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1984 Cannes Film Festival

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name1984 Cannes Film Festival
imageCFF84poster.jpg
captionOfficial poster of the 37th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original film set by Alexandre Trauner.
number19 (In Competition)
opening*Fort Saganne*
closing*The Bounty*
locationCannes, France
awards*Palme d'Or*:
*Paris, Texas*
date
founded1946
website
mainCannes Film Festival
previous[1983](1983-cannes-film-festival)
next[1985](1985-cannes-film-festival)

Paris, Texas

The 37th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 23 May 1984. British actor Dirk Bogarde served as jury president for the main competition.

German filmmaker Wim Wenders won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Paris, Texas.

During this festival, a private group, under the patronage of the festival's authorities, held a side event presenting film trailers. A French jury, presided by Saul Bass, awarded its Grand Prize to the trailer for Flashdance.

The festival opened with Fort Saganne by Alain Corneau and closed with The Bounty by Roger Donaldson.

Juries

Main competition

  • Dirk Bogarde, British actor - Jury President
  • Franco Cristaldi, Italian producer
  • Michel Deville, French filmmaker
  • Stanley Donen, American filmmaker and choreographer
  • Istvan Dosai, Hungarian cinematographer
  • Arne Hestenes, Norwegian journalist
  • Isabelle Huppert, French actress
  • Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and conductor
  • Jorge Semprún, Spanish writer
  • Vadim Yusov, Soviet cinematographer

''Camera d'Or''

  • Bernard Jubard,French - Jury President
  • Mehmet Basutcu, Turkish
  • José Luis Guarner, Spanish
  • Michel Jullien, French
  • Samuel Lachize, French film critic
  • Serge Leroy, French
  • Fee Vaillant, West-German

Official selection

In Competition

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
*Another Country*Marek KanievskaUnited Kingdom
*The Bounty* (closing film)Roger Donaldson
*Cal*Pat O'ConnorIreland
*Day Is Longer Than Night*დღეს ღამე უთენებიაLana GogoberidzeSoviet Union
*Diary for My Children**Napló gyermekeimnek*Márta MészárosHungary
*The Element of Crime**Forbrydelsens Element*Lars von TrierDenmark
*Ghare Baire*Satyajit RayIndia
*Henry IV**Enrico IV*Marco BellocchioItaly
*The Holy Innocents**Los santos inocentes*Mario CamusSpain
***Paris, Texas*****Wim Wenders****West Germany, France**
*The Pirate**La pirate*Jacques DoillonFrance
*Quilombo*Carlos DieguesBrazil
*Success Is the Best Revenge**Le succès à tout prix*Jerzy SkolimowskiFrance, United Kingdom
*A Sunday in the Country**Un dimanche à la campagne*Bertrand TavernierFrance
*This Is My Country**Bayan ko: Kapit sa patalim*Lino BrockaPhilippines
*Under the Volcano*John HustonMexico, United States
*Vigil*Vincent WardNew Zealand
*Voyage to Cythera*Ταξίδι στα ΚύθηραTheo AngelopoulosGreece
*Where the Green Ants Dream**Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen*Werner HerzogWest Germany

''Un Certain Regard''

The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
*Abel Gance et son Napoléon*Nelly KaplanFrance
*Andrei Tarkovsky: A Poet in the Cinema**Un poeta nel Cinema: Andreij Tarkovskij*Donatella BaglivoItaly
*The Border**De grens*Leon de WinterNetherlands
*Feroz*Manuel Gutiérrez AragónSpain
*Le jour S...*Jean Pierre LefebvreCanada
*Khandhar*Mrinal SenIndia
*Man of Flowers*Paul CoxAustralia
*A Man of Principle**Cóndores no entierran todos los días*Francisco NordenColombia
*Maria's Day**Mária-nap*Judit ElekHungary
*Mulleya Mulleya*여인 잔혹사 물레야 물레야Lee Doo-yongSouth Korea
*El Norte*Gregory NavaUnited Kingdom, United States
*The Road to Bresson**De weg naar Bresson*Leo de Boer and Jurriën RoodNetherlands
*Le tartuffe*Gérard DepardieuFrance
*Where Is Parsifal?*Henri HelmanUnited Kingdom

Out of Competition

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
*After the Rehearsal**Efter repetitionen*Ingmar BergmanSweden
*Beat Street*Stan LathanUnited States
*Broadway Danny Rose*Woody Allen
*Choose Me*Alan Rudolph
*Fort Saganne* (opening film)Alain CorneauFrance
*Once Upon a Time in America**C'era una volta in America*Sergio LeoneItaly, United States

