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1990 Cannes Film Festival
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1990 Cannes Film Festival |
| image | CFF90poster.jpg |
| caption | Official poster of the 43rd Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by *Castella Traquandi*. |
| number | 18 (In Competition) |
| opening | *Dreams* |
| closing | *The Comfort of Strangers* |
| location | Cannes, France |
| awards | *Palme d'Or*: |
| *Wild at Heart* | |
| date | – |
| founded | 1946 |
| website | |
| main | Cannes Film Festival |
| previous | [1989](1989-cannes-film-festival) |
| next | [1991](1991-cannes-film-festival) |
Wild at Heart
The 43rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 10 to 21 May 1990. Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci served as jury president for the main competition.
American filmmaker David Lynch won the Palme d'Or, for the drama film Wild at Heart.
The festival opened with Dreams by Akira Kurosawa, and closed with The Comfort of Strangers by Paul Schrader.
Juries
Main competition
- Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
- Fanny Ardant, French actress
- Bertrand Blier, French filmmaker
- Aleksei German, Soviet filmmaker
- Françoise Giroud, French journalist
- Christopher Hampton, British author and filmmaker
- Anjelica Huston, American actress
- Mira Nair, Indian filmmaker
- Sven Nykvist, Swedish cinematographer
- Hayao Shibata, Japanese
''Camera d'Or''
- Christine Boisson, French actress - Jury President
- Richard Billeaud
- Caroline Huppert, French director
- Bruno Jaeggi, journalist
- Martine Jouando, film critic
- Catherine Magnan, cinephile
- Jan Svoboda, journalist
- Vecdi Sayar, cinephile
Official selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Captive of the Desert* | *La captive du désert* | Raymond Depardon | France |
| *Come See the Paradise* | Alan Parker | United States | |
| *Cyrano de Bergerac* | Jean-Paul Rappeneau | France, Hungary | |
| *Daddy Nostalgie* | Bertrand Tavernier | France | |
| *The Ear* | *Ucho* | Karel Kachyňa | Czechoslovakia |
| *Everybody's Fine* | *Stanno tutti bene* | Giuseppe Tornatore | Italy, France |
| *Hidden Agenda* | Ken Loach | United Kingdom | |
| *Interrogation* | *Przesłuchanie* | Ryszard Bugajski | Poland |
| *Ju Dou* | 菊豆 | Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang | China, Japan |
| *The King's Whore* | *La putain du roi* | Axel Corti | France, Italy, United Kingdom |
| *Mother* | Мать | Gleb Panfilov | Soviet Union, Italy |
| *Nouvelle Vague* | Jean-Luc Godard | France, Switzerland | |
| *Rodrigo D: No Future* | *Rodrigo D: No futuro* | Víctor Gaviria | Colombia |
| *The Sting of Death* | 死の棘 | Kōhei Oguri | Japan |
| *Taxi Blues* | Такси-блюз | Pavel Lungin | Soviet Union |
| *Tilaï* | Idrissa Ouédraogo | Burkina Faso, Switzerland, France, Germany, United Kingdom | |
| *White Hunter Black Heart* | Clint Eastwood | United States | |
| ***Wild at Heart*** | **David Lynch** | **United States** |
''Un Certain Regard''
The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| *[1871](1871-film)* | Ken McMullen | United Kingdom, France | |
| *Abraham's Gold* | *Abrahams Gold* | Jörg Graser | West Germany |
| *The Appointed* | המיועד | Daniel Wachsmann | Israel |
| *The Best Hotel on Skid Row* | Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Peña | United States | |
| *Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love* | Чёрная роза — эмблема печали, красная роза — эмблема любви | Sergei Solovyov | Soviet Union |
| *Canticle of the Stones* | *Le cantique des pierres* | Michel Khleifi | Palestine |
