The 28th Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 to 23 May 1975. French actress Jeanne Moreau served as jury president for the main competition.
Algerian filmmaker Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Chronicle of the Years of Fire.
In 1975, a new non-competitive section, Les Yeux fertiles, was introduced. This section was later integrated into the Un Certain Regard section in 1978.
The festival opened with A Happy Divorce by Henning Carlsen, and closed with Tommy by Ken Russell.
Juries
Main Competition Jeanne Moreau, French actress - Jury President Anthony Burgess, English author André Delvaux, Belgian filmmaker Gérard Ducaux-Rupp, French producer George Roy Hill, American filmmaker Lea Massari, Italian actress Pierre Mazars, journalist Fernando Rey, Spanish actor Pierre Salinger, American journalist Yuliya Solntseva, Soviet actress and filmmaker
Official selection In Competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAlice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreMartin ScorseseUnited StatesAloïseLiliane de KermadecFranceThe Amulet of OgumO Amuleto de OgumNelson Pereira dos SantosBrazilCher VictorCe cher VictorRobin DavisFranceChronicle of the Years of Fireوقائع سنين الجمرMohammed Lakhdar-HaminaAlgeriaDo You Hear the Dogs Barking?¿No oyes ladrar los perros?François ReichenbachMexicoElectra, My LoveSzerelmem, ElektraMiklós JancsóHungaryThe Enigma of Kaspar HauserJeder für sich und Gott gegen alleWerner HerzogWest GermanyA Happy Divorce (opening film)En lykkelig skilsmisseHenning CarlsenFrance, DenmarkLennyBob FosseUnited StatesLotte in WeimarEgon GüntherEast GermanyMan FridayJack GoldUnited Kingdom, United StatesMariken van NieumeghenJos StellingNetherlandsOrdersLes OrdresMichel BraultCanadaThe PassengerProfessione: ReporterMichelangelo AntonioniItaly, Spain, FrancePastoral: To Die in the Country田園に死すShūji TerayamaJapanScent of a WomanProfumo di donnaDino RisiItalySpecial SectionSection spécialeCosta-GavrasFranceThe Story of SinDzieje grzechuWalerian BorowczykPolandThey Fought for Their CountryОни сражались за РодинуSergei BondarchukSoviet UnionA Touch of Zen俠女King HuTaiwan, Hong KongYuppi duAdriano CelentanoItaly
Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryA Csodalatos MandarinMiklós SzinetárHungaryA faból faragott királyfiÁdám HorváthAnna KareninaАнна КаренинаMargarita PilikhinaSoviet UnionThe Day of the LocustJohn SchlesingerUnited StatesGalileoJoseph LoseyUnited KingdomGeorges Braque ou le temps différent Frédéric RossifFranceIndia SongMarguerite DurasJe t'aime, tu dansesFrançois WeyergansBelgiumThe Magic FluteTrollflöjtenIngmar BergmanSwedenThe MaidsChristopher MilesUnited KingdomMoses and AaronMoses und AronJean-Marie Straub and Danièle HuilletWest GermanyThe Romantic EnglishwomanJoseph LoseyUnited KingdomTommy (closing film) Ken Russell
Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
La Corrida by Christian Broutin Daryu tebe zvezdu by Fyodor Khitruk Don't by Robin Lehman L'empreinte by Jacques Cardon Kolory życia (Les couleurs de la vie) by Piotr Szpakowicz Lautrec by Geoff Dunbar Pedestrians by Andrew Ruhl Revisited by Joyce Borenstein W.O.W. (Women of the World) by Faith Hubley
Parallel sections International Critics' Week The following feature films were screened for the 14th International Critics' Week (14e Semaine de la Critique):
Assassination in Davos (Konfrontation) by Rolf Lyssy (Switzerland) Brother Can You Spare a Dime? by Philippe Mora (United Kingdom) Vase de noces by Thierry Zeno (Belgium) Hester Street by Joan Micklin Silver (United States) Knots by David I. Munro (United Kingdom) The Musician Killer (L’Assassin musicien) by Benoît Jacquot (France) The Peaceful Age (L'età della pace) by Fabio Carpi (Italy)
Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 1975 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): Allonsanfan by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (Italy) The Battle of Chile (part 1) (La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin armas - Primera parte: La insurrección de la burguesía) by Patricio Guzman (Chile, Cuba) Black Angel (Der schwarze Engel) by Werner Schroeter (West Germany) Chac by Rolando Klein (Panama) Conjugal Warfare (Guerra conjugal) by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (Brazil) Di Assimanton Aformin by Tassos Psarras (Greece) Fox and His Friends (Faustrecht der Freiheit) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (West Germany) French Provincial (Souvenirs d’en France) by André Téchiné (France) Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles by Chantal Akerman (Belgium, France) The Last Day of School Before Christmas (L'ultimo giorno di scuola prima delle vacanze di Natale) by Gian Vittorio Baldi (Italy) Milestones by Robert Kramer, John Douglas (United States) Njangaan (The Disciple) by Mahama Johnson Traoré (Senegal) Les oeillets rouges d'avril by Véra Belmont (France) Das Rückendekollete by Jan Nemec (Switzerland) Schoolmaster Hofer (Hauptlehrer Hofer) by Peter Lilienthal (West Germany) Shazdeh Ehtedjab (Prince Ehtedjab) by Bahman Farmanara (Iran) Strah by Matjaz Klopcic (Yugoslavia) Strike! (Streik!) by Oddvar Bull Tuhus (Norway) Sunday Too Far Away by Ken Hannam (Australia) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre by Tobe Hooper (United States) The Travelling Players (O Thiassos) by Theo Angelopoulos (Greece) The Vultures (Les vautours) by Jean-Claude Labrecque (Canada) Zone Interdite by Ahmed Lallem (Algeria) Short films
16+- (Chofuku-Ki) by Shuji Terayama (Japan) 350 by Philippe Pilard (France) Echos d'Alger 1955 by Frank Cassenti (France) L'Economie des sentiments by Daniel Jouanisson (France) Manosolfa by Sandra Coelho de Souza (Brazil) Monopolis by Claude Dubrana, J.P. Zirn (France) Tadii by Nooradin Zarrin Kelk (Iran)
Official Awards
In Competition Palme d'Or: Chronicle of the Years of Fire by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Grand Prix: The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser by Werner Herzog Best Director: Costa-Gavras for Special Section Michel Brault for Orders Best Actress: Valerie Perrine for Lenny Best Actor: Vittorio Gassman for Scent of a Woman
Short Film Palme d'Or Lautrec by Geoff Dunbar Special Jury Prize: Daryu tebe zvezdu by Fyodor Khitruk
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prize The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser by Werner Herzog The Travelling Players by Theo Angelopoulos
Commission Supérieure Technique Technical Grand Prize: A Touch of Zen by King Hu
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser by Werner Herzog
References
Media INA: Jeanne Moreau, president of the 1975 jury (interview in French) Jean Moreau states in the interview that more important than even the Main Selection have become the events of the Parallel Section (Directors' Fortnight, International Critics' Week, and Marché du Film) which make possible the existence of the Festival.
External links 1975 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 1975 Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1975 at Internet Movie Database