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]
 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 |
| 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 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
Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1985 feature film competition:[11]
- Miloš Forman (Czechoslovakia) - Jury President
- Néstor Almendros (Spain)
- Jorge Amado (Brazil)
- Mauro Bolognini (Italy)
- Claude Imbert (journalist) (France)
- Sarah Miles (UK)
- Michel Perez (France)
- Mo Rothman (USA)
- Francis Veber (France)
- Edwin Zbonek (Austria)
Camera d'Or
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1985 Camera d'Or:
- Bernard Jubard - Jury President
- Lorenzo Codelli (journalist)
- Peter Cowie (film historian)
- Joël Magny (critic)
- Bertrand Van Effenterre (director)
- Jose Vieira Marques (cinephile)
Official selection
In competition - Feature film
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2]
| English title | Original title | Director(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]
- A.K. by Chris Marker
- Ad Sof Halaylah by Eitan Green
- Dear, Dearest, Beloved, Unique... (Milyy, dorogoy, lyubimyy, edinstvennyy...) by Dinara Asanova
- Il diavolo sulle colline by Vittorio Cottafavi
- Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa (Une femme en Afrique) by Raymond Depardon
- Fire Festival (Himatsuri) by Mitsuo Yanagimachi
- Heritage (Dediščina) by Matjaž Klopčič
- Latino by Haskell Wexler
- Das Mal des Todes by Peter Handke
- Monsieur de Pourceaugnac by Michel Mitrani
- The Mystery of Alexina (Le mystère Alexina) by René Féret
- Oriana by Fina Torres
- Padre nuestro by Francisco Regueiro
- A Private Function by Malcolm Mowbray
- Tea in the Harem (Le thé au harem d'Archimède) by Mehdi Charef
- Tokyo-Ga by Wim Wenders
Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[2]
- The Emerald Forest by John Boorman
- The Glenn Miller Story by Anthony Mann
- Jumping by Jean-Pierre De Decker
- Die Nacht by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
- Night Magic by Lewis Furey
- The Purple Rose of Cairo by Woody Allen
- The Satin Slipper (Le soulier de Satin) by Manoel de Oliveira
- Steaming by Joseph Losey
- Witness by Peter Weir
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[2]
- L'anniversaire de Georges by Patrick Traon
- Mariage (Jenitba) by Slav Bakalov and Rumen Petkov
- Stop by Krzysztof Kiwerski
- Tusagi by Bondo Shoshitaishvili
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following feature films were screened for the 24th International Critics' Week (24e Semaine de la Critique):[12]
- Le Temps détruit by Pierre Beuchot (France)
- Faces of Women (Visages de femmes) by Desiré Ecaré (Ivory Coast)
- Kolp by Roland Suso Richter (West Germany)
- Vertiges by Christine Laurent (France)
- The Color of Blood by Bill Duke (United States)
- Fucha by Michał Dudziewicz (Poland)
- A Canary Cage by Pavel Chukhray (Soviet Union)
- A Marvada Carne by André Klotzel (Brazil)
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1985 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[13]
- A Flash of Green by Victor Nuñez
- Crossover Dreams by Leon Ichaso
- Da Capo by Pekka Lehto, Pirjo Honkasalo
- Dance with a Stranger by Mike Newell
- Desperately Seeking Susan by Susan Seidelman
- Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart by Wayne Wang
- Love on the Pyramids Plateau (Al Hob Fawk Habadet al Haram) by Atef El Tayeb
- A Suspended Life (Ghazal el-Banat) by Jocelyne Saab
- Blue Mountains by Eldar Shengelaia
- Impiegati by Pupi Avati
- The City and the Dogs (La ciudad y los perros) by Francisco J. Lombardi
- La noche más hermosa by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
- Les anges by Ridha Behi
- Lieber Karl by Maria Knilli
- Megfelelo Ember Kenyes Feladatra by János Kovácsi
- O Erotas tou Odyssea by Vassilis Vafeas
- The Funeral (Osōshiki) by Juzo Itami
- The Innocent by John Mackenzie
Awards
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1985 Official selection awards:[14]
- Palme d'Or: When Father Was Away on Business by Emir Kusturica
- Grand Prix: Birdy by Alan Parker
- Best Director: André Téchiné for Rendez-vous
- Best Actress:
- Norma Aleandro for The Official Story
- Cher for Mask
- Best Actor: William Hurt for Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Best Artistic Contribution: Paul Schrader for Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
- Jury Prize: Colonel Redl by István Szabó
Golden Camera
Short films
- Short Film Palme d'Or: Mariage (Jenitba) by Slav Bakalov and Rumen Petkov
Independent awards
- When Father Was Away on Business (Otac na sluzbenom putu) by Emir Kusturica (In competition)
- The Purple Rose of Cairo by Woody Allen (Out of competition)
- Faces of Women (Visages de femmes) by Desiré Ecaré (International Critics' Week)
Commission Supérieure Technique
Ecumenical Jury[16]
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: The Official Story (La historia oficial) by Norma Aleandro
Award of the Youth[17]
- Foreign Film: Dance with a Stranger by Mike Newell
- French Film: Tea in the Harem (Le thé au harem d'Archimède) by Mehdi Charef
References
Media
- INA: Opening of the 1985 Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: List of winners of the 1985 festival (commentary in French)
External links
- 1985 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1985 Archived 2019-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1985 at Internet Movie Database
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