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The 23rd Cannes Film Festival ran from 3 to 18 May 1970. This year, Robert Favre LeBret, the founder of the festival, decided not to include any films from Russia and Japan (their flags were missing on the Croisette). He was tired of the "Slavic spectacles and Japanese samurai flicks.".[4][5] The Russians took back their juror Sergei Obraztsov (head of Moscow puppet theater) and left the jury panel with only eight members.
Official poster of the 23rd Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by French artist René Ferracci.[1] | |
| Opening film | Les Choses de la vie |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (MASH)[2] |
| No. of films | 25 (In Competition)[3] 8 (Out of Competition) 12 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 2 May 1970 – 16 May 1970 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
Nobel Prize for Literature winner Miguel Ángel Asturias was appointed as president of the jury. At the time, he was serving as ambassador from Guatemala to France. The Palme d'Or went to the MASH by Robert Altman.[2][6] The festival opened with Les Choses de la vie, directed by Claude Sautet and closed with Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel, directed by Marc Allégret.[7][8]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1970 film competition:[9][2]
Feature films
Short films
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film:[3]
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
The following short films competed for the Prix du Jury:[3]
The following films were screened for the 9th International Critics' Week (9e Semaine de la Critique):[10]
The following films were screened for the 1970 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[11]
The following films and people received the 1970 Official selection awards:[2][6]
Short films
Commission Supérieure Technique[13]
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