1977 Cannes Film Festival

1977 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 30th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Polish painter Wojciech Siudmak.[1]
Opening filmThe Bishop's Bedroom
Closing filmSlap Shot
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (Padre Padrone)[2]
No. of films23 (In Competition)[3]
45 (Out of Competition)
7 (Short Film)
Festival date13 May 1977 (1977-05-13) – 27 May 1977 (1977-05-27)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 30th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 27 May 1977. The Palme d'Or went to the Padre Padrone by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.[4] A new non-competitive section, "Le Passé composé", is held at this festival only and focuses on compilations. This section, along with sections "Les Yeux fertiles" and "L'Air du temps" of the previous two years, were integrated into Un Certain Regard in 1978.[5][6]

The festival opened with The Bishop's Bedroom, directed by Dino Risi[7][8] and closed with Slap Shot, directed by George Roy Hill.[9]

  1. ^ "Posters 1977". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference awards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference selection was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "30ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. ^ "1977 - Un Festival particulier (A special Festival)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Les différentes catégories de sélections". francofolies.over-blog.es. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  7. ^ "The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Page 21, article text (OCR)". newspapers.com. May 30, 1977. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. ^ "The opening films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.