Talk:Cannes Film Festival

Some nice information on this page would be an English translation of all the award (other than Golden Palm and Grand Prize) as well as some explanation of what criteria these awards are based on. [1] (English award list)

The list of winners from the Palme d'Or is making that page awfully long. Would there be any objections to moving it to a seperate page? Ambivalenthysteria 04:23, 31 Mar 2004 (UTC)

The article is still quite short so it might be preferable to keep it together, afterall Prime Minister of the United Kingdom includes article and list for a better overview. -- User:Docu

If I moved the Palme d'Or to a page on that, then it'd be easier to build a larger article up, ala Pulitzer Prize. There'd be more chance of the other awards getting done then, too. Ambivalenthysteria 01:07, 3 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Improvement drive

A related topic, Pulp Fiction, is currently nominated on WP:IDRIVE. Vote for this article.--Fenice 06:51, 10 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Graph

Considering the sizeable European bias inherent at the Cannes Film Festival, the current graph used to illustrate the Palm d'Or winners by region is somewhat misleading. Perhaps a graph based on continent rather than nation would give a better view of the climate a Cannes? When considered in this way, Europe surpasses North America and gives a more accurate impression of the award patterns at the festival. Thoughts?

Winners of the Palme d'Or by country of origin

This section has been moved to Palme d'Or and would be redundant here. Shawnc 11:39, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Accuracy dispute

At the end of the year 1930, shocked by the interference of the fascist governments of Germany and Italy in the selection of films for Mostra de Venise, Jean Zay, the French Minister of National Education, decided, on the proposal of Philippe Erlanger, to create an international cinematographic festival in Cannes.

Given that Germany was still ruled by a (decaying) republican government, this statement is either POV or factually incorrect. I don't know enough about Cannes to correct it, but it's clearly wrong. Mackensen (talk) 00:17, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I know, Hitler reached power in 1933 not in 1930...so I think you have to review your notes or POV

Yes, that's my point. I didn't add the statement, I noticed it and questioned the veracity here. Mackensen (talk) 19:48, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Furthermore, simply removing Hitler doesn't address the fact that the article, as written, is factually incorrect (as is the French wikipedia article, from which this one was translated). Given that, we don't know what the truth is. Is it correct to assert that it was Mussolini's interference? What proof do we have? Mackensen (talk) 19:50, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There's festival history. The French launched it in 1939 to counter the fascist domination of the Venice Film Festival. After the opening night screening of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," before "The Wizard of Oz" could be loaded into the projector, Hitler invaded Poland and Cannes was canceled. (It started up again in 1946, and with the exception of 1968, when it was halted midway in support of national strikes, it has continued uninterrupted.) From "Mon Dieu! You Can't Mean They Don't Show Films on the Beach?" JACK MATHEWS. Los Angeles Times May 3, 1992. pg. 21, book review of Cari Beauchamp and Henri Behard, Hollywood on the Riviera. Thatcher131 23:26, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

multiple awards?

Please note that the statement according to which no more than one prize can be awarded to one film is wrong : there are many counter examples (Barton Fink, 1991, Palme d'Or, Best directing, Best male performance ; L'Humanité, 1999, Grand Prix, Best male performance, Best female performance).

un certain regard

What is the award for? thanks. - TheMightyQuill 04:24, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]