The 60th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2007. British filmmaker Stephen Frears served as jury president for the main competition. Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or for the drama film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.
The official poster featured Pedro Almodóvar, Juliette Binoche, Jane Campion, Souleymane Cissé, Penélope Cruz, Gérard Depardieu, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis and Wong Kar-wai, all photographed by Alex Majoli, as a commemoration of the 60th festival edition.
The festival opened with My Blueberry Nights by Wong Kar-wai, and closed with Days of Darkness by Denys Arcand. German actress Diane Kruger was the mistress of ceremonies.
Juries Main Competition Stephen Frears, British director - Jury President Marco Bellocchio, Italian director Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress Toni Collette, Australian actress Maria de Medeiros, Portuguese actress Orhan Pamuk, Turkish Nobel Prize laureate novelist Michel Piccoli, French actor Sarah Polley, Canadian actress and director Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritanian filmmaker
Un Certain Regard Pascale Ferran, French director - Jury President Kent Jones, American writer Cristi Puiu, Romanian director Bian Qin, Chinese writer Jasmine Trinca, Italian actress
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition Jia Zhangke, Chinese director - Jury President Niki Karimi, Iranian actress and filmmaker J. M. G. Le Clézio, French writer Dominik Moll, German director Deborah Nadoolman, American costume designer
Caméra d'Or Pavel Lungin, Russian writer, director - Jury President Renato Berta, Swiss cinematographer Julie Bertuccelli, French director Clotilde Courau, French actress
Official Selection
In Competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: English title Original title Director(s) Production Country4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile Cristian Mungiu RomaniaAleksandraАлександра Alexander Sokurov RussiaThe Banishment Изгнание Andrey Zvyagintsev Breath 숨 Kim Ki-duk South KoreaDeath Proof Quentin Tarantino United StatesThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly Le scaphandre et le papillon Julian Schnabel France, United StatesThe Edge of HeavenAuf der anderen Seite Fatih Akin Germany, TurkeyImport/Export Ulrich Seidl AustriaThe Last Mistress Une vieille maîtresse Catherine Breillat France, ItalyLove Songs Les chansons d'amour Christophe Honoré FranceThe Man from London A londoni férfi Béla Tarr Hungary, France, GermanyThe Mourning Forest 殯の森 Naomi Kawase JapanMy Blueberry Nights (opening film) Wong Kar-wai China, France, Hong Kong, United StatesNo Country for Old Men Joel and Ethan Coen United StatesParanoid Park Gus Van Sant United States, FrancePersepolis Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud France, IranPromise Me ThisЗавет Emir Kusturica SerbiaSecret Sunshine밀양 Lee Chang-dong South KoreaSilent LightStellet licht Carlos Reygadas Mexico, France, Netherlands, GermanyTehilim Raphaël Nadjari Israel, FranceWe Own the Night James Gray United StatesZodiac David Fincher
Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryActricesValeria Bruni TedeschiFranceAnd Along Come TouristsAm Ende kommen TouristenRobert ThalheimGermanyThe Band's Visitביקור התזמורתEran Kolirin Israel, France, United StatesBlind Mountain盲山Li YangChinaCalifornia Dreamin' (endless)California Dreamin' (nesfârșit)Cristian NemescuRomaniaCalle Santa Fe Carmen CastilloChileEt toi, t'es sur qui?Lola DoillonFranceFlight of the Red Balloon Le voyage du ballon rougeHou Hsiao-hsienFrance, TaiwanMagnusKadri KõusaarEstonia, United KingdomMy Brother Is an Only ChildMio fratello è figlio unicoDaniele Luchetti ItalyMister LonelyHarmony KorineUnited Kingdom, France, Ireland, United StatesMunyurangaboLee Isaac ChungRwanda, United StatesNight Train 夜車Diao YinanChinaPleasure Factory快乐工厂Ekachai UekrongthamSingapore, ThailandThe Pope's Toilet El Baño del PapaEnrique Fernandez and César CharloneUruguay, Brazil, FranceSolitary FragmentsLa soledadJaime RosalesSpainA Stray GirlfriendUna novia erranteAna Katz ArgentinaTerror's AdvocateL'Avocat de la terreurBarbet SchroederFranceWater LiliesNaissance des PieuvresCéline SciammaYou, the LivingDu levandeRoy AnderssonSweden, France, Denmark, Germany, Norway
Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryBoarding GateOlivier AssayasFrance, LuxembourgDays of Darkness (closing film)L'Âge des ténèbresDenys ArcandCanada, FranceGo Go TalesAbel FerraraUnited States, ItalyA Mighty HeartMichael WinterbottomUnited States, United KingdomOcean's ThirteenSteven SoderberghUnited StatesSicko Michael MooreTo Each His Own CinemaChacun son cinéma: une déclaration d'amour au grand écranVarious directorsFranceTriangle 铁三角Ringo Lam, Johnny To and Tsui HarkHong Kong, ChinaU2 3DCatherine Owens and Mark PellingtonUnited States
Special Screenings The following films were selected to receive a Special Screening. English title Original title Director(s) Production Country11th HourNadia Conners and Leila Conners PetersenUnited StatesBoxes Les BoitesJane BirkinFranceCrossed TracksRoman de GareClaude LelouchCruising (1980)William FriedkinUnited States, West GermanyFengming, a Chinese Memoir和鳳鳴Wang BingChina, Hong Kog, BelgiumOne Hundred NailsCentochiodiErmanno Olmi ItalyRebellion: The Litvinenko CaseБунт: Де́ло Литвине́нкоAndrei NekrasovRussiaRetour en NormandieNicolas PhilibertFranceSummer of '62Cartouches gauloisesMehdi CharefUlzhan Volker SchlöndorffFrance, Germany, KazakhstanThe War (7 episodes)Ken Burns and Lynn NovickUnited StatesYoung YakuzaJean-Pierre LimosinFrance, United States, Japan
Cinéfondation The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:
A Reunion by Sung-Hoon Hong Aditi singh by Mickael Kummer Ahora todos parecen contentos by Gonzalo Tobal by Efrat Corem Chinese Whispers by Raka Dutta For the Love of God by Joe Tucker Goyta by Joanna Jurewicz Halbe Stunden by Nicolas Wackerbarth Minus by Pavle Vuckovic Mish'olim by Hagar Ben-Asher Neostorozhnost by Alexander Kugel Rondo by Marja Mikkonen Ru Dao by Tao Chen Saba by Thereza Menezes, Gregorio Graziosi Triple 8 Palace by Alexander Ku Vita di Giacomo by Luca Governatori
Short film Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryAh Ma阿嬤Anthony ChenSingaporeArk Grzegorz JonkajtysPolandIn the Name of the SparrowGia to onoma tou spourgitiouKyros PapavassiliouCyprus, GreeceThe Last 15Antonio CamposUnited StatesLooking GlassSpegelbarnErik Rosenlund SwedenMy Dear RossetaHae-hoon YangSouth KoreaMy SisterHet zusjeMarco van GeffenNetherlandsThe Oates' ValorTim Thaddeus CahillUnited StatesRun Mark AlbistonNew ZealandShock ResistantResistance aux tremblementsOlivier HemsFranceVer LloverElisa MillerMexico
Cannes Classics The section places the spotlight on restored prints from renowned filmmakers, alongside a selection of documentaries about cinema. The following film were selected to be screened: English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryRestored printsThe Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)Die Abenteuer des Prinzen AchmedLotte ReinigerWeimar GermanyLa Bandera (1935)Julien DuvivierFranceDracula (1958)Terence FisherUnited KingdomForest of the Hanged (1964)Pădurea SpânzurațilorLiviu CiuleiRomaniaHondo (1953)John FarrowUnited StatesMade In Jamaica (2006)Jérôme LaperrousazFrance, United StatesThe Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women (1962)열녀문Shin Sang-OkSouth KoreaMikey and Nicky (1976)Elaine MayUnited StatesMy Last Mistress (1943)Donne-moi tes yeuxSacha GuitryFranceSuspiria (1977)Dario ArgentoItalyTwelve Angry Men (1957)Sidney LumetUnited StatesWords for Battle (short) (1941)Humphrey JenningsUnited KingdomYo Yo (1965)YoyoPierre EtaixFranceTributesHamlet (1948)Laurence OlivierUnited KingdomKanał (1956)Andrzej WajdaPolandRichard III (1955)Laurence OlivierUnited KingdomHenry V (1944)Documentaries about CinemaBrandoMimi Freedman and Leslie GreifUnited StatesLindsay Anderson, Never ApologizeMike KaplanUnited StatesMaurice Pialat, L'amour existeAnne-Marie Faux and Jean-Pierre DevillersFrancePierre RissientTodd McCarthyUnited States
