1962 Cannes Film Festival – Jury Prize Winner
L’eclisse
Michelangelo Antonioni
A young woman meets a vital young man, but their love affair is doomed because of the man’s materialistic nature.
The Trial of Joan of Arc
Robert Bresson
A Joan of Arc’s trial reconstruction concerning her imprisonment, interrogation and final execution at the hands of the English. Filmed in a spare, low-key fashion.