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1983 Cannes Film Festival

1983 Cannes Film Festival

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The 36th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 19 May 1983. The Palme d'Or went to the Narayama Bushiko by Shōhei Imamura.[4][5]

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In 1983, the new building for the main events of the festival, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, was inaugurated.[6] Initially many described it as "a hideous concrete blockhouse", nicknaming it The Bunker.[7] The festival opened with The King of Comedy, directed by Martin Scorsese[8][9] and closed with WarGames, directed by John Badham.[10][11]

Juries

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1983 feature film competition:[12]

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1983 Camera d'Or:

  • Bernard Jubard (France) - Jury President
  • Philippe Carcassonne (France)
  • Dan Fainaru (Israel)
  • Monique Grégoire (France)
  • Alexis Grivas (Mexico)
  • Adrienne Hancia (USA)
  • Jean-Daniel Simon (France)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[3]

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]

  • Ad astra by Ferenc Cakó
  • Un Arrivo by Dominique De Fazio
  • The Butterfly by Dieter Müller
  • Don Kichot by Krzysztof Raynoch
  • L'Égout by Maria Eugenia Santos
  • La Fonte de Barlaeus by Pierre-Henry Salfati
  • Haast een hand by Gerrit van Dijk, Jacques Overtoom, Peter Sweenen
  • Je sais que j'ai tort mais demandez à mes copains ils disent la même chose by Pierre Levy
  • The Only Forgotten Take of Casablanca by Charly Weller
  • Too Much Oregano by Kerry Feltham

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 22nd International Critics' Week (22e Semaine de la Critique):[13]

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1983 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[14]

Short films
  • Alchimie by Michèle Miron, Richard Clark
  • Conte Obscur by Manuel Gómez
  • Dédicace by Marie Brazeau
  • The Life And Death of Joe Soap by Lewis John Cooper
  • Phalloctere by Manuel Gómez
  • Saudade by Carlos Porto de Andrade Jr, Leonardo Crescenti Neto

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1983 Official selection awards:[2][5]

Golden Camera

Short films

  • Short Film Palme d'Or: Je sais que j'ai tort mais demandez à mes copains ils disent la même chose by Pierre Levy
  • Jury Prize - Best Short Film: The Only Forgotten Take of Casablanca by Charly Weller & Too Much Oregano by Kerry Feltham

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes[15]

Commission Supérieure Technique

Ecumenical Jury[16]

Award of the Youth[17]

References

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    "Posters 1983". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
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    "Awards 1983: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013.
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    "Official Selection 1983: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013.
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    "36ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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    "1983 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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    "The History of the Festival / The 80s: The Modern Era". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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    "1978-1986: A wind of change". fresques.ina.fr. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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    "Jerry Lewis Is the King at Cannes Film Festival". The New York Times. 9 May 1983. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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    "Great Cannes Openers". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
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    Dionne Jr, E.J. (11 May 1983). "Politics Playing A Part in Cannes Film Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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    "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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    "All Juries 1983". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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    "22e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1983". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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    "Quinzaine 1983". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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    "FIPRESCI Awards 1983". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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    "Jury Œcuménique 1983". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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    "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1983". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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