1979 Cannes Film Festival

1979 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 32nd Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original illustration by Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon.[1]
Opening filmHair
Closing filmÀ nous deux
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (Apocalypse Now and Die Blechtrommel)[2]
No. of films21 (In Competition)[3]
12 (Un Certain Regard)
8 (Out of Competition)
11 (Short Film)
Festival date10 May 1979 (1979-05-10) – 24 May 1979 (1979-05-24)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The 32nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 24 May 1979. The Palme d'Or went to Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola, which was screened as a work in progress, and Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum) by Volker Schlöndorff.[4][5]

The festival opened with Hair, directed by Miloš Forman[6][7] and closed with À nous deux, directed by Claude Lelouch.[8]

  1. ^ "Posters 1979". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 November 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. ^ "32ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ^ "1979 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Film Festival Opens in Cannes". The New York Times. May 12, 1979. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  7. ^ "The opening films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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