![]() Official poster of the 38th Cannes Film Festival, a tribute to English photographer Eadweard Muybridge. [1] | |
Opening film | Witness |
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Closing film | The Emerald Forest |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or ( When Father Was Away on Business ) |
No. of films | 20 (In Competition) [2] 17 (Un Certain Regard) 10 (Out of Competition) 4 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 8 May 1985 – 20 May 1985 |
Website | festival-cannes |
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]
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]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1985 feature film competition: [11]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1985 Camera d'Or:
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: [2]
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: [2]
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: [2]
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: [2]
The following feature films were screened for the 24th International Critics' Week (24e Semaine de la Critique): [12]
The following films were screened for the 1985 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): [13]
The following films and people received the 1985 Official selection awards: [14]
Golden Camera
Short films
Commission Supérieure Technique
Ecumenical Jury [16]
Award of the Youth [17]
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