2007 Cannes Film Festival

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. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, directed by Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or.[4][5]

2007 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 60th Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Opening filmMy Blueberry Nights
Closing filmDays of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres)
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (4 Months,
3 Weeks and 2 Days)
Hosted byDiane Kruger
No. of films22 (In Competition)[2]
20 (Un Certain Regard)
9 (Out of Competition)
16 (Cinéfondation)
11 (Special screenings)
11 (Short Film)
Festival date16 May 2007 (2007-05-16) – 27 May 2007 (2007-05-27)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The festival opened with My Blueberry Nights, directed by Wong Kar-wai[6] and closed with Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres) by Denys Arcand.[7] 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.

2007 Un Certain Regard poster by Italian comics artist Enrico Marini.[9]

Juries
Stephen Frears, Jury President
Orhan Pamuk, Main section jury member
Jia Zhangke, Cinéfondation jury president

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2007 Official Selection:[10]

Un Certain Regard

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 2007 Un Certain Regard:

Cinéfondation and short films

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the Cinéfondation and short films competition:

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 2007 Camera d'Or:

Official selection

In competition – Feature films

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zileCristian MungiuRomania
AleksandraAlexander SokurovRussia
The BanishmentИзгнание (Izgnanie)Andrey ZvyagintsevRussia
Breath숨 (Soom)Kim Ki-dukSouth Korea
Death ProofQuentin TarantinoUnited States
The Diving Bell and the ButterflyLe scaphandre et le papillonJulian SchnabelFrance
The Edge of HeavenAuf der anderen SeiteFatih AkınGermany
Import ExportUlrich SeidlAustria
The Last MistressUne vieille maîtresseCatherine BreillatFrance
Love SongsLes chansons d'amourChristophe HonoréFrance
The Man from LondonA londoni férfiBéla TarrHungary
The Mourning Forest殯の森 (Mogari no mori)Naomi KawaseJapan
My Blueberry NightsWong Kar-waiHong Kong
No Country for Old MenJoel and Ethan CoenUnited States
Paranoid ParkGus Van SantUnited States
PersepolisMarjane Satrapi & Vincent ParonnaudFrance
Promise Me ThisЗавет (Zavet)Emir KusturicaSerbia
Secret Sunshine밀양 (Milyang)Lee Chang-dongSouth Korea
Silent LightStellet lichtCarlos ReygadasMexico
TehilimRaphaël NadjariIsrael
We Own the NightJames GrayUnited States
ZodiacDavid FincherUnited States

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[2]

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[2]

Special screenings

The following films were screened specially for the 60th Festival.[2]

Cinéfondation

The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:[2]

  • A Reunion by Sung-Hoon Hong
  • Aditi singh by Mickael Kummer
  • Ahora todos parecen contentos by Gonzalo Tobal
  • Berachel bitha haktana by Efrat Corem
  • Chinese Whispers by Raka Dutta
  • For the Love of God by Joe Tucker
  • Goyta by Joanna Jurewicz
  • Halbe Stunden by Nicolas Wackerbarth
  • Minus by Pavle Vuckovic
  • Mish'olim by Hagar Ben-Asher
  • Neostorozhnost by Alexander Kugel
  • Rondo by Marja Mikkonen
  • Ru Dao by Tao Chen
  • Saba by Thereza Menezes, Gregorio Graziosi
  • Triple 8 Palace by Alexander Ku
  • Vita di Giacomo by Luca Governatori

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[2]

  • Ah Ma by Anthony Chen (Singapore)
  • Ark by Grzegorz Jonkajtys (Poland)
  • The Last 15 by Antonio Campos (United States)
  • Looking Glass by Erik Rosenlund (Sweden)
  • My Dear Rosseta by Yang Hae-hoon (South Korea)
  • My Sister by Marco Van Geffen (Netherlands)
  • The Oates' Valor by Tim Thaddeus Cahill United States)
  • Resistance aux tremblements by Olivier Hems (France)
  • Run by Mark Albiston (New Zealand)
  • Gia to onoma tou spourgitiou by Kyros Papavassiliou (Cyprus)
  • Ver Llover by Elisa Miller (Mexico)

Cannes Classics

Cannes Classics places the spotlight on documentaries about cinema[11] and restored masterworks from the past.[12]

Tributes[13]

Documentaries about Cinema

  • Brando by Mimi Freedman & Leslie Greif (United States)
  • Lindsay Anderson, Never Apologize by Mike Kaplan (United States)
  • Maurice Pialat, L'amour existe by Anne-Marie Faux & Jean-Pierre Devillers (France)
  • Pierre Rissient by Todd McCarthy (United States)

Restored prints

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 46th International Critics' Week (46e Semaine de la Critique):[14]

Feature film competition

Short film competition

Special screenings

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 2007 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[15]

Tous Les Cinemas du Monde

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]

India

The first two days of this program were devoted entirely to the cinema of India and included films in a number of different languages. The Hindi film, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, which screened on 19 May (with Bollywood superstar, Sanjay Dutt, as a Mumbai underworld don, who begins to see the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi), was particularly well received.[18] In addition, a Mani Ratnam film, Guru, (starring Abhishek Bachchan, Madhavan and Aishwarya Rai and loosely based on the life of Dhirubhai Ambani; Bachchan also made a cameo appearance in Lage Raho Munna Bhai) was also a "critical success".[19] Other films included the Hindi film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal starring John Abraham and Bipasha Basu, Dharm, the Malayalam film Saira, Missed Call, the Tamil film Veyil, and the Bengali film Dosar.[19] Another Tamil language Indian film, Mozhi was shown in the non-prize category at a later date.

Lebanon

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.[20][21] 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.[22]

Awards
Cristian Mungiu, Palme d'Or winner
Naomi Kawase, Gran Prix winner
U2 perform at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, prior to the screening of U2 3D

Official awards

The following films and people received the 2007 Official selection awards:[23]

Un Certain Regard[24]

Cinéfondation

  • First Prize: Ahora todos parecen contentos by Gonzalo Tobal
  • Second Prize: Ru Dao by Tao Chen
  • Third Prize: Minus by Pavle Vuckovic

Golden Camera

Short films

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes[25][5]

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

Ecumenical Jury[26]

Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week[5]

Other awards

Association Prix François Chalais

References
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  16. "Preview: Acceptance in Cannes bestows prestige and honour". monstersandcritics.com. 15 May 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012.
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  18. Masand, Rajeev (20 May 2007). "Lage Raho ... is hot at Cannes". ibnlive.com. CNN. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  19. Sinanan, Anil (24 May 2007). "The Sun Rises on the East". timesonline.co.uk. London: The Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008.
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