1962 Cannes Film Festival – Technical Grand Prize Winner
Electra
Michael Cacoyannis
Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Les amants de Teruel
Raymond Rouleau
The Magnificent Concubine
Han Hsiang Li
Lady Yuhuan Yang is the beloved Imperial Concubine of the Chinese Emperor. Her brother Yang, the Prime Minister, is corrupt and the Fanyang Chief revolts and imperils the throne. This has grave consequences for the Yangs and the Emperor.