The 32nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 24 May 1979. The Palme d'Or went to Apocalypse NowbyFrancis Ford Coppola, which was screened as a work in progress, and Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum)byVolker Schlöndorff.[4][5]
Official poster of the 32nd Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original illustration by Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon.[1]
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| Opening film | Hair |
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| Closing film | À nous deux |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (Apocalypse Now and Die Blechtrommel)[2] |
| No. of films | 21 (In Competition)[3] 12 (Un Certain Regard) 8 (Out of Competition) 11 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 10 May 1979 (1979-05-10) – 24 May 1979 (1979-05-24) |
| Website | festival-cannes |
| Cannes Film Festival | |
The festival opened with Hair, directed by Miloš Forman[6][7] and closed with À nous deux, directed by Claude Lelouch.[8]
Françoise Sagan, the president of the jury raised a controversy as she complained that Robert Favre Le Bret, director of the festival, had stepped out of his role and had put pressure on the jury for the choice of Coppola's film, while she had defended The Tin Drum to the last minute of the competition. Finally the Palme d'Or was given to both films.[9]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1979 feature film competition:[10]
Feature films
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[3]
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
The following feature films were screened for the 18th International Critics' Week (18e Semaine de la Critique):[11]
The following films were screened for the 1979 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[12]
The following films and people received the 1979 Official selection awards:[2][4]
Golden Camera
Short films
Commission Supérieure Technique
Ecumenical Jury[14]
Young Cinema Award[5]
Other awards[5]
