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Jurors: Fritz Lang (president), Charles Boyer, Joaquín Calvo Sotelo, René Clément, Jean-Jacques Gautier, Alexandre Karaganov, Lorens Marmstedt, Geneviève Page, Raoul Ploquin, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Véra Volmane
| Palme d'Or: | The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, France, dir. Jacques Demy |
| Grand Jury Prize: | Woman in the Dunes, Japan, dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara |
| Jury Prize: | Passenger, Poland, dir. Andrzej Munk (for his body of work) |
| Best Actress: | The Pumpkin Eater, Anne Bancroft
One Potato, Two Potato, Barbara Barrie |
| Best Actor: | Drama of the Lark, Antal Páger
Seduced and Abandoned, Saro Urzì |
| Technical Grand Prize: | Dead Woman from Beverly Hills, West Germany, dir. Michael Pfleghar
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, France, dir. Jacques Demy |
| OCIC Award: | Barren Lives, Brazil, dir. Nelson Pereira Dos Santos
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, France, dir. Jacques Demy |
 Competition Films I Have Seen:
Ranked in order of preference
My Palme d'Or
Woman in the Dunes (Japan, dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara) -
A masterpiece from any angle: as humid erotic nightmare, as Kafkaesque adventure, as arid post-atomic allegory.
Barren Lives (Brazil, dir. Nelson Pereira Dos Santos) -
Somewhere between a harsher, Brazilian Pather Panchali and a sun-scorched Turin Horse. Eloquent even in its monotony.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (France, dir. Jacques Demy) -
I find it less emotionally walloping than some do; engineering is bright and tuneful but a little cold.
The Pumpkin Eater (UK, dir. Jack Clayton) -
Drama of young mother's depression rich at times, slick at others. Maggie Smith's cameo a standout in great cast.
The Visit (USA, dir. Bernhard Wicki) -
Memorably bitter, especially given Bergman's history. Still, play is slightly softened. Camera a bit stiff. Interesting.
Competition Films I'm Curious to See:
Ranked in order of interest; more on this year's lineup here (opens in a new window)
Black God, White Devil, Brazil, dir. Glauber Rocha
Last Night, Egypt, dir. Kamal El Sheikh
Passenger, Poland, dir. Andrzej Munk and Witold Lesiewicz
Mujhe Jeene Do, India, dir. Moni Bhattacharjee
The Soft Skin, France, dir. François Truffaut
Alone Across the Pacific, Japan, dir. Kôn Ichikawa
Krik (The Cry), Czechoslovakia, dir. Jaromil Jireš
One Potato, Two Potato, USA, dir. Larry Peerce
Seduced and Abandoned, Italy, dir. Pietro Germi
The Red Lanterns, Greece, dir. Vasilis Georgiadis
Drama of the Lark, Hungary, dir. László Ranódy
The Ape Woman, Italy/France, dir. Marco Ferreri
Greed in the Sun, France, dir. Henri Verneuil
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills, West Germany, dir. Michael Pfleghar
Raven's End, Sweden, dir. Bo Widerberg
The World of Henry Orient, US, dir. George Roy Hill
Sidebar Films I'm Curious to See:
Listed alphabetically; more on this year's lineup here (opens in a new window)
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