| *Le casseur de pierres* | Mohamed Zran | Tunisia, France | |
| *Freeze Die Come to Life* | Замри, умри, воскресни! | Vitali Kanevsky | Soviet Union |
| *How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea* | В городе Сочи тёмные ночи | Vasili Pichul | |
| *Innisfree* | José Luis Guerín | Spain | |
| *The Last Ferry* | *Ostatni prom* | Waldemar Krzystek | Poland |
| *Longtime Companion* | Norman René | United States | |
| *Night Out* | Lawrence Johnston | Australia | |
| *Pummarò* | Michele Placido | Italy | |
| *The Sacrament* | *Het sacrament* | Hugo Claus | Belgium |
| *Secret Scandal* | *Scandalo segreto* | Monica Vitti | Italy |
| *Song of the Exile* | 客途秋恨 | Ann Hui | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| *The Space Between the Door and the Floor* | Pauline Chan | Australia | |
| *Tumultes* | Bertrand Van Effenterre | France | |
| *On Tour* | *Turnè* | Gabriele Salvatores | Italy |
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Artificial Paradise* | *Umetni raj* | Karpo Godina | Yugoslavia |
| *The Comfort of Strangers* (closing film) | Paul Schrader | Italy, United Kingdom, United States | |
| *Cry-Baby* | John Waters | United States | |
| *Dreams* (opening film) | 夢 | Akira Kurosawa | Japan, United States |
| *Korczak* | Andrzej Wajda | Poland, West Germany, United Kingdom | |
| *The Little Mermaid* | John Musker and Ron Clements | United States | |
| *No, or the Vain Glory of Command* | *Non, ou a Vã Glória de Mandar* | Manoel de Oliveira | Portugal |
| *The Plot Against Harry* (1971) | Michael Roemer | United States | |
| *The Sun Also Shines at Night* | *Il sole anche di notte* | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | Italy, France, Germany |
| *The Voice of the Moon* | *La voce della luna* | Federico Fellini | Italy |
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
- Le baiser by Pascale Ferran
- The Bedroom (De slaapkamer) by Maarten Koopman
- Jours de plaine by Réal Berard, André Leduc
- The Lunch Date by Adam Davidson
- Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy by Tracey Moffatt
- Les Pediants by Prinzgau
- Le pinceau à lèvres by Bruno Bauer Chiche
- Polvo Enamorado by Javier Lopez Izquierdo
- Portrét by Pavel Koutský
- Revestriction by Barthelemy Bompard
- To Be (Etre Ou Ne Pas Être) by John Weldon
- ru (His wife the chicken) by Igor Kovalyov
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 29th International Critics' Week (29e Semaine de la Critique):
Feature film competition
- Beyond the Ocean by Ben Gazzara (Italy)
- H-2 Worker by Stéphanie Black (United States)
- Mes cinémas by Füruzan et Gülsün Karamustafa (Turkey)
- Overseas (Outremer) by Brigitte Roüan (France)
- Queen of Temple Street by Lawrence Ah Mon (Hong Kong)
- The Reflecting Skin by Philip Ridley (United Kingdom)
- Time of the Servants by Irena Pavlaskova (Czechoslovakia) Short film competition
- Animathon by Collectif (Canada)
- Inoi by Sergey Masloboyshchikov (Soviet Union)
- Les Mains au dos by Patricia Valeix (France)
- The Mario Lanza Story by John Martins-Manteiga (Canada)
- Pièce touchée by Martin Arnold (Austria)
- Sibidou by Jean-Claude Bandé (Burkina Faso)
- Sostuneto by Eduardo Lamora (Norway)
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1990 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
- Alexandria Again and Forever (Iskindiriah Kaman Oue Kaman) by Youssef Chahine
- Bagh Bahadur by Buddhadeb Dasgupta
- Céllövölde by Arpad Sopsits
- December Bride by Thaddeus O'Sullivan
- End Of The Night by Keith McNally
- Halfaouine Child of the Terraces by Ferid Boughedir
