![]() Official poster of the 38th Cannes Film Festival, a tribute to English photographer Eadweard Muybridge.[1] | |
Opening film | Witness |
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Closing film | The Emerald Forest |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (When Father Was Away on Business) |
No. of films | 20 (In Competition)[2] 17 (Un Certain Regard) 10 (Out of Competition) 4 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 8 May 1985 | – 20 May 1985
Website | festival-cannes |
The 38th Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 20 May 1985. The Palme d'Or went to the When Father Was Away on Business by Emir Kusturica.[3][4][5]
The festival opened with Witness, directed by Peter Weir[6][7] and closed with The Emerald Forest, directed by John Boorman.[8][9] The festival paid a tribute to American actor James Stewart and screened a restored version of his 1954 film The Glenn Miller Story, directed by Anthony Mann.[10]
Juries
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Main competition
[edit]The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1985 feature film competition:[11]
- Miloš Forman (Czechoslovakia) - Jury President
- Néstor Almendros (Spain)
- Jorge Amado (Brazil)
- Mauro Bolognini (Italy)
- Claude Imbert (journalist) (France)
- Sarah Miles (UK)
- Michel Perez (France)
- Mo Rothman (USA)
- Francis Veber (France)
- Edwin Zbonek (Austria)
Camera d'Or
[edit]The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1985 Camera d'Or:
- Bernard Jubard - Jury President
- Lorenzo Codelli (journalist)
- Peter Cowie (film historian)
- Joël Magny (critic)
- Bertrand Van Effenterre (director)
- Jose Vieira Marques (cinephile)
Official selection
[edit]In competition - Feature film
[edit]The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2]
Un Certain Regard
[edit]The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[2]
- A.K. by Chris Marker
- Ad Sof Halaylah by Eitan Green
- Dear, Dearest, Beloved, Unique... (Milyy, dorogoy, lyubimyy, edinstvennyy...) by Dinara Asanova
- Il diavolo sulle colline by Vittorio Cottafavi
- Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa (Une femme en Afrique) by Raymond Depardon
- Fire Festival (Himatsuri) by Mitsuo Yanagimachi
- Heritage (Dediščina) by Matjaž Klopčič
- Latino by Haskell Wexler
- Das Mal des Todes by Peter Handke
- Monsieur de Pourceaugnac by Michel Mitrani
- The Mystery of Alexina (Le mystère Alexina) by René Féret
- Oriana by Fina Torres
- Padre nuestro by Francisco Regueiro
- A Private Function by Malcolm Mowbray
- Tea in the Harem (Le thé au harem d'Archimède) by Mehdi Charef
- Tokyo-Ga by Wim Wenders
Films out of competition
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[2]
- The Emerald Forest by John Boorman
- The Glenn Miller Story by Anthony Mann
- Jumping by Jean-Pierre De Decker
- Die Nacht by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
- Night Magic by Lewis Furey
- The Purple Rose of Cairo by Woody Allen
- The Satin Slipper (Le soulier de Satin) by Manoel de Oliveira
- Steaming by Joseph Losey
- Witness by Peter Weir
Short film competition
[edit]The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[2]
- L'anniversaire de Georges by Patrick Traon
- Mariage (Jenitba) by Slav Bakalov and Rumen Petkov
- Stop by Krzysztof Kiwerski
- Tusagi by Bondo Shoshitaishvili
Parallel sections
[edit]International Critics' Week
[edit]The following feature films were screened for the 24th International Critics' Week (24e Semaine de la Critique):[12]
- Le Temps détruit by Pierre Beuchot (France)
- Faces of Women (Visages de femmes) by Desiré Ecaré (Ivory Coast)
- Kolp by Roland Suso Richter (West Germany)
- Vertiges by Christine Laurent (France)
- The Color of Blood by Bill Duke (United States)
- Fucha by Michał Dudziewicz (Poland)
- A Canary Cage by Pavel Chukhray (Soviet Union)
- A Marvada Carne by André Klotzel (Brazil)
Directors' Fortnight
[edit]The following films were screened for the 1985 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[13]
- A Flash of Green by Victor Nuñez
- Crossover Dreams by Leon Ichaso
- Da Capo by Pekka Lehto, Pirjo Honkasalo
- Dance with a Stranger by Mike Newell
- Desperately Seeking Susan by Susan Seidelman
- Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart by Wayne Wang
- Love on the Pyramids Plateau (Al Hob Fawk Habadet al Haram) by Atef El Tayeb
- A Suspended Life (Ghazal el-Banat) by Jocelyne Saab
- Blue Mountains by Eldar Shengelaia
- Impiegati by Pupi Avati
- The City and the Dogs (La ciudad y los perros) by Francisco J. Lombardi
- La noche más hermosa by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
- Les anges by Ridha Behi
- Lieber Karl by Maria Knilli
- Megfelelo Ember Kenyes Feladatra by János Kovácsi
- O Erotas tou Odyssea by Vassilis Vafeas
- The Funeral (Osōshiki) by Juzo Itami
- The Innocent by John Mackenzie
Awards
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Official awards
[edit]The following films and people received the 1985 Official selection awards:[14]
- Palme d'Or: When Father Was Away on Business by Emir Kusturica
- Grand Prix: Birdy by Alan Parker
- Best Director: André Téchiné for Rendez-vous
- Best Actress:
- Norma Aleandro for The Official Story
- Cher for Mask
- Best Actor: William Hurt for Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Best Artistic Contribution: Paul Schrader for Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
- Jury Prize: Colonel Redl by István Szabó
Golden Camera
Short films
- Short Film Palme d'Or: Mariage (Jenitba) by Slav Bakalov and Rumen Petkov
Independent awards
[edit]- When Father Was Away on Business (Otac na sluzbenom putu) by Emir Kusturica (In competition)
- The Purple Rose of Cairo by Woody Allen (Out of competition)
- Faces of Women (Visages de femmes) by Desiré Ecaré (International Critics' Week)
Commission Supérieure Technique
Ecumenical Jury[16]
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: The Official Story (La historia oficial) by Norma Aleandro
Award of the Youth[17]
- Foreign Film: Dance with a Stranger by Mike Newell
- French Film: Tea in the Harem (Le thé au harem d'Archimède) by Mehdi Charef
References
[edit]- ^ "Posters 1985". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Official Selection 1985: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
- ^ "38ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "1985 - The last Congratulations". cannes-fest.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Meisler, Stanley (21 May 1985). "Unusual Choice For Cannes Jury : Yugoslav Film Snares Golden Palm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Harmetz, Aljean (9 May 1985). "Strong U.S. Presence at 38th Cannes Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Celebrating 'Le Cinema' In Cannes". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ Mathews, Jack (20 May 1998). "Boorman Is Back on the Cannes Beat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Stereo Version Of 'Glenn Miller Story' A Sound Piece Of Show Biz". Chicago Tribune. 12 May 1985. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "All Juries 1985". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "24e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1985". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Quinzaine 1985". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Awards 1985: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1985". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1985". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1985". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
Media
[edit]- INA: Opening of the 1985 Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: List of winners of the 1985 festival (commentary in French)
External links
[edit]- 1985 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1985 Archived 2019-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1985 at Internet Movie Database