The 42nd

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

was held from 11 to 23 May 1989. The

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

went to ''

Sex, Lies, and Videotape ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' (often written in all lowercase as ''sex, lies, and videotape'') is a 1989 American Independent film, independent Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh. The plot tells the s ...

'' by

Steven Soderbergh Steven Andrew Soderbergh (; born January 14, 1963) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh is an acclaimed and prolific filmmaker. Soderbergh's direc ...

. The festival opened with ''

New York Stories ''New York Stories'' is a 1989 American anthology film consisting of three segments with the central theme being New York City. The first is ''Life Lessons'', directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Richard Price and starring Nick Nolte. The s ...

'', anthology film directed by

Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (; ; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the major figures of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Coppola is the recipient of five A ...

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...

and closed with ''

Old Gringo ''Old Gringo'' is a 1989 American romantic adventure film starring Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, and Jimmy Smits. It was directed by Luis Puenzo and co-written with Aída Bortnik, based on the 1985 novel '' The Old Gringo'' by Mexican novelist Ca ...

'', directed by

Luis Puenzo Luis Adalberto Puenzo (born 19 February 1946) is an Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina, but has also worked in the United States. Biography Puenzo was born in Buenos Aires in ...

. During the 1989 festival, the first Cinéma & liberté forum was held with the participation of a hundred famous directors from various countries. They discussed about the freedom of expression and signed a declaration protesting against all forms of censorship still existing in the world.

Juries

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1989 feature film competition: *

Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer. He is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among many honors, he has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Docum ...

Jury President *

Christine Gouze-Rénal Christine Gouze-Rénal (30 December 1914 − 25 October 2002) was a French film and television producer. A graduate in literature and art history and former Résistance member, she became in 1956 France's first female film producer with '' The Bri ...

Claude Beylie Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etch ...

Georges Delerue Georges Delerue (12 March 1925 – 20 March 1992) was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. Delerue won numerous important film music awards, including an Academy Award for ''A Little Romance'' (1980), three C� ...

Hector Babenco In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski (; 27 June 1941 – 13 March 1996) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is known internationally for ''Dekalog'' (1989), ''The Double Life of Veronique'' (1991), and the ''Three Colours'' trilogy (1993 –1994) ...

Peter Handke Peter Handke (; born 6 December 1942) is an Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director, and screenwriter. He was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored t ...

Renée Blanchar Renée Blanchar (born May 19, 1964) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and screenwriter. She is most noted as a two-time winner of the award for Best Atlantic Documentary at the Atlantic International Film Festival, winning in 2018 for ''Shadow Men ...

Sally Field Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress. She has received many awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film F ...

Silvio Clementelli Silvio Clementelli (28 October 1926 – 4 December 2001) was an Italian film producer. He produced more than 50 films between 1953 and 1991. He was a member of the jury at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Policarpo'' ...

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1989

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: *

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(actor) president *Bernard Jubard *Klaus Eder (journalist) *Moustafa Salah Hashem (journalist) *Peter Scarlet (cinephile) *Philippe Maarek (critic) *

Suzanne Schiffman Suzanne Schiffman (née Klochendler; 27 September 1929 – 6 June 2001) was a French screenwriter and director for numerous motion pictures. She often worked with François Truffaut. The 'script girl' Joelle, played by Nathalie Baye in Truffa ...

(screenwriter) *Yvan Gauthier (cinephile)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: * '' Black Rain'' (''Kuroi ame'') by Shohei Imamura * '' Chimère'' by

Claire Devers Claire Devers (born 20 August 1955, in Paris) is a French film director and screenwriter. She was nominated for the 1987 César Award for Best Debut for directing ''Noir et Blanc'' (1986). Filmography *''Noir et Blanc ''Noir et Blanc'' is a ...

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Cinema Paradiso ''Cinema Paradiso'' ( it, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, , literally "New Paradise Cinema") is a 1988 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centers on the friendship between a young b ...

'' (''Nuovo cinema Paradiso'') by

Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema.Katz, Ephraim, "Italy," ''The Film Encyclopedia'' (New York: HarperRes ...

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Do the Right Thing ''Do the Right Thing'' is a 1989 American comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Spike Lee. It stars Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, and Samuel L. Jackson, a ...

