 Official poster of the 26th Cannes Film Festival[1] | |
| Opening film | Godspell |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Lady Sings the Blues |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (Scarecrow and The Hireling)[2] |
| No. of films | 24 (In Competition)[3] 14 (Out of Competition) 7 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 10 May 1973 – 25 May 1973 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 26th Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 25 May 1973. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to Scarecrow by Jerry Schatzberg and The Hireling by Alan Bridges.[2] At this festival two new non-competitive sections were added: 'Étude et documents' and 'Perspectives du Cinéma Français' (which was started by the French Film Directors' Society and ran until 1991).[4]
The festival opened with Godspell, directed by David Greene[5][6] and closed with Lady Sings the Blues, directed by Sidney J. Furie.[7] Swastika, a documentary by Philippe Mora, got negative reactions and caused disturbance among audience by showing Adolf Hitler's daily and social life.[8] The Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky created controversy at the festival due to its depiction of extreme violence.[9]
- ^ "Posters 1973". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016.
- ^ a b "26ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
selectionwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "1973 - Les magnifiques (The Magnificent)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "'Godspell' Opens Cannes Festival". nytimes.com. May 12, 1973. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Godspell". news.google.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "France: Paul Newman and Diana Ross among stars at Cannes Film Festival prizegiving". itnsource.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "College Screens Disturbing Images of 'Swastika'". Los Angeles Times. 7 February 1992. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "The Holy Mountain". ifccenter.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.