1976 Cannes Film Festival

1976 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 29th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Polish painter Wojciech Siudmak.[1]
Opening filmThat's Entertainment, Part II
Closing filmFamily Plot
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (Taxi Driver)[2]
No. of films20 (In Competition)[3]
25 (Out of Competition)
10 (Short Film)
Festival date13 May 1976 (1976-05-13) – 28 May 1976 (1976-05-28)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The 29th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 28 May 1976. The Palme d'Or went to Taxi Driver by Martin Scorsese.[4] In 1976, "L'Air du temps", a new section which was non-competitive and focused on contemporary subjects, was introduced. This section, along with sections "Les Yeux fertiles" of the previous year and "Le Passé composé" of the next year, were integrated into Un Certain Regard in 1978.[5][6]

The festival opened with the documentary That's Entertainment, Part II, directed by Gene Kelly,[7][8] and closed with Family Plot, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.[9]

  1. ^ "Posters 1976". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference awards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference selection was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "29ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. ^ "1976 - Les Affranchis (Goodfellas)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Les différentes catégories de sélections". francofolies.over-blog.es. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  7. ^ Peter Levinson (28 July 2015). Puttin' On the Ritz: Fred Astaire and the Fine Art of Panache. St. Martin's Publishing. ISBN 9781250091499. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. ^ "The opening films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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