'' by

Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut ...

* '' Evil Angels'' (A Cry in the Dark) by

Fred Schepisi Frederic Alan Schepisi ( ; Kael, Pauline (1984). '' Taking It All In''. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. p. 55. born 26 December 1939) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. His credits include '' The Chant of Jimmie ...

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Liliana Cavani Liliana Cavani (born 12 January 1933, Carpi, Italy) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She belongs to a generation of Italian filmmakers from Emilia-Romagna that came into prominence in the 1970s, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier P ...

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Jesus of Montreal ''Jesus of Montreal'' (french: Jésus de Montréal) is a 1989 French Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand, and starring Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening and Johanne-Marie Tremblay. The film tells the story of a grou ...

'' (''Jésus de Montréal'') by

Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film ''The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three f ...

* '' Kuarup'' by

Ruy Guerra Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira (born August 22, 1931) is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) in Mozambique, when it was still a Portuguese colony. ...

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Lost Angels ''Lost Angels'' (also known as ''The Road Home'') is a 1989 independent film directed by Hugh Hudson and written by Michael Weller. It stars Donald Sutherland and Adam Horovitz. It was filmed in and around San Antonio, Texas. The film was enter ...

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Hugh Hudson Hugh Hudson (born 25 August 1936) is an English film director. He was among a generation of British directors who would begin their career making documentaries and television commercials before going on to have success in films. He directed the ...

* '' Monsieur Hire'' by

Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte (; born 12 November 1947) is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter. Life and career Leconte grew up in Tours, and began making little amateur films at 15. He went to Paris in 1967 and studied at Insti ...

* '' Moon Child'' (''El niño de la luna'') by

Agustí Villaronga Agustí Villaronga Riutort (; 4 March 1953 – 22 January 2023) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed several feature films, a documentary, three projects for television and three shorts. His film '' Moon Child'' was ...

* ''

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Jim Jarmusch James Robert Jarmusch (; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films including '' Stranger Than Paradise'' (1984), '' Down by Law'' ( ...

* ''

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Jerry Schatzberg Jerry Schatzberg (born June 26, 1927) is an American photographer and film director. Career Schatzberg was born to a Jewish family of furriers and grew up in the Bronx. He photographed for magazines such as ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', ''Esquire ...

* ''

Rosalie Goes Shopping ''Rosalie Goes Shopping'' is a 1989 English-language German film directed by Percy Adlon and starring Marianne Sägebrecht, Brad Davis, and Judge Reinhold. Plot Rosalie Greenspace is an expatriate German woman living in rural Arkansas with her ...

'' by

Percy Adlon Paul Rudolf Parsifal "Percy" Adlon (; born 1 June 1935) is a German director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his film ''Bagdad Cafe''. He is associated with the New German Cinema movement (ca. 1965–1985), and has been noted f ...

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* '' Spider's Web'' (''Das Spinnennetz'') by

Bernhard Wicki Bernhard Wicki (28 October 1919 – 5 January 2000) was an Austrian actor and film director. Life and career Wicki studied in the city of Breslau such topics as art history, history and German literature. In 1938, he transferred to the d ...

* '' Splendor'' by

Ettore Scola Ettore Scola (; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film ''A Special Day'' and over the course of his film career was nominated for fiv ...

* '' Sweetie'' by

Jane Campion Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films ''The Piano'' (1993) and '' The Power of the Dog'' (2021), for which she has received a tot ...

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Time of the Gypsies ''Time of the Gypsies'' ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Дом за вешање, Dom za vešanje, Home for Hanging) is a 1988 Yugoslav coming-of-age fantasy crime drama directed by Emir Kusturica. Filmed in Romani and Serbo-Croatian, ''Time of the Gypsies'' ...

'' (''Dom za vešanje'') by

Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He also has French citizenship.http://www.serbia.com/emir-kusturica-artist-builder-and-anti-glo ...

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Too Beautiful for You ''Too Beautiful for You'' (french: Trop belle pour toi) is a 1989 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It tells the story of Bernard ( Gérard Depardieu), a well-established BMW car dealer in the South of Fr ...

'' (''Trop belle pour toi'') by

Bertrand Blier Bertrand Blier (; born 14 March 1939) is a French film director and writer. His 1978 film ''Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards. He is the son of famous French actor Bernard ...

