and production manager. He met Orson Welles in the set of ''Black Magic'' (1949), where he was the head of production, and they worked in '' Othello'' (1951). He produced along Arrigo Col ...

(Yugoslavia) *

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(France) (journalist) *

Alain Tanner Alain Tanner (6 December 1929 – 11 September 2022) was a Swiss film director. Early years and education Tanner was born in Geneva, and studied economics at the University of Geneva. In 1951, he joined the film club which Claude Goretta had r ...

(Switzerland) * Naoki Togawa (Japan) Short films *

Frédéric Rossif Frédéric Rossif (February 16, 1922 – April 18, 1990) was a French film and television director who specialized primarily in documentaries, frequently using archive footage. Rossif's common themes included wildlife, 20th-century history and conte ...

(France) President * Istvan Dosai (Hungary) (Cinématographie official) *

Vicente Pineda Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Ca ...

(Italy) (journalist)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: *''

Dear Louise ''Dear Louise'' (french: Chère Louise) is a 1972 French drama film directed by Philippe de Broca. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. In July 2021, the film was shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festiva ...

'' (''Chère Louise'') by

Philippe de Broca Philippe de Broca (; 15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French movie director. He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful '' That Man from Rio (''L'Homme de Rio'')'', '' The Man from Acapulco (Le Magnifique) ...

*'' A Fan's Notes'' by

Eric Till Eric Till (born 24 November 1929) is an English film and television director working in Canada, the United States, and Europe since the 1960s. His 1977 film '' It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet'' was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film ...

*'' Havoc'' (''Das Unheil'') by Peter Fleischmann *'' Hearth Fires'' (''Les Feux de la Chandeleur'') by

Serge Korber Serge Korber (1 February 1936 – 23 January 2022) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 40 films between 1962 and 2007. Successful as the director of comedies starring Louis de Funès in ''L'homme orchestre'' and '' ...

*''

I Love You Rosa ''I Love You Rosa'' ( he, אני אוהב אותך רוזה, Ani Ohev Otach Roza) is a 1972 Israeli film directed by Moshé Mizrahi. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1972 Cannes Fil ...

'' (''Ani Ohev Otach Rosa'') by

Moshé Mizrahi Moshé Mizrahi ( he, משה מזרחי; 5 September 1931 – 3 August 2018) was an Israeli film director. Biography He was born in Egypt, migrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1946, and studied filmmaking in France in 1950. He directed the Oscar- ...

*'' Images'' by

Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and is considered an enduring figure from the New ...

*'' Jeremiah Johnson'' by

Sydney Pollack Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer and actor. Pollack directed more than 20 films and 10 television shows, acted in over 30 movies or shows and produced over 44 films. For his film '' Out ...

*'' King, Queen, Knave'' by

Jerzy Skolimowski Jerzy Skolimowski (, born 5 May 1938) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. A graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź, Skolimowski has directed more than twenty films since his 1960 début ''Oko wyk ...

*'' Malpertuis'' by Harry Kümel *'' The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei'') by

*'' Oil Lamps'' (''Petrolejové lampy'') by Juraj Herz *'' Pearl in the Crown'' (''Perła w koronie'') by Kazimierz Kutz *''

Red Psalm ''Red Psalm'' ( hu, Még kér a nép) is a 1972 Hungarian film by Miklós Jancsó. The literal translation of the title is "''And the People Still Ask''", a quote from a poem by Sándor Petőfi. Plot ''Red Psalm'' centers around a small peasants' ...

'' (''Még kér a nép'') by

Miklós Jancsó Miklós Jancsó (; 27 September 192131 January 2014) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Jancsó achieved international prominence starting in the mid-1960s with works including '' The Round-Up'' (''Szegénylegények'', 1965), '' ...

*'' The Ruling Class'' by Peter Medak *'' The Seduction of Mimi'' (''Mimí metallurgico ferito nell'onore'') by

Lina Wertmüller Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich (14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021), known as Lina Wertmüller (), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art house films '' Seven Beauti ...

*''

Silence Silence is the absence of ambient audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be extended to apply to the c ...

'' (''Chinmoku'') by Masahiro Shinoda *'' Slaughterhouse-Five'' by George Roy Hill *'' Solaris'' (''Solyaris'') by

Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky ( rus, Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greates ...

*'' The Surveyors'' (''Les arpenteurs'') by Michel Soutter *''

To Find a Man ''To Find a Man'' is a 1972 American comedy-drama film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Pamela Sue Martin, Darren O'Connor, and Lloyd Bridges. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Rosalind McCarthy is a spoiled 16-year-old ...

'' by Buzz Kulik *'' Trotta'' by Johannes Schaaf *'' The True Nature of Bernadette'' (''La vraie nature de Bernadette'') by

Gilles Carle Gilles Carle, (July 31, 1928As fully funny, Carle had pleasure to always give himself one year less, and to let people think wrongly that he was born in 1929, "The Year of the Big World Crash": see on the Quebec French newspapers that many writer ...

