A retrospective examination of poster design from the inaugural 1946 Cannes Film Festival, exploring visual art accompanying the competitive program’s 44 selections from 18 nations. The inaugural edition featured a diverse jury including MoMA curator Iris Barry and Soviet director Sergei Ermler, with thematic emphasis on post-war cinema. Notable films included Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast, Lean’s Brief Encounter, Rossellini’s Rome Open City, and Hitchcock’s Notorious. Eleven films shared the Grand Prix, encompassing works from lesser-known auteurs like Swedish filmmaker Alf Sjöberg and Indian director Chetan Anand. The author curates sixteen exemplary poster designs through careful analysis of period illustration techniques, examining how European and international graphic designers visually marketed these foundational festival selections before the establishment of the modern Palme d’Or award structure in 1955.
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