* '' Torrents of Spring'' by

Jerzy Skolimowski Jerzy Skolimowski (, born 5 May 1938) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. A graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź, Skolimowski has directed more than twenty films since his 1960 début ''Oko wykol' ...

* '' The Women on the Roof'' (''Kvinnorna på taket'') by Carl-Gustav Nykvist

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

: * '' Black Sin'' (''Schwarze Sünde'') by Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet * '' Devět kruhů pekla'' by

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* '' Barroco'' by Paul Leduc * '' Errors of Youth'' (''Oshibki yunosti'') by

Boris Frumin Boris Moiseevich Frumin (russian: Борис Моисеевич Фрумин, lv, Boriss Frumins; born 24 October 1947) is a Soviet, American and Latvian film director and screenwriter. Career Frumin's film '' Errors of Youth'' was screened ...

* ''

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'' (''Zugzwang'') by

Mathieu Carrière Mathieu Carrière (; born 2 August 1950) is a German actor. Life Carrière grew up in Berlin and Lübeck; he attended the Jesuit boarding school in Vannes, France, a school which had previously been attended by the director of Carrière's fir ...

* '' Golden Horseshoes'' (''Safa'ih min dhahab'') by

Nouri Bouzid Nouri Bouzid (born 1945) is a Tunisian film director and screenwriter. He has directed seven films between 1986 and 2006. His film ''Man of Ashes'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. Three years later, ...

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Bill Bennett William Richards Bennett, (April 14, 1932 – December 3, 2015) was the 27th premier of British Columbia from 1975 to 1986. He was a son of Annie Elizabeth May (Richards) and former Premier, W. A. C. Bennett. He was a 3rd cousin, twice removed ...

* '' My 20th Century'' (''Én XX. századom, Az'') by

Ildikó Enyedi Ildikó Enyedi (; born 15 November 1955) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Her 2017 film '' On Body and Soul'' won the top prize at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival and went on to be nominated for a Foreign Language Acad ...

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Piravi ''Piravi'' ( en, italic=yes, The Birth) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Shaji N. Karun. It stars Premji, Archana and Lakshmi Krishnamurthy. The film is based on the life of professor T. V. Eachara Warrier, whose son ...

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Shaji N. Karun Shaji Neelakantan Karun (born 1 January 1952) is an Indian film director and cinematographer. His debut film '' Piravi'' (1988) won the Caméra d'Or – Mention d'honneur at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. He was the premiere chairman of the Keral ...

* '' The Prisoner of St. Petersburg'' by Ian Pringle * ''

Santa Sangre ''Santa Sangre'' ( en, Holy Blood, italic=yes) is a 1989 avant-garde surreal horror film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and written by Jodorowsky along with Claudio Argento and Roberto Leoni. It stars Axel Jodorowsky, Adán Jodorowsky, Teo J ...

'' by

Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French avant-garde filmmaker. Best known for his 1970s films '' El Topo'' and '' The Holy Mountain'', Jodorowsky has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his wor ...

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The Tenth One in Hiding ''The Tenth One in Hiding'' ( it, Il decimo clandestino) is a 1989 Italian drama film directed by Lina Wertmüller. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Piera Degli Esposti - Marcella * Domin ...

'' (''Il decimo clandestino'') by

Lina Wertmüller Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich (14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021), known as Lina Wertmüller (), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art film, art house films ''Sev ...

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Thick Skinned ''Thick Skinned'' (french: Peaux de vaches) is a 1989 French drama film directed by Patricia Mazuy. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Sandrine Bonnaire - Annie * Jean-François Stéven ...

'' (''Peaux de vaches'') by

Patricia Mazuy Patricia Mazuy (; born 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Peaux de vaches'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Eleven years later her film '' Saint-Cyr'' was screened in ...

* '' Treffen in Travers'' by Michael Gwisdek * '' Venus Peter'' by

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Voices of Sarafina! ''Voices of Sarafina!'' is a 1988 American documentary film about the anti-apartheid musical stage play '' Sarafina!'' directed by Nigel Noble. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Leleti ...

