Official poster of the 50th Cannes Film Festival
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Opening film | The Fifth Element |
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Closing film | Absolute Power |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (Ta'm e guilass and Unagi) |
Hosted by | Jeanne Moreau |
No. of films | 20 (En Competition) 22 (Un Certain Regard) 9 (Out of Competition) 11 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 7 May 1997 | – 18 May 1997
Website | festival-cannes |
The 50th Cannes Film Festival was held on 7–18 May 1997. The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Ta'm e guilass by Abbas Kiarostami and Unagi by Shohei Imamura.
The festival opened with The Fifth Element, directed by Luc Besson, and closed with Absolute Power, directed by Clint Eastwood.