1989 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 42nd Cannes Film Festival, featuring an original illustration by Ludovic.[1] | |
| Opening film | New York Stories |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Old Gringo |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Sex, Lies, and Videotape[2] |
| No. of films | 22 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 11 May 1989 – 23 May 1989 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 42nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 23 May 1989. West German filmmaker Wim Wenders served as jury president for the main competition.[4]
American filmmaker Steven Soderbergh won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for his debut film Sex, Lies, and Videotape.[5][6][7][8]
During the 1989 festival, the first Cinéma & liberté forum was held with the participation of a hundred famous directors from various countries. They discussed about the freedom of expression and signed a declaration protesting against all forms of censorship still existing in the world.[9]
The festival opened with New York Stories, an anthology film by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese,[10] and closed with Old Gringo by Luis Puenzo.[11][12]
Juries
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Main competition
[edit]- Wim Wenders, West German filmmaker - Jury President[13]
- Héctor Babenco, Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker
- Claude Beylie
- Renée Blanchar, Canadian filmmaker
- Silvio Clementelli, Italian producer
- Georges Delerue, French composer
- Sally Field, American actress
- Christine Gouze-Rénal, French producer
- Peter Handke, Austrian author
- Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish filmmaker
Camera d'Or
[edit]- Raf Vallone, Italian actor - Jury President
- Klaus Eder, journalist
- Yvan Gauthier, cinephile
- Bernard Jubard
- Philippe Maarek, film critic
- Moustafa Salah Hashem, film critic
- Peter Scarlet, cinephile
- Suzanne Schiffman, French filmmaker
Official selection
[edit]In Competition
[edit]The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]
Un Certain Regard
[edit]The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Sin | Schwarze Sünde | Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet | West Germany, France |
| Baroque | Barroco | Paul Leduc | Mexico, Cuba |
| Errors of Youth | Ошибки юности | Boris Frumin | Soviet Union |
| Fool's Mate | Zugzwang | Mathieu Carrière | West Germany |
| Golden Horseshoes | صفايح ذهب | Nouri Bouzid | Tunisia |
| Malpractice | Bill Bennett | Australia | |
| My 20th Century | Az én XX. századom | Ildikó Enyedi | Hungary, West Germany, Cuba |
| Nine Circles of Hell | Devět kruhů pekla | Milan Muchna | Czechoslovakia |
| Piravi | Shaji N. Karun | India | |
| The Prisoner of St. Petersburg | Ian Pringle | Australia, West Germany | |
| Santa Sangre | Alejandro Jodorowsky | Mexico, Italy | |
| The Tenth One in Hiding | Il decimo clandestino | Lina Wertmüller | Italy |
| Thick Skinned | Peaux de vaches | Patricia Mazuy | France |
| Treffen in Travers | Michael Gwisdek | East Germany | |
| Venus Peter | Ian Sellar | United Kingdom | |
| Voices of Sarafina! | Nigel Noble | United States | |
| Whirlwind | Смерч | Bako Sadykov | Soviet Union |
| Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? | 달마가 동쪽으로 간 까닭은? | Bae Yong-kyun | South Korea |
| Wired | Larry Peerce | United States | |
Out of Competition
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Stories (opening film) | Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese | United States | |
| Old Gringo (closing film) | Luis Puenzo | ||
Special Screenings
[edit]The following films were selected to receive a special screening:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 films (short) | André Delvaux | Belgium | |
| 50 ans (short) | Gilles Carle | Canada | |
| Fight for Us | Orapronobis | Lino Brocka | Philippines |
| Ganashatru | গণশত্রু | Satyajit Ray | India |
| Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | David Lean | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Liberté | Laurent Jacob | France | |
| The Monkey Folk | Le peuple singe | Gérard Vienne | |
| Scandal | Michael Caton-Jones | United Kingdom | |
Short Films Competition
[edit]The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
- Beau Fixe Sur Cormeilles by Gilles Lacombe
- Blind Alley by Emmanuel Salinger
- Full Metal Racket by William Nunez
- The Gest of Segu (Segu janjo) by Mambaye Coulibaly
- Kitchen Sink by Alison Maclean
- Manly Games (Muzné hry) by Jan Svankmajer
- Performance Pieces (Morceaux Choisis) by Tom Abrams
- The Persistent Peddler (Le Colporteur) by Claude Cloutier
- Le Théâtre du Père Carlo by Rao Kheidmets
- Yes We Can by Faith Hubley
Parallel sections
[edit]International Critics' Week
