1985 Cannes Film Festival

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1985 Cannes Film Festival
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Official poster of the 38th Cannes Film Festival, a tribute to English photographer Eadweard Muybridge. [1]
Opening film Witness
Closing film The Emerald Forest
Location Cannes, France
Founded1946
Awards Palme d'Or ( When Father
Was Away on Business
)
No. of films20 (In Competition) [2]
17 (Un Certain Regard)
10 (Out of Competition)
4 (Short Film)
Festival date8 May 1985 (1985-05-08) – 20 May 1985 (1985-05-20)
Website festival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 38th Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 20 May 1985. The Palme d'Or went to the When Father Was Away on Business by Emir Kusturica. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

The festival opened with Witness , directed by Peter Weir [6] [7] and closed with The Emerald Forest , directed by John Boorman. [8] [9] 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. [10]

Juries

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Miloš Forman, Jury President

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1985 feature film competition: [11]

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1985 Camera d'Or:

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
Adieu Bonaparte وداعا بونابرت Youssef Chahine Egypt
Birdy Alan Parker United States
Bliss Ray Lawrence Australia
Chicken with Vinegar Poulet au vinaigre Claude Chabrol France
The Coca-Cola Kid Dušan Makavejev Australia
Colonel Redl Oberst Redl István Szabó Hungary
Derborence Francis Reusser Switzerland
Détective Détective Jean-Luc Godard France
Farewell to the Ark さらば箱舟 Shūji Terayama Japan
Insignificance Nicolas Roeg United Kingdom
Joshua Then and Now Ted Kotcheff Canada
Kiss of the Spider Woman O Beijo da Mulher Aranha Héctor Babenco Brazil
The Official Story La historia oficial Luis Puenzo Argentina
Madman at War Scemo di guerra Dino Risi Italy
Mask Peter Bogdanovich United States
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Paul Schrader United States
Pale Rider Clint Eastwood United States
Rendez-vous André Téchiné France
The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal Le due vite di Mattia Pascal Mario Monicelli Italy
When Father Was Away on Business Отац на службеном путу Emir Kusturica Yugoslavia

Un Certain Regard

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

Films out of competition

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

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: [2]

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]

Awards

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Emir Kusturica, Palme d'Or winner

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1985 Official selection awards: [14]

Golden Camera

Short films

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes [15]

Commission Supérieure Technique

Ecumenical Jury [16]

Award of the Youth [17]

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