Cannes ’68: Cinema in Revolt

When the 1968 edition of the Cannes Film Festival opened amid widespread civil unrest, filmmakers began pulling their movies from the schedule in solidarity with the workers and students protesting across France. This series gathers select titles from the year’s official lineup, alongside a scene-setting introduction by film historian Dudley Andrew. Decide for yourself which film should have won the never-presented Palme d’Or: Carlos Saura’s PEPPERMINT FRAPPÉ, Jan Němec’s A REPORT ON THE PARTY AND GUESTS, Jiří Menzel’s CAPRICIOUS SUMMER, Kaneto Shindo’s KURONEKO, or Miloš Forman’s THE FIREMEN’S BALL. Also included in our series is Federico Fellini’s TOBY DAMMIT, which was set to screen that year out of competition.