1985 Cannes Film Festival

1985 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 38th Cannes Film Festival, a tribute to English photographer Eadweard Muybridge.[1]
Opening filmWitness
Closing filmThe Emerald Forest
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
When Father Was Away
on Business
No. of films20 (In Competition)[2]
Festival date8 May 1985 (1985-05-08) – 20 May 1985 (1985-05-20)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The 38th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 20 May 1985.[3] Czechoslovak filmmaker Miloš Forman served as jury president for the main competition. Yugoslavian filmmaker Emir Kusturica won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film When Father Was Away on Business.[4][5]

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.[6]

The festival opened with Witness by Peter Weir,[7][8] and closed with The Emerald Forest by John Boorman.[9][10]

Juries

Main competition

Camera d'Or

  • Bernard Jubard - Jury President
  • Lorenzo Codelli, journalist
  • Peter Cowie, British film historian and author
  • Joël Magny, film critic
  • Bertrand Van Effenterre, French filmmaker
  • Jose Vieira Marques, cinephile

Official selection

In Competition

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Adieu Bonaparteوداعا بونابرتYoussef ChahineEgypt, France
BirdyAlan ParkerUnited States
BlissRay LawrenceAustralia
The Coca-Cola KidDušan Makavejev
Cop au VinPoulet au vinaigreClaude ChabrolFrance
Colonel RedlOberst RedlIstván SzabóHungary, West Germany, Austria
DerborenceFrancis ReusserSwitzerland, France
DétectiveJean-Luc GodardFrance
Farewell to the Arkさらば箱舟Shūji TerayamaJapan
InsignificanceNicolas RoegUnited Kingdom
Joshua Then and NowTed KotcheffCanada
Kiss of the Spider WomanO Beijo da Mulher AranhaHéctor BabencoBrazil, United States
The Official StoryLa historia oficialLuis PuenzoArgentina
Madman at WarScemo di guerraDino RisiItaly, France
MaskPeter BogdanovichUnited States
Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersPaul SchraderUnited States, Japan
Pale RiderClint EastwoodUnited States
Rendez-vousAndré TéchinéFrance
The Two Lives of Mattia PascalLe due vite di Mattia PascalMario MonicelliItaly
When Father Was Away on BusinessОтац на службеном путуEmir KusturicaYugoslavia

Un Certain Regard

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
A.K.Chris MarkerFrance
Dear, Dearest, Beloved, Unique... Милый, дорогой, любимый, единственный Dinara Asanova Soviet Union
Il diavolo sulle colline Vittorio Cottafavi Italy
Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa Une femme en Afrique Raymond Depardon France
Fire Festival 火まつり Mitsuo Yanagimachi Japan
Heritage Dediščina Matjaž Klopčič Yugoslavia
Latino Haskell Wexler United States
The Malady of Death Das Mal des Todes Peter Handke Austria
Monsieur de Pourceaugnac Michel Mitrani France
The Mystery of Alexina Le Mystère Alexina René Féret
Oriana Fina Torres Venezuela
Padre nuestro Francisco Regueiro Spain
A Private Function Malcolm Mowbray United Kingdom
Tea in the Harem Le Thé au harem d'Archimède Mehdi Charef France
Tokyo-Ga Wim Wenders United States, West Germany
When Night Falls עד סוף הלילהEitan GreenIsrael

Out of Competition

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Emerald Forest (closing film)John BoormanUnited Kingdom
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)Anthony MannUnited States
Jumping Springen Jean-Pierre De Decker Belgium
Die Nacht Hans-Jürgen Syberberg West Germany
Night Magic Lewis Furey Canada, France
The Purple Rose of Cairo Woody Allen United States
The Satin Slipper Le soulier de Satin Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
Steaming Joseph Losey United Kingdom
Witness (opening film) Peter Weir United States

Short Films 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]

Official Awards

Miloš Forman, Jury President
Emir Kusturica, Palme d'Or winner

In Competition

Caméra d'Or

Short Film Palme d'Or

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

Commission Supérieure Technique

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Award of the Youth

References

  1. ↑ "Posters 1985". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Official Selection 1985: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "38ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "1985 - The last Congratulations". cannes-fest.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Meisler, Stanley (21 May 1985). "Unusual Choice For Cannes Jury : Yugoslav Film Snares Golden Palm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Stereo Version Of 'Glenn Miller Story' A Sound Piece Of Show Biz". Chicago Tribune. 12 May 1985. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Harmetz, Aljean (9 May 1985). "Strong U.S. Presence at 38th Cannes Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Celebrating 'Le Cinema' In Cannes". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  9. ↑ Mathews, Jack (20 May 1998). "Boorman Is Back on the Cannes Beat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "All Juries 1985". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "24e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1985". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Quinzaine 1985". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Awards 1985: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "FIPRESCI Awards 1985". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "Jury Œcuménique 1985". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1985". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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