*'' The Visitors'' by

Elia Kazan Elia Kazan (; born Elias Kazantzoglou ( el, Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου); September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one o ...

*'' We Won't Grow Old Together'' (''Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble'') by Maurice Pialat *''

'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso'') by Elio Petri

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: * ''

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'' by

* '' Bröder Carl'' by

Susan Sontag Susan Sontag (; January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer, philosopher, and political activist. She mostly wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay " Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964. He ...

* '' Faustine et le bel été'' by Nina Companéez * ''

'' by

* '' L'aventure c'est l'aventure'' by

* '' La dérive'' by

Paula Delsol Paula Delsol, or Paule Delsol, was born on October 6, 1923, in Haiphong, Vietnam, died on June 12, 2015, at Sèvres (Hauts-de-Seine) and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. She was a French feature film director, documentarian, screenwriter, nov ...

* '' La Génération du désert'' by

Nicole Stéphane Nicole Stéphane (born Baroness Nicole de Rothschild, 27 May 1923 – 13 March 2007) was a French actress, producer and director. Biography The elder of the two daughters of Baron James-Henri de Rothschild and his first wife, Claude Dupont, Nico ...

* '' Une guerre pour une paix'' by

* ''

Lisa and the Devil ''Lisa and the Devil'' is a 1974 horror film directed by Mario Bava. The film was first released in Spain as ''El diablo se lleva a los muertos'' (''The Devil Takes the Dead'') and stars Elke Sommer as a young tourist who loses her way in Toledo ...

'' by

Mario Bava Mario Bava (31 July 1914 – 27 April 1980) was an Italian filmmaker who worked variously as a director, cinematographer, special effects artist and screenwriter, frequently referred to as the "Master of Italian Horror" and the "Master of the M ...

* '' Den gale dansker'' by Kirsten Stenbæk * '' Le lys de mer'' by

Jacqueline Audry Jacqueline Audry (25 September 1908 – 22 June 1977) was a French film director who began making films in post- World War II France and specialised in literary adaptations. She was the first commercially successful female director of post-w ...

* '' Hvezda Betlémská'' by

Hermína Týrlová Hermína Týrlová (11 December 1900 in Příbram, Březové Hory – 3 May 1993 in Zlín) was a prominent Czech people, Czech animator, screen writer, and film director. She was often called ''the mother of Czech animation''. Over the course of he ...

* '' Alye maki Issyk-Kulya'' by

Bolotbek Shamshiyev Bolotbek Shamshiyev (12 January 1941 – 21 December 2019) was a Kyrgyz film director and screenwriter. He directed eleven films between 1965 and 1988. His 1976 film '' The White Ship'' was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film F ...

* '' Les Jeunes Filles En Fleurs'' by David Hamilton, Philippe Leroi * ''

Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

'' by

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a ( né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, tw ...

* '' Marie'' by

Márta Mészáros Márta Mészáros (born 19 September 1931) is a Hungarian screenwriter and film director. The daughter of László Mészáros, a sculptor, Mészáros began her career working in documentary film, having made 25 documentary shorts over the span ...

* ''

Merry-Go-Round A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English), merry-go-round ( international), roundabout (British English), or hurdy-gurdy (an old term in Australian English, in SA) is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular ...

'' by Kirsten Stenbæk * '' Papa, les petits bateaux'' by

Nelly Kaplan Nelly Kaplan (11 April 1931 – 12 November 2020) was an Argentine-born French writer and film director who focused on the arts, film, and filmmakers. She studied economics at the University of Buenos Aires. Passionate about cinema, she abrupt ...

* ''

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'' by

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most ...

* '' Serata'' by Malvina Ursianu * '' Sziget a szárazföldön'' by Judit Elek

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the

Short Film Palme d'Or The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...

: *''Atlantyda'' by Piotr Szpakowicz *''The Birth of Aphrodite'' by Leland Auslender *'' Le Fusil à lunette'' by Jean Chapot *''Giovanni Michelucci'' by

Fernando Cerchio Fernando Cerchio (7 August 1914 – 19 August 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 30 films between 1940 and 1972. Selected filmography * '' Men of the Mountain'' (1943) * ''Mistress of the Mountains'' ...

*'' Hundertwasser's Rainy Day'' by

Peter Schamoni Peter Schamoni (27 March 1934 – 14 June 2011) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1957 and 2011. His 1966 film ''No Shooting Time for Foxes'' was entered into the 16th Berlin International ...

