1971 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 24th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by French artist René Ferracci.[1]
Opening filmGimme Shelter
Closing filmLes mariés de l'an II
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (The Go-Between)[2]
No. of films26 (In Competition)[3]
8 (Out of Competition)
15 (Short Film)
Festival date12 May 1971 (1971-05-12) – 27 May 1971 (1971-05-27)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 24th Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 27 May 1971. The Palme d'Or went to The Go-Between by Joseph Losey.[4][5]

The festival opened with Gimme Shelter, a documentary about English rock band the Rolling Stones directed by David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin and closed with Les mariés de l'an II, directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau.[6][7] The festival paid tribute to Charlie Chaplin and honored him with the title of Commander of the national order of the Legion of Honor.[8][9]

Juries

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1971 film competition:[10][4]

Feature Films

Short Films

Official selection

In Competition – Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix International du Festival:[3]

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]

Short Films Competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]

Parallel Sections

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 10th International Critics' Week (10e Semaine de la Critique):[11]

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1971 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[12]

Short films

Official Awards

Michèle Morgan, Jury President
Joseph Losey, Palme d'Or winner

The following films and people received the 1971 Official selection awards:[2][4][5]

Short Films

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI

Commission Supérieure Technique

OCIC Award

Other Awards

References

  1. ^ "Posters 1971". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Awards 1971 : All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Official Selection 1971: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d "24ème Festival International du Film – Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b "1971 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ "From anecdote to legend". cannes.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Charlie Chaplin Stole the Show at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "1971: Tribute to Charlie Chaplin". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  9. ^ "25th Cannes Film Festival". ina.fr. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Juries 1971: Long film". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  11. ^ "10e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1971". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Quinzaine 1971". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  13. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1971". fipresci.org. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  14. ^ a b c "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1971". imdb.com. Retrieved 2 July 2017. [unreliable source?]

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