1989 Cannes Film Festival

1989 Cannes Film Festival

Official poster of the 42nd Cannes Film Festival, featuring an original illustration by Ludovic.[1]
Opening film	New York Stories
Closing film	Old Gringo
Location	Cannes, France
Founded	1946
Awards	Palme d'Or (Sex, Lies, and Videotape)
Number of films	22 (En Competition)[2] 19 (Un Certain Regard) 10 (Out of Competition) 10 (Short Film)
Festival date	11 May 1989 – 23 May 1989
Website	festival-cannes.com/en

The 42nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 11-23, 1989. The Palme d'Or went to the Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh.^[3][4][5][6]

The festival opened with New York Stories, anthology film directed by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and closed with Old Gringo, directed by Luis Puenzo.^[7][8][9]

Jury

Wim Wenders, Jury President

• Wim Wenders (president)
• Christine Gouze-Renal
• Claude Beylie
• Georges Delerue
• Hector Babenco
• Krzysztof Kieślowski
• Peter Handke
• Renée Blanchar
• Sally Field
• Silvio Clementelli

Feature film competition

• Chimère by Claire Devers
• Das Spinnennetz by Bernhard Wicki
• Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee
• Dom za vešanje by Emir Kusturica
• El niño de la luna by Agustí Villaronga
• Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark)^[10] by Fred Schepisi
• Francesco by Liliana Cavani
• Jésus de Montréal by Denys Arcand
• Kuarup by Ruy Guerra
• Kuroi ame by Shohei Imamura
• Kvinnorna på taket by Carl-Gustav Nykvist
• Lost Angels by Hugh Hudson
• Monsieur Hire by Patrice Leconte
• Mystery Train by Jim Jarmusch
• Nuovo cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore
• Reunion by Jerry Schatzberg
• Rosalie Goes Shopping by Percy Adlon
• Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh
• Splendor by Ettore Scola
• Sweetie by Jane Campion
• Torrents of Spring by Jerzy Skolimowski
• Trop belle pour toi by Bertrand Blier

Un Certain Regard

• Devět kruhů pekla by Milan Muchna
• Én XX. századom, Az by Ildikó Enyedi
• Barroco by Paul Leduc
• Dalmaga dongjjok-euro gan kkadakeun? by Bae Yong-Kyun
• Zugzwang by Mathieu Carrière
• Il decimo clandestino by Lina Wertmüller
• Malpractice by Bill Bennett
• Oshibki yunosti by Boris Frumin
• Peaux de vaches by Patricia Mazuy
• Piravi by Shaji N. Karun
• Santa Sangre by Alejandro Jodorowsky
• Schwarze Sünde by Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
• Safa'ih min dhahab by Nouri Bouzid
• Smertch by Bako Sadykov
• The Prisoner of St. Petersburg by Ian Pringle
• Treffen in Travers by Michael Gwisdek
• Venus Peter by Ian Sellar
• Voices of Sarafina! by Nigel Noble
• Wired by Larry Peerce

Films out of competition

• 1001 films by André Delvaux
• 50 ans by Gilles Carle
• Ganashatru by Satyajit Ray
• Lawrence of Arabia by David Lean
• Le peuple singe by Gérard Vienne
• Orapronobis by Lino Brocka
• New York Stories by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese
• Old Gringo by Luis Puenzo
• Scandal by Michael Caton-Jones

Awards

Steven Soderbergh, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event.

• Palme d'Or: Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh
• Grand Prix:
  • Nuovo cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore
  • Trop belle pour toi by Bertrand Blier
• Jury Prize: Jésus de Montréal by Denys Arcand
• Best Actor: James Spader for Sex, Lies, and Videotape
• Best Actress: Meryl Streep for Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark)
• Best Director: Emir Kusturica for Dom za vešanje
• Short Film Palme d'Or: 50 ans by Gilles Carle
• Best Artistic Contribution: Jim Jarmusch for Mystery Train
• Special Mention - Best Short Film:
  • Performance Pieces by Tom Abrams
  • Yes We Can by Faith Hubley
• Technical Grand Prize: Kuroi ame by Shōhei Imamura
• Special Award: Gregory Peck
• Caméra d'Or: Én XX. századom, Az by Ildikó Enyedi
• Golden Camera - Special Mention:
  • Piravi by Shaji N. Karun
  • Wallers letzter Gang by Christian Wagner
• Perspectives du Cinéma Award: Erreur de jeunesse by Radovan Tadic
• Audience Award: Manika, une vie plus tard by Fernando Solanas
• FIPRESCI Prize:
  • Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh
  • Yaaba by Idrissa Ouedraogo
• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Jésus de Montréal by Denys Arcand
• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention:
  • Kuroi ame by Shōhei Imamura
  • Yaaba by Idrissa Ouedraogo
• Award of the Youth:
  • Foreign Film: Caracas by Michael Schottenberg
  • French Film: Erreur de jeunesse by Radovan Tadic

References

1. "Posters 1989". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
2. "Official Selection 1989 : All the Selection". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
3. "Americans Big Winners At Cannes Film Fest". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
4. "A Low-budget American Film Soars At Cannes". Chicago Tribune. 25 May 1989. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
5. Canby, Vincent (27 May 1989). "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; For the Cannes Winner, Untarnished Celebrity". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
6. "26-YEAR-OLD AMERICAN DIRECTOR TAKES TOP AWARD AT CANNES". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
7. "Cannes '89: The Glitter, The Hoopla, The Movies". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
8. "Cannes Director Tries To `Lighten Up` This Year". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
9. "U.S films to open Cannes". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
10. "A Cry in the Dark (1988) - Release dates". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2012-06-15.

External links

• 1989 Cannes Film Festival
• Cannes Film Festival 1989
• Cannes Film Festival:1989 at Internet Movie Database