1957 Cannes Film Festival 1957 Cannes Film Festival The 10th Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 May 1957. The Palme d'Or went to the "Friendly Persuasion" by William Wyler. The festival opened with "Around the World in 80 Days" by Michael Anderson. During the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, Dolores del Río was the first female member of the jury for the official selection. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1957 competition: Feature films Short films The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The following film was selected to be screened out of competition: The following
Cannes Film Festival attention the festival receives is journalistic in nature, the festival has been explored from the standpoint of fiction by novelists over the years. J. G. Ballard’s Super-Cannes is about the European elite who live in a closed society by the festival. Michael Grothaus’ Epiphany Jones is a social satire about the festival and film industry and explores sex trafficking that occurs during the festival. The book was named on of the best Hollywood novels of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Iain Johnstone’s "Cannes: The Novel" is a dystopian tale about terrorists holding the festival hostage. In addition to fictional works,