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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1997
Page
5
Pope John Paul II celebrated his 77th birthday in open air Mass in Rome. He spoke of nearing the sunset of life and recalled his birth in Wadowice Poland on May 18 1920 and his election as pope nearly 58 years ago.
At Cannes 50th festival, Shohei Imamura wins for Unagi and Abbas Kiarostami for The Taste of Cherry. Sean Penn is best actor for She's So Lovely. Cathy Burke earns best actress for Nil by Mouth. Wong Kar-Wai named best director for Happy Together. Grand Prize goes to Atom Egoyan for The Sweet Hereafter.
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