[edit]The following feature films were screened for the 28th International Critics' Week (28e Semaine de la Critique):[14]
Feature film competition
- Rose of the Desert (Rose des Sables) by Mohamed Rachid Benhadj (Algeria)
- Tjoet Nja’ Dhien by Eros Djarot (Indonesia)
- As Tears Go By by Wong Kar-wai (Hong Kong)
- Waller's Last Trip (Wallers letzter Gang) by Christian Wagner (West Germany)
- Arab by Fadhel Jaibi and Fadhel Jaziri (Tunisia)
- La Ville de Yun by U-Sun Kim (Japan)
- Les Poissons morts (Die toten Fische) by Michael Synek (Austria)
- Montalvo et l’enfant by Claude Mourieras (France)
- Black Square (Chyornyy kvadrat) by Iosif Pasternak (Soviet Union)
- Duende by Jean-Blaise Junod (Switzerland)
Short film competition
- Warszawa Koluszki by Jerzy Zalewski (Poland)
- Le Porte plume by Marie-Christine Perrodin (France)
- Blind Curve by Gary Markowitz (United States)
- The Three Soldiers by Kamal Musale (Switzerland)
- Work Experience by James Hendrie (United Kingdom)
- Der Mensch mit den modernen Nerven by Bady Minck (Austria/Luxembourg)
- Trombone en coulisses by Hubert Toint (Belgium, France)
- Wstega mobiusa by Lukasz Karwowski (Poland)
- La Femme mariée de Nam Xuong by Tran Anh Hung (France)
Directors' Fortnight
[edit]The following feature films were screened for the 1989 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[15]
- Caracas by Michael Schottenberg
- Der 7. Kontinent by Michael Haneke
- Der Philosoph by Rudolf Thome
- Eat a Bowl Of Tea by Wayne Wang
- El Rio que nos Lleva by Antonio del Real
- Zerograd by Karen Shakhnazarov
- Il piccolo diavolo by Roberto Benigni
- Maria Von Den Sternen by Thomas Mauch
- Melancholia by Andi Engel
- Niu Peng by Dai Sijie
- Piccoli Equivoci by Ricky Tognazzi
- Sidewalk Stories by Charles Lane
- Sis by Zülfü Livaneli
- Speaking Parts by Atom Egoyan
- Yaaba by Idrissa Ouedraogo
Official Awards
[edit]In Competition
[edit]- Palme d'Or: Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh[16]
- Grand Prix:
- Best Director: Emir Kusturica for Time of the Gypsies
- Best Actress: Meryl Streep for Evil Angels
- Best Actor: James Spader for Sex, Lies, and Videotape
- Best Artistic Contribution: Jim Jarmusch for Mystery Train
- Jury Prize: Jesus of Montreal by Denys Arcand
- Special Award: Gregory Peck
- My 20th Century by Ildikó Enyedi[2]
- Special Mention:[17]
- 50 ans by Gilles Carle
- Best Short Film:
- Performance Pieces by Tom Abrams
- Yes We Can by Faith Hubley
- Best Short Film:
Independent Awards
[edit]- Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh (In competition)[18]
- Yaaba by Idrissa Ouedraogo (Directors' Fortnight)
Commission Supérieure Technique
[edit]- Jesus of Montreal by Denys Arcand[19]
- Special Mention:[17]
Award of the Youth
[edit]- Foreign Film: Caracas by Michael Schottenberg[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Posters 1989". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Awards 1989: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Official Selection 1989: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
- ^ "42ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Americans Big Winners At Cannes Film Fest". sun-sentinel.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "A Low-budget American Film Soars At Cannes". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (27 May 1989). "Critic's Notebook- For the Cannes Winner, Untarnished Celebrity". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "26-Year-Old American Director Takes To Award At Cannes". apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "The History of the Festival / The 80s: The Modern Era". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Cannes '89: The Glitter, The Hoopla, The Movies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013.
- ^ "Cannes Director Tries To 'Lighten Up' This Year". sun-sentinel.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "U.S films to open Cannes". news.google.com (The Lewiston Journal). May 2, 1989. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "All Juries 1989". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "28e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1989". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Quinzaine 1989". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "1989 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1989". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1989". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1989". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
Media
[edit]- INA: Climbing of the steps for the opening of the 1989 festival (commentary in French)
- INA: Assessment of and reactions to the list of winners of the 1989 Festival (commentary in French)
External links
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