- Inimene, Keda Polnud by Peeter Simm
- Laguerat by Georgi Djulgerov
- Margarit i Margarita by Nikolay Volev
- Metropolitan by Whit Stillman
- Paper Mask by Christopher Morahan
- Pervii Etage by Igor Minayev
- Open Doors (Porte Aperte) by Gianni Amelio
- Printemps Perdu by Alain Mazars
- Shimaguni Konjo by Fumiki Watanabe
- The Guardian Angel (Skyddsängeln) by Suzanne Osten
- Stille Betrüger by Beat Lottaz
- Swan Lake: The Zone (Lebedyne ozero. Zona) by Yuri Ilyenko
- To Sleep with Anger by Charles Burnett
- Time of Miracles (Vreme čuda) by Goran Paskaljevic
- Warsaw Bridge (Pont de Varsòvia) by Pere Portabella
Official Awards
In Competition
- Palme d'Or: Wild at Heart by David Lynch
- Grand Prix:
- The Sting of Death by Kōhei Oguri
- Tilaï by Idrissa Ouédraogo
- Best Director: Pavel Lungin for Taxi Blues
- Best Actress: Krystyna Janda for Interrogation
- Best Actor: Gérard Depardieu for Cyrano de Bergerac
- Best Artistic Contribution: Gleb Panfilov for Mother
- Jury Prize: Hidden Agenda by Ken Loach
''[[Caméra d'Or]]''
- Freeze Die Come to Life by Vitali Kanevsky
- Special Mention:
- Time of the Servants by Irena Pavlásková
- Farendj by Sabine Prenczina
- Special Mention:
[[Short Film Palme d'Or]]
- The Lunch Date by Adam Davidson
- First Prize of the Jury: The Bedroom by Maarten Koopman
- Second Prize of the Jury: Revestriction by Barthelemy Bompard
Independent Awards
[[FIPRESCI|FIPRESCI Prizes]]
- Swan Lake: The Zone by Yuri Ilyenko (Directors' Fortnight)
- The Sting of Death by Kōhei Oguri (In competition)
- Special Award: Manoel de Oliveira
''Commission Supérieure Technique''
- Technical Grand Prize: Pierre Lhomme (cinematography) in Cyrano de Bergerac
[[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]]
- Everybody's Fine by Giuseppe Tornatore
- Special Mention:
- Hidden Agenda by Ken Loach
- Taxi Blues by Pavel Lungin
- Special Mention:
Award of the Youth
- Foreign Film: Swan Lake: The Zone by Yuri Ilyenko
- French Film: Printemps perdu by Alain Mazars
International Critics' Week
- Prix de la Critique Internationale: The Sting of Death by Kōhei Oguri
- Audience Award:
- Abraham's Gold by Jörg Graser
- Sur by Fernando Solanas
References
Media
- INA: Arrival of the stars for the opening of the 1990 Cannes Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: Presentation of the jury of the 43rd Festival (commentary in French)
References
- "Posters 1990". festival-cannes.fr.
- "43ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr.
- "Cannes Film Festival Reflects World Change". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- "David Lynch's 'Wild at Heart' Wows Cannes : Film: The director intends to cut his violent, profane and erotic movie to get an R rating.". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- "Kurosawa's "Dreams" Opens Cannes Festival". apnewsarchive.com.
- "Cannes Festival Opens With Showing Of 'Dreams'". orlandosentinel.com.
- "Harold Pinter 1930-2008". focusfeatures.com.
- "Juries 1990: Feature film". festival-cannes.fr.
- "Official Selection 1990: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr.
- "29e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1990". archives.semainedelacritique.com.
- "Quinzaine 1990". quinzaine-realisateurs.com.
- "Awards 1990: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr.
- "1990 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com.
- "Cannes Film Festival Awards 1995". imdb.com.
- "FIPRESCI Awards 1995". fipresci.org.
- "Jury Œcuménique 1990". cannes.juryoecumenique.org.
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