The 18th Cannes Film Festival took place from 3 to 16 May 1965. Olivia de Havilland served as jury president for the main competition, becoming the first woman to ever do so.
The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, then the festival's main prize, was awarded to The Knack ...and How to Get It by Richard Lester.
The festival opened with The Collector by William Wyler, and closed with Tokyo Olympiad by Kon Ichikawa.
Juries
Main Competition Olivia de Havilland, British-American actress - Jury President Goffredo Lombardo, Italian producer - Jury Vice-President André Maurois, French writer - Honorary Jury President Max Aub, Mexican writer Michel Aubriant, French journalist Rex Harrison, British actor François Reichenbach, French filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet, French filmmaker Konstantin Simonov, Soviet writer Edmond Ténoudji, French-Algerian producer Jerzy Toeplitz, Polish film educator
Short Films Competition Gérardot, French - Jury President Istvan Dosai, Hungarian cinematographer Jacques Ledoux, Belgian cinema specialist Herman van der Horst, Dutch Carlos Vilardebó, French
Official selection In Competition The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryThe 317th PlatoonLa 317ème sectionPierre SchoendoerfferFranceAlways Further OnTarahumara (Cada vez más lejos)Luis AlcorizaMexicoThe AmphitheatreEl ReñideroRené MugicaArgentinaCircus AngelFifi la plumeAlbert LamorisseFranceClayGiorgio MangiameleAustraliaThe Collector (opening film)William WylerUnited Kingdom, United StatesThe First Day of FreedomPierwszy dzien wolnosciAleksander FordPolandForest of the HangedPadurea spânzuratilorLiviu CiuleiRomaniaThe HillSidney LumetUnited KingdomA Girl Danced Into His LifeAz Életbe táncoltatott leányTamás BanovichHungaryThe Ipcress FileSidney J. FurieUnited KingdomThe Knack ...and How to Get ItRichard LesterUnited KingdomKwaidan怪談Masaki KobayashiJapanThe LarkЖаворонокNikita Kurikhin and Leonid MenakerSoviet UnionLoving CouplesÄlskande parMai ZetterlingSwedenMen and WomenNoite VaziaWalter Hugo KhouriBrazilThe Moment of TruthIl momento della veritàFrancesco RosiItalyMy Home Is CopacabanaMitt hem är CopacabanaArne SucksdorffSwedenThe Shop on Main StreetObchod na korzeJán Kadár and Elmar KlosCzechoslovakiaThe SinالحرامHenry BarakatEgyptSnakes and LaddersEl juego de la ocaManuel SummersSpainThere Was an Old CoupleЖили-были старик со старухойGrigory ChukhraySoviet UnionTorrid Noon Горещо пладнеZako HeskiyaBulgariaTreasonΠροδοσίαKostas ManoussakisGreeceThe UninhibitedLos pianos mecánicosJuan Antonio BardemSpain, France, ItalyYo YoPierre ÉtaixFrance
Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAmsterdam (short)Herman Van Der HorstNetherlandsLe Cinquième SoleilJacqueline Grigaut-LefevreFranceIn Harm's WayOtto PremingerUnited StatesJohn F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of DrumsBruce HerschensohnMary PoppinsRobert StevensonTokyo Olympiad (closing film)東京オリンピックKon IchikawaJapan
Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
Aah... Tamara by Pim de la Parra Anamniseis apo tin Ellada by Francis Carabott Asinus by Vasil Mirchev Au bord de la route by Chou-Tchen Wang Ban ye ji jiao by Yeou Lei Le Crocodile majuscule by Eddy Ryssack Évariste Galois by Alexandre Astruc Féerie du cuivre by Herbert E. Meyer I videl sam daljine meglene i kalne by Zlatko Bourek Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasy in G minor by Jan Švankmajer Los Junqueros by Oscar Kantor The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes by Robert Clouse Monsieur Plateau by Jean Brismée Noworoczna noc by Jerzy Zitzman Ohrid Express by Jean Dasque and Robert Legrand Overture by János Vadász Petrol-Carburant-Kraftstoff by Hugo Niebeling Poprannii obet by Guénrikh Markarian Processioni in Sicilia by Michele Gandin Sanawat el magd by Atef Salem
Parallel section International Critics' Week The following feature films were screened for the 4th International Critics' Week (4e Semaine de la Critique):
Amador by Francisco Regueiro (Spain) Andy by Richard C. Sarafian (United States) The Cat in the Bag (Le chat dans le sac) by Gilles Groulx (Canada) The Glass Cage (La cage de verre) by Philippe Arthuys, Jean-Louis Levi-Avarès (France, Israel) Hole in the Moon (Hor B'Levana) by Uri Zohar (Israel) It Happened Here by Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo (United Kingdom) Walkover by Jerzy Skolimowski (Poland) Diamonds of the Night (Démanty noci) by Jan Nemec (Czechoslovakia) Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake by Mary Ellen Bute (United States)
Official Awards
Main Competition Grand Prix du Festival International du film: The Knack ...and How to Get It by Richard Lester Prix spécial du Jury: Kwaidan by Masaki Kobayashi Best Director: Liviu Ciulei for Forest of the Hanged Best Screenplay: Pierre Schoendoerffer for The 317th Platoon Ray Rigby for The Hill Best Actress: Samantha Eggar for The Collector Best Actor: Terence Stamp for The Collector Special Mention: Jozef Kroner and Ida Kamińska for The Shop on Main Street Vera Kuznetsova for There Was an Old Couple
Short Films Competition Short Film Palme d'Or: Overture by János Vadász Prix du Jury: Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasy in G minor by Jan Švankmajer Prix spécial du Jury: Monsieur Plateau by Jean Brismée Short film Technical Prize: Ban ye ji jiao by Yeou Lei Overture by János Vadász
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prize Always Further On by Luis Alcoriza
Commission Supérieure Technique Technical Grand Prize: Circus Angel by Albert Lamorisse A Girl Danced Into His Life by Tamás Banovich Special Mention: The Knack ...and How to Get It by Richard Lester
OCIC Award OCIC Award: Yo Yo by Pierre Étaix
Best Film for the Youth Los Junqueros by Oscar Kantor Yo Yo by Pierre Étaix
References
Media
British Pathé: Cannes Film Festival 1965 footage British Pathé: Improvements in Cannes as 1965 Festival starts INA: The films of the 1965 Festival (commentary in French) INA: 1965: 18th anniversary of the Cannes festival (commentary in French) INA: List of winners of the 1965 Cannes Festival (commentary in French)
External links 1965 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 1965 Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1965 at Internet Movie Database