1985_Cannes_Film_Festival

1985 Cannes Film Festival

1985 Cannes Film Festival

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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]

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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

Miloš Forman, Jury President

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1985 feature film competition:[11]

Camera d'Or

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

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2]

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Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[2]

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[2]

Short film competition

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

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 24th International Critics' Week (24e Semaine de la Critique):[12]

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1985 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[13]

Awards

Emir Kusturica, Palme d'Or winner

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1985 Official selection awards:[14]

Golden Camera

Short films

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes[15]

Commission Supérieure Technique

Ecumenical Jury[16]

Award of the Youth[17]

References

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    "Posters 1985". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
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    "Official Selection 1985: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
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    "38ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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    "1985 - The last Congratulations". cannes-fest.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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    Meisler, Stanley (21 May 1985). "Unusual Choice For Cannes Jury : Yugoslav Film Snares Golden Palm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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    Harmetz, Aljean (9 May 1985). "Strong U.S. Presence at 38th Cannes Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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    "Celebrating 'Le Cinema' In Cannes". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
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    Mathews, Jack (20 May 1998). "Boorman Is Back on the Cannes Beat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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    "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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    "Stereo Version Of 'Glenn Miller Story' A Sound Piece Of Show Biz". Chicago Tribune. 12 May 1985. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  11. [11]
    "All Juries 1985". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  12. [12]
    "24e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1985". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  13. [13]
    "Quinzaine 1985". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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    "Awards 1985: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.
  15. [15]
    "FIPRESCI Awards 1985". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  16. [16]
    "Jury Œcuménique 1985". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  17. [17]
    "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1985". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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