*''Jour de classe'' by Henri Jouf *''Magic Graz'' by Curt M. Faudon *''Malka dnevna muzika'' by Ivan Vesselinov *''Mini'' by Stoian Doukov *''I Omorfia tou thanatou'' by Nestoras Matsas *'' Operation X-70'' by Raoul Servais *''Pour solde de tout compte'' by Louis Pitzele *''Een Zeer zonnige wereld'' by Pieter De Groot *''Zikkaron'' by Laurent Coderre

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 11th

International Critics' Week The International Critics' Week (french: Semaine de la Critique) was founded in 1962 and is organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. It was created following the showing of '' The Connection'' directed by Shirley Clarke which had been ...

(11e Semaine de la Critique): * '' Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès'' by

René Vautier René Vautier (; 15 January 1928 – 4 January 2015) was a French film director. His films, which were often controversial with French authorities, addressed many issues, such as the Algerian War, French colonialism in Africa, pollution, racis ...

(France) * ''

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'' by Ralph Bakshi (United States) * ''The Hamburg Uprising of 1923'' (''Der Hamburger Aufstand Oktober 1923'') by Reiner Etz, Gisela Tuchtenhagen, Klaus Wildenhahn (West Germany) * ''

Dirty Money Money laundering is the process of concealing the origin of money, obtained from illicit activities such as drug trafficking, corruption, embezzlement or gambling, by converting it into a legitimate source. It is a crime in many jurisdictions ...

'' (''La Maudite Galette'') by Denys Arcand (Canada) * ''Pilgrimage'' by Beni Montreso (United States) * ''The Trial of Catonsville Nine'' by Gorgon Davidson (United States) * '' Winter Soldier'' (Anonymous) (United States) * ''Prata Palomares'' by André Faria (Brazil) (screening was canceled at the request of the Brazilian government)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1972

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festi ...

(Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): * ''Alianza para el progreso'' by Julio César Ludueña (Argentina) * ''All the Advantages'' by Christopher Mason (United Kingdom) * ''

The Birch Wood ''The Birch Wood'' ( pl, Brzezina) is a 1970 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda based on a novel by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where Wajda won the Golden Prize for Direction and ...

'' (''Brzezina'') by

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...

(Poland) * ''Confessions Among Actresses'' (''Kokuhakuteki joyûron'') by Yoshishige Yoshida (Japan) * '' The Days of Water'' (''Los días del agua'') by Manuel Octavio Gómez (Cuba) * ''Diary of a Suicide'' (''Le journal d'un suicidé'') by Stanislav Stanojevic (France) * ''Los dias del amor'' by Alberto Isaac (Mexico) * ''

The Dupes ''The Dupes'' ( ar, المخدوعون, 'al-makhdūʿūn') is a 1973 Syrian drama film directed by Tewfik Saleh and starring Mohamed Kheir-Halouani, Abderrahman Alrahy, Bassan Lotfi, Saleh Kholoki and Thanaa Debsi. Based on Ghassan Kanafani's ...

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Bob Godfrey Roland Frederick Godfrey MBE (27 May 1921 – 21 February 2013),Georges Bensoussan (France) * ''Saint-Denis sur Avenir'' by

Sarah Maldoror Sarah Maldoror (19 July 1929 − 13 April 2020) was a French filmmaker of French West Indies descent. She is best known for her feature film ''Sambizanga'' (1972) on the 1961–1974 war in Angola. Early life and education Born Sarah Ducados i ...

(France) * ''Yunbogi no nikki'' by Nagisa Oshima (Japan)

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1972 Official selection awards: * Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: **''

'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso'') by Elio Petri **'' The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei'') by

* Grand Prix Spécial du Jury: '' Solaris'' (''Solyaris'') by

* Best Director:

for ''

'' (''Még kér a nép'') * Best Actress: Susannah York for '' Images'' *

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: Jean Yanne for '' We Won't Grow Old Together'' (''Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble'') * Jury Prize: '' Slaughterhouse-Five'' by George Roy Hill Short films * Grand Prix International du Festival: '' Le Fusil à lunette'' by Jean Chapot *Prix spécial du Jury: '' Operation X-70'' by Raoul Servais

Independent awards

FIPRESCI *

FIPRESCI Prize The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

: '' Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès'' by

Commission Supérieure Technique * Technical Grand Prize: '' Zikkaron'' by Laurent Coderre Other awards *Special Mention:

Gian Maria Volonté Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor, including roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) and El Indio in Leone's '' For a Few Dollars More'' (19 ...

for ''

La Classe operaia va in paradiso ''The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (Italian: ''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), released in the US as ''Lulu the Tool'', is a 1971 political drama film directed by Elio Petri. It depicts a factory worker's realisation of his own condition as ...

'' and '' Il Caso Mattei''

References

Media

INA: Atmosphere at the 1972 Festival
(commentary in French)

(interview in French and English)

(commentary in French)

(commentary in French)

External links

(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1972Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1972
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