The 32nd Cannes Film Festival
The 32nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 10 to 24 May 1979. French writer Françoise Sagan served as jury president for the main competition.
The "Palme d'Or", the festival's top prize, was jointly awarded to "Apocalypse Now" by Francis Ford Coppola (screened as a work in progress), and "The Tin Drum" by Volker Schlöndorff.
Sagan, raised a controversy as she complained about Robert Favre Le Bret, director of the festival, pressure on the jury for the choice of Coppola's film, while she had chose Schlöndorff's film.
The festival opened with "Hair" by Miloš Forman, and closed with "Us Two" by Claude Lelouch.
Official selection.
In Competition.
The following feature films competed for the "Palme d'Or":
"Un Certain Regard".
The following films were selected for the "Un Certain Regard" section:
Out of Competition.
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Short Films Competition.
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
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Parallel sections.
International Critics' Week.
The following feature films were screened for the 18th International Critics' Week (18e Semaine de la Critique):
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Directors' Fortnight.
The following films were screened for the 1979 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
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Short films
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Official Awards.
Main Competition.
The following films and people received the 1979 Official selection awards:
References.
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