1990 Cannes Film Festival
 Official poster of the 43rd Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Castella Traquandi.[1] | |
| Opening film | Dreams |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Comfort of Strangers |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Wild at Heart[2] |
| No. of films | 18 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 10 May 1990 – 21 May 1990 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
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.[4][5]
American filmmaker David Lynch won the Palme d'Or, for the drama film Wild at Heart.[6]
The festival opened with Dreams by Akira Kurosawa,[7][8] and closed with The Comfort of Strangers by Paul Schrader.[9]
Juries
[edit]Main competition
[edit]- Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian filmmaker - Jury President[10]
- 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
[edit]- Christine Boisson, French actress - Jury President[4]
- Richard Billeaud
- Caroline Huppert, French director
- Bruno Jaeggi, journalist
- Martine Jouando, film critic
- Catherine Magnan, cinephile
- Jan Svoboda, journalist
- Vecdi Sayar, cinephile
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 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
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
| 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
[edit]The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
- 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
- Yego zhena kuritsa (His wife the chicken) by Igor Kovalyov
Parallel sections
[edit]International Critics' Week
[edit]The following films were screened for the 29th International Critics' Week (29e Semaine de la Critique):[11]
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
[edit]The following films were screened for the 1990 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[12]
- 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
[edit]
In Competition
[edit]- Palme d'Or: Wild at Heart by David Lynch[2][13]
- Grand Prix:
- Best Director: Pavel Lungin for Taxi Blues[14]
- 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
- Freeze Die Come to Life by Vitali Kanevsky
- Special Mention:
- Time of the Servants by Irena Pavlásková[14]
- Farendj by Sabine Prenczina
- Special Mention:
- 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
[edit]- Swan Lake: The Zone by Yuri Ilyenko (Directors' Fortnight)[15]
- The Sting of Death by Kōhei Oguri (In competition)
- Special Award: Manoel de Oliveira[14]
Commission Supérieure Technique
[edit]- Technical Grand Prize: Pierre Lhomme (cinematography) in Cyrano de Bergerac
- Everybody's Fine by Giuseppe Tornatore[16]
- Special Mention:
Award of the Youth
[edit]- Foreign Film: Swan Lake: The Zone by Yuri Ilyenko[14]
- French Film: Printemps perdu by Alain Mazars
International Critics' Week
[edit]- Prix de la Critique Internationale: The Sting of Death by Kōhei Oguri[4]
- Audience Award:[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Posters 1990". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Awards 1990: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Official Selection 1990: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "43ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival Reflects World Change". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Kurosawa's "Dreams" Opens Cannes Festival". apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Festival Opens With Showing Of 'Dreams'". orlandosentinel.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Harold Pinter 1930-2008". focusfeatures.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Juries 1990: Feature film". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.
- ^ "29e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1990". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Quinzaine 1990". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "1990 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cannes Film Festival Awards 1995". imdb.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1995". fipresci.org. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1990". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
Media
[edit]- 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)
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1990 Cannes Film Festival.
- 1990 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1990 Archived 2019-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1990 at Internet Movie Database