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5 Sensational Cannes Festival Moments Captured

25 May 2012 | Other Lists | by David Zou

Unlike the glamorous greatest show on earth – Oscar,Cannes Festival is more like a temple of the greatest cinema around the world.It witnessed more cinema masters and legends than any other film festivals,I’m excited to present 5 old photos of Cannes I found online which speaks for its own charm.

The Taking of Power by Nouvelle Vague

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Jean Cocteau, François Truffaut, and Claude Chabrol at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.

Why it’s sensational:Poetic,sentimental,bourgeoisie critical,three trademark qualities of French cinema are embedded here,the composition of the French trio is interesting,Jean Cocteau,the French cinema pioneer is in the corner,while the figures of François Truffaut and Claude Chabrol take charge of the whole frame,their times had come.

 

The Real Leopard

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Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale promote their film The Leopard at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. The film, directed by Luchino Visconti, won the Palme d’Or that year.

Why it’s sensational: Simply because it WOWed me,when you brought a leopard with you,how dare the jury not give you the top prize? However,the tone of the picture is totally wrong with me,Burt Lancaster looked much younger than the character he played in the film,so did the leopard,which happens to be against the theme.

 

The Masters’ Share

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Andrei Tarkovsky and Robert Bresson share Best Director honors at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.

Why it’s sensational:The most poetic cinema met the most realistic cinema on the same stage,and they got the same recognition,only Cannes could do that.Also it marks the dusk of the best times of European cinema.

 

“They haven’t Forgotten Us”

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Emir Kusturica and Theo Angelopoulos at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.

Why it’s sensational:Yugoslavia and Greece,one being the most politically vibrant and the other being the most ancient nation,have been forgotten too long in the cinema world.Both giants,the greatest directors ever in their own countries,finally gained the spotlight after each won the Palme d’Or in 1995 and 1997.

 

The Last Laugh

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Edward Yang, Jonathan Chang, and Kelly Lee at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Yang received Best Director honors for his film Yi Yi.

Why it’s sensational:After presenting the life scroll in his epic family drama,the legendary Taiwanese master left us at the age of 60,left us a heritage of unmeasured value,and will always be remembered as the best Chinese language film director ever,not one of.

 

How about you? Which photo strikes you to the core?
More Cannes Festival old photos here

 


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  • http://thevoid99.blogspot.com Steven Flores

    Those are cool pics, notably the one with Claudia Cardinale and Bresson/Tarkovsky in one picture.

    I would love to have my own films, if I ever become an auteur, be at Cannes and get a prize where I will do the Daniel Bryan chants of “YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!!!!” like a moron. But I’ll say it in French.

    • http://www.tasteofcinema.com/ David Zou

      Haha,making films is not difficult any more,I’m planning to make short documentaries when I’m in my 30s,plenty of material here in China,I would send it directly to the festival in secret.Before all that,I just need to watch tons of films.

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  • http://www.whitecitycinema.com michaelgsmith

    “The dusk of the best time in European cinema” is right! You can actually see film footage of Bresson and Tarkovsky accepting their awards together. It’s in the great Dutch documentary “The Way to Bresson.”

    • http://www.tasteofcinema.com/ David Zou

      Yeah,by saying that I mean there is no real great auteur now in Europe,how sad that is.If I remember correctly,the doc is in the AE A Man Escaped DVD,and the scene appears at the very beginning of the doc.

  • http://www.whitecitycinema.com michaelgsmith

    What the hell happened at Cannes this year?! All of my favorite directors (Resnais, Kiarostami, Carax, Cronenberg) were shut out! Haneke and Mungiu are overrated. Boycott Cannes!

    • http://www.tasteofcinema.com/ David Zou

      I remember Holy Motor is in the competition? I love 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 days,The White Ribbon,not as much,but I bet Amour would be a great film,the cast and story really interests me.

  • http://www.bonjourtristesse.net/ Bonjour Tristesse

    Such incredible moments. Thanks for sharing them because I hadn’t seen any of these before. That shot of Tarkovsky and Bresson is amazing. It almost doesn’t seem real to me. I wonder what the people who witnessed it live were thinking.

    • http://www.tasteofcinema.com/ David Zou

      Yeah,two of the greatest directors on the same stage,I think that’s pretty rare in cinema history.People who witnessed it must be thinking : “I’m so damn lucky because scene like this has never happened and might never happen again”

  • http://www.whitecitycinema.com michaelgsmith

    I’m interested in Amour because I love the lead actors and for once it seems like Haneke isn’t trying to titillate the audience. Still . . . I’m more excited about Holy Motors.

    Matteo Garrone is also overrated.

    • http://www.tasteofcinema.com/ David Zou

      Haneke is just too cold for me,this one seems much warmer.

      Man,you should do a list like “top 10 overrated directors”,must be exciting.

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