1997 Cannes Film Festival – Palme d’Or Winner
Taste of Cherry
Abbas Kiarostami
An Iranian man drives his truck in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.
The Eel
Shôhei Imamura
A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel he befriended while in prison.
1997 Cannes Film Festival – Palme d’Or Nominees
Assassin(s)
Mathieu Kassovitz
Destiny
Youssef Chahine
Funny Games
Michael Haneke
Happy Together
Kar-Wai Wong
Kini & Adams
Idrissa Ouedraogo
L.A. Confidential
Curtis Hanson
Nil by Mouth
Gary Oldman
She’s So Lovely
Nick Cassavetes
The Banned Woman
Philippe Harel
The Brave
Johnny Depp
The End of Violence
Wim Wenders
The Ice Storm
Ang Lee
The Prince of Homburg
Marco Bellocchio
The Serpent’s Kiss
Philippe Rousselot
The Sweet Hereafter
Atom Egoyan
The Truce
Francesco Rosi
The Well
Samantha Lang
Welcome to Sarajevo
Michael Winterbottom
