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The 60th Cannes Film Festival ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. The President of the Jury was British director Stephen Frears.[3] Twenty two films from twelve countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 26 May. Romanian film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, directed by Cristian Mungiu, was awarded with the Palme.[4][5]
Opening film | My Blueberry Nights |
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Closing film | Days of Darkness |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days |
Hosted by | Diane Kruger |
No. of films | 22 (In Competition)[2] 20 (Un Certain Regard) 9 (Out of Competition) 16 (Cinéfondation) 11 (Special Screenings) 11 (Short Films Competition) |
Festival date | 16 May 2007 – 27 May 2007 |
Website | festival-cannes |
The festival Opening Film was My Blueberry Nights, directed by Wong Kar-wai,[6] while Days of Darkness, directed by Denys Arcand was the Closing Film.[7] German actress Diane Kruger was the mistress of ceremonies.[8]
The official poster of the 60th Cannes festival featured Pedro Almodóvar, Juliette Binoche, Jane Campion, Souleymane Cissé, Penélope Cruz, Gérard Depardieu, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis and Wong Kar-wai, all photographed by Alex Majoli.
The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2007 Official Selection:[10]
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2]
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[2]
English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
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Actrices | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | France | |
And Along Come Tourists | Am Ende kommen Touristen | Robert Thalheim | Germany |
The Band's Visit | ביקור התזמורת | Eran Kolirin | Israel, France, United States |
Blind Mountain | 盲山 | Li Yang | China |
California Dreamin' | California Dreamin' (nesfârșit) | Cristian Nemescu | Romania |
Calle Santa Fe | Carmen Castillo | Chile | |
Et toi, t'es sur qui? | Lola Doillon | France | |
Flight of the Red Balloon | Le voyage du ballon rouge | Hou Hsiao-hsien | France, Taiwan |
Magnus | Kadri Kõusaar | Estonia, United Kingdom | |
My Brother Is an Only Child | Mio fratello è figlio unico | Daniele Luchetti | Italy |
Mister Lonely | Harmony Korine | United Kingdom, France, Ireland, United States | |
Munyurangabo | Lee Isaac Chung | Rwanda, United States | |
Night Train | 夜車 | Diao Yinan | China |
Pleasure Factory | 快乐工厂 | Ekachai Uekrongtham | Singapore, Thailand |
The Pope's Toilet | El Baño del Papa | Enrique Fernandez and César Charlone | Uruguay, Brazil, France |
Solitary Fragments | La soledad | Jaime Rosales | Spain |
A Stray Girlfriend | Una novia errante | Ana Katz | Argentina |
Terror's Advocate | L'Avocat de la terreur | Barbet Schroeder | France |
Water Lilies | Naissance des Pieuvres | Céline Sciamma | |
You, the Living | Du levande | Roy Andersson | Sweden, France, Denmark, Germany, Norway |
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[2]
The following films were screened specially for the 60th Festival.[2]
The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:[2]
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[2]
Cannes Classics places the spotlight on documentaries about cinema[11] and restored masterworks from the past.[12]
Tributes[13]
Documentaries about Cinema
Restored prints
The following films were screened for the 46th International Critics' Week (46e Semaine de la Critique):[14]
Feature film competition
Short Films Competition
Special Screenings
The following films were screened for the 2007 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[15]
Tous Les Cinemas du Monde (World Cinema) began in 2005 to showcase films from a variety of different countries. From 19 May to 25 May 2007, films were screened from India, Lebanon, Poland, Kenya, Guinea, Angola, Slovenia, and Colombia.[16][17]
The first two days of this program held during 19 May to 25 May 2007 featured special screening of Indian films; Saira (2005), Missed Call (2005), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), Dosar (2006), Veyil, (2006), Guru (2007), Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007), and Dharm (2007).[18]
Debuting at the Director's Fortnight was Nadine Labaki's Caramel, a charming dramedy about five women who gather at a beauty salon and deal with their everyday problems with men, social expectation, sexuality, and tradition vs. modernizing times. Labaki not only directed and co-wrote the film but plays the lead as well. The rest of the cast is composed mostly of unprofessional actors, all of whom deliver very convincing performances and add a lot of color and depth to the film.[19][20] Reminiscent of a Pedro Almodóvar picture, Caramel is unique not just for its technical and creative sophistication but also for not tackling any of the religious, political, or war-related issues that have continued to plague its setting, Lebanon, til now. The film proved to be a sleeper at the festival and was distributed in well over 40 countries, becoming an international hit.[21]
The following films and people received the 2007 Official selection awards:[22]
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