Awards gathering for films
The 50th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1997. French actress Isabelle Adjani served as jury president for the main competition. Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami for the drama film "Taste of Cherry" and to Japanese filmmaker Shōhei Imamura for the drama film "The Eel".
The festival opened with "The Fifth Element" by Luc Besson, and closed with "Absolute Power" by Clint Eastwood.
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 films were screened for the 36th International Critics' Week (36e Semaine de la Critique):
Feature film competition
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Short film competition
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Directors' Fortnight.
The following films were screened for the 1997 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
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Short films
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References.
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