'' by Nigel Noble * ''

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'' (''Smertch'') by Bako Sadykov * ''

Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? ''Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?'' ( 달마가 동쪽으로 간 까닭은? – ''Dalmaga dongjjok-euro gan ggadakeun?'') (1989) is a South Korean film written, produced and directed by Bae Yong-kyun, a professor at Dongguk University in ...

'' (''Dalmaga dongjjok-euro gan kkadakeun?'') by Bae Yong-Kyun * ''

Wired ''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Fra ...

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Larry Peerce Lawrence "Larry" Peerce (born April 19, 1930) is an American film and TV director whose work includes the theatrical feature ''Goodbye, Columbus'' (1969), the early rock and roll concert film '' The Big T.N.T. Show'' (1966), ''One Potato, Two Pot ...

Films out of competition

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Special screenings * '' 1001 films'' by

André Delvaux André Albert Auguste Delvaux (; 21 March 1926 – 4 October 2002) was a Belgian film director. He co-founded the film school INSAS in 1962 and is regarded as the founder of the Belgian national cinema. Adapting works by writers such as Johan ...

* '' 50 ans'' by

Gilles Carle Gilles Carle, (July 31, 1928As fully funny, Carle had pleasure to always give himself one year less, and to let people think wrongly that he was born in 1929, "The Year of the Big World Crash": see on the Quebec French newspapers that many writer ...

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Fight for Us ''Fight for Us'' ( fil, Orapronobis) is a 1989 Philippine political thriller film directed by Lino Brocka and written by Jose F. Lacaba. It stars Phillip Salvador and Dina Bonnevie. During its initial release, the film was banned in the Philippi ...

'' (''Orapronobis'') by

Lino Brocka Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991) was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. He co-founded the organization Concerned Art ...

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Ganashatru ''Ganashatru'' ( bn, গণশত্রু ''Gônoshotru'' 'Enemy of the People') is a 1990 Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1882 play '' An Enemy of the People'', and was released under that title in t ...

'' by

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs of fil ...

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Lawrence of Arabia Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916–1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–191 ...

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David Lean Sir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, Lean directed the large-scale epics ''The Bridge on the River ...

* ''Liberté'' by Laurent Jacob * '' The Monkey Folk'' (''Le peuple singe'') by Gérard Vienne * ''

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Michael Caton-Jones Michael Caton-Jones (born Michael Jones; 15 October 1957) is a Scottish Film director, director and Film producer, producer of film and television. His credits include the World War II film ''Memphis Belle (film), Memphis Belle'' (1990), the r ...

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Palme d'Or du court métrage: * ''Beau Fixe Sur Cormeilles'' by Gilles Lacombe * ''Blind Alley'' by Emmanuel Salinger * ''Full Metal Racket'' by William Nunez * ''The Gest of Segu'' (''Segu janjo'') by

Mambaye Coulibaly Mambaye Coulibaly (1957–2015) was a Malian film director, who pioneered animation in African cinema. Life Mambaye Coulibaly was born on 2 May 1957 in Kayes. After studying law, he turned to film in 1987.Assane KonéCinéma malien en deuil : Mamb ...

* ''Kitchen Sink'' by

Alison Maclean Alison Maclean (born July 31, 1958) is a Canadian-New Zealand film director of music videos, short films, television (episodes of ''Sex and the City'', ''The Tudors'', '' Homicide: Life on the Street''), commercials and feature films. Her works i ...

* ''Manly Games'' (''Muzné hry'') by

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* '' Performance Pieces'' (''Morceaux Choisis'') by

Tom Abrams Tom Abrams (North Carolina, 1958) is an American screenwriter and director whose work has been recognized in both the United States and Europe. Early life and education Abrams was born and raised in North Carolina. His father was Richard Abr ...

* ''The Persistent Peddler'' (''Le Colporteur'') by

Claude Cloutier Claude Cloutier is a Canadian film animator and illustrator based in Quebec. Cloutier to date has made seven short films with the National Film Board of Canada. Cloutier began his animation career with the 1988 short ''The Persistent Peddler (Le ...

* ''Le Théâtre du Père Carlo'' by Rao Kheidmets * '' Yes We Can'' by

Faith Hubley Faith Hubley (née Chestman; September 16, 1924 – December 7, 2001) was an American animator, known for her experimental work both in collaboration with her husband John Hubley, and on her own following her husband