1984 Cannes Film Festival
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The 37th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 23 May 1984.[4] British actor Dirk Bogarde served as jury president for the main competition.
Official poster of the 37th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original film set by Alexandre Trauner.[1] | |
| Opening film | Fort Saganne |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Bounty |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Paris, Texas[2] |
| No. of films | 19 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 11 May 1984 – 23 May 1984 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
German filmmaker Wim Wenders won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Paris, Texas.[5][6]
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.[7]
The festival opened with Fort Saganne by Alain Corneau[8][9] and closed with The Bounty by Roger Donaldson.[10]
Juries
Main competition
- Dirk Bogarde, British actor - Jury President[11]
- 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[11]
- 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:[3]
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abel Gance et son Napoléon | Nelly Kaplan | France | |
| Andrei Tarkovsky: A Poet in the Cinema | Un poeta nel Cinema: Andreij Tarkovskij | Donatella Baglivo | Italy |
| The Border | De grens | Leon de Winter | Netherlands |
| Feroz | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | Spain | |
| Le jour S... | Jean Pierre Lefebvre | Canada | |
| Khandhar | Mrinal Sen | India | |
| Man of Flowers | Paul Cox | Australia | |
| A Man of Principle | Cóndores no entierran todos los días | Francisco Norden | Colombia |
| Maria's Day | Mária-nap | Judit Elek | Hungary |
| Mulleya Mulleya | 여인 잔혹사 물레야 물레야 | Lee Doo-yong | South Korea |
| El Norte | Gregory Nava | United Kingdom, United States | |
| The Road to Bresson | De weg naar Bresson | Leo de Boer and Jurriën Rood | Netherlands |
| Le tartuffe | Gérard Depardieu | France | |
| Where Is Parsifal? | Henri Helman | United Kingdom | |
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| After the Rehearsal | Efter repetitionen | Ingmar Bergman | Sweden |
| Beat Street | Stan Lathan | United States | |
| Broadway Danny Rose | Woody Allen | ||
| Choose Me | Alan Rudolph | ||
| Fort Saganne (opening film) | Alain Corneau | France | |
| Once Upon a Time in America | C'era una volta in America | Sergio Leone | Italy, United States |
Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
- 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):[12]
- 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)
- White Trash (Kanakerbraut) by Uwe Schrader (West Germany)
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1984 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[13]
- 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[2][14]
- 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
Short Film Palme d'Or
- Le Cheval de fer by Gérald Frydman and Pierre Levie
- Premier Prix: Tchouma by David Takaichvili
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
- Memoirs of Prison by Nelson Pereira dos Santos (Directors' Fortnight)[15]
- Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders (In competition)
- Voyage to Cythera by Theodoros Angelopoulos (In competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
- Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders[16]
- Special Mention: The Holy Innocents by Mario Camus[17]
Award of the Youth
- Foreign Film: Epilogue by Gonzalo Suárez
- French Film: Boy Meets Girl by Leos Carax