Short Films Competition

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

  • Ajtó by Mária Horváth
  • Bottom's Dream by John Canemaker
  • Le Cheval de fer by Gérald Frydman, Pierre Levie
  • Orpheus and Eurydice by Lesley Keen
  • Points by Dan Collins
  • Ett Rum by Mats Olof Olsson
  • Het Scheppen van een koe by Paul Driessen
  • Le Spectacle by Gilles Chevallier
  • Chiri by David Takaichvili
  • Tip Top by Paul Driessen

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 23rd International Critics' Week (23e Semaine de la Critique):

  • Argie by Jorge Blanco (Argentina)
  • Bless Their Little Hearts by Billy Woodberry (United States)
  • Beyond Sorrow, Beyond Pain (Smärtgränsen) by Agneta Elers-Jarleman (Sweden)
  • Boy Meets girl by Léos Carax (France)
  • Dreams of the City (Ahlam el Madina) by Mohammed Malas (Syria)
  • Etienne, le roi (István, a király) by Gábor Koltay (Hungary)
  • ** (Kanakerbraut) by (West Germany)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1984 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):

  • Atomstodin by Thorsteinn Jonsson
  • The Bostonians by James Ivory
  • Epílogo by Gonzalo Suarez
  • Die Erben by Walter Bannert
  • Everlasting Love by Michael Mak
  • Ezkimo Asszony Fazik by Janos Xantus
  • Flight to Berlin by Christopher Petit
  • The Hit by Stephen Frears
  • The House of Water (La casa de agua) by Jacobo Penzo
  • Memoirs of Prison (Memórias do Cárcere) by Nelson Pereira dos Santos
  • Nunca Fomos Tao Felizes by Murilo Salles
  • Old Enough by Marisa Silver
  • Orinoko – Nuevo Mundo by Diego Risquez
  • Raffl by Christian Berger
  • Revanche by Nicholas Vergitsis
  • Sista Leken by Jon Lindstrom
  • Stranger Than Paradise by Jim Jarmusch
  • Variety by Bette Gordon
  • The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves) by Jean-Claude Labrecque

Official Awards

In Competition

  • Palme d'Or: Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders
  • Grand Prix: Diary for My Children by Márta Mészáros
  • Best Director: Bertrand Tavernier for A Sunday in the Country
  • Best Screenplay: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Tonino Guerra and Thanassis Valtinos for Voyage to Cythera
  • Best Actress: Helen Mirren for Cal
  • Best Actor: Alfredo Landa and Francisco Rabal for The Holy Innocents
  • Best Artistic Contribution: Peter Biziou (cinematographer) for Another Country

''[[Caméra d'Or]]''

  • Stranger Than Paradise by Jim Jarmusch

[[Short Film Palme d'Or]]

  • Le Cheval de fer by Gérald Frydman and Pierre Levie
  • Premier Prix: Tchouma by David Takaichvili

Independent Awards

[[FIPRESCI|FIPRESCI Prizes]]

  • Memoirs of Prison by Nelson Pereira dos Santos (Directors' Fortnight)
  • Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders (In competition)
  • Voyage to Cythera by Theodoros Angelopoulos (In competition)

''Commission Supérieure Technique''

  • Technical Grand Prize: The Element of Crime by Lars von Trier

[[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]]

  • Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders
    • Special Mention: The Holy Innocents by Mario Camus

Award of the Youth

  • Foreign Film: Epílogo by Gonzalo Suárez
  • French Film: Boy Meets Girl by Leos Carax

References

References

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  2. "37ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr.
  3. (23 May 1984). "As Jury Ponders, Cannes Cuts Deals". The New York Times.
  4. (21 May 1984). "It Was U.S.A. Weekend At Cannes Film Festival". The New York Times.
  5. Vinocur, John. (14 May 1984). "A Festival Of Trailers Is Featured At Cannes". The New York Times.
  6. Dionne Jr, E.J.. (12 May 1984). "Cannes Festival Opens Without The '83 Fanfare". The New York Times.
  7. "The opening films at Cannes". vodkaster.com.
  8. "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com.
  9. "Juries 1984: Feature film". festival-cannes.fr.
  10. "Official Selection 1984: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr.
  11. "23e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1984". archives.semainedelacritique.com.
  12. "Quinzaine 1984". quinzaine-realisateurs.com.
  13. "Awards 1984: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr.
  14. "1984 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com.
  15. "FIPRESCI Awards 1984". fipresci.org.
  16. "Jury Œcuménique 1984". cannes.juryoecumenique.org.
  17. "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1984". imdb.com.
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