Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Soleil O" in English language version.
[Soleil Ô] was copyrighted in 1967, but filming was not completed until 1969; the movie was first screened in 1970 during the international critics' week in Cannes.
The first fruits of the project came to light in May when "Soleil O" ("Oh, Sun," 1970) screened at the Cannes Film Festival under the Cannes Classics sidebar.