Parallel Sections
International Critics' Week The following films were screened for the 46th International Critics' Week (46e Semaine de la Critique): English title Original title Director(s) Production CountryIn competitionBlue EyelidsPárpados azulesErnesto ContrerasMexicoFunuke Show Some Love, You Losers!腑抜けども、悲しみの愛を見せろDaihachi YoshidaJapanInsideÀ l'intérieurJulien Maury and Alexandre BustilloFranceIn the Arms of My EnemyVoleurs de chevauxMicha WaldBelgium, France, CanadaIn Your WakeNos retrouvaillesDavid OelhoffenFranceJellyfish מדוזותEtgar Keret and Shira GeffenIsrael, FranceThe Milky WayA Via LácteaLina ChamieBrazilThe MuggerEl AsaltantePablo FendrikArgentinaThe OrphanageEl OrfanatoJ. A. BayonaSpain, MexicoXXY Lucia PuenzoArgentina, France, SpainSpecial ScreeningsBad HabitsMalos hábitosSimón BrossMexicoChambre 616Frédéric PelleFranceDéficit Gael García BernalMexicoExpired (closing film)Cecilia MiniucchiUnited StatesHéros (opening film)Bruno MerleFranceThe Mosquito Problem and Other StoriesПроблемът с комарите и други историиAndrey PaounovBulgaria, United States, GermanyShort Films CompetitionBoth Bass Bre'cheUnited Kingdom, LebanonFog Peter SalmonNew ZealandMadame Tutli-PutliChris Lavis and Maciek SzczerbowskiCanadaRabbit TroublesЛошият заекDimitar Mitovski and Kamen KalevBulgariaLa Route, la nuitMarine Alice le DuFranceSaliva Esmir FilhoBrazilA StemUm ramoJuliana Rojas and Marco DutraBrazilSpecial Screenings - Short FilmsPrimrose HillMikhaël HersFranceSituation FrankPatrik EklundSweden
Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 2007 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
After Him (Après lui) by Gaël Morel (France) Avant que j'oublie by Jacques Nolot (France) Caramel by Nadine Labaki (Lebanon, France) Chop Shop by Ramin Bahrani (United States) Control by Anton Corbijn (Hungary) Dai Nipponjin by Hitoshi Matsumoto (Japan) Foster Child (John John) by Brillante Mendoza (Philippines) Her Name Is Sabine (Elle s'appelle Sabine) by Sandrine Bonnaire (France) Garage by Lenny Abrahamson (Ireland) L'état du monde by Chantal Akerman (Belgium), Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand), Vicente Ferraz (Brazil), Ayisha Abraham (India), Wang Bing (China), Pedro Costa (Portugal) Counterparts (L'un contre l'autre) by Jan Bonny (Germany) La France by Serge Bozon (France) La Question humaine by Nicolas Klotz (France) La Influencia by Pedro Aguilera (Mexico) Mutum by Sandra Kogut (Brazil, France) Ploy by Pen-ek Ratanaruang (Thailand) PVC-1 by Spiros Stathoulopoulos (Colombia) Savage Grace by Tom Kalin (United States, France, Spain) Smiley Face by Gregg Araki (United States, Germany) Tout est pardonné by Mia Hansen-Løve (France) Un homme perdu by Danielle Arbid (Lebanon, France) Yumurta by Semih Kaplanoglu (Turkey, Greece) Zoo by Robinson Devor (United States)
Tous Les Cinemas du Monde Tous Les Cinemas du Monde (World Cinema) began in 2005 to showcase films from a variety of different countries. From 19 May to 25 May 2007, films were screened from India, Lebanon, Poland, Kenya, Guinea, Angola, Slovenia, and Colombia.Cannes, India celebrate 60 years (needs subscription)
India The first two days of this program held during 19 May to 25 May 2007 featured special screening of Indian films; Saira (2005), Missed Call (2005), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), Dosar (2006), Veyil, (2006), Guru (2007), Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007), and Dharm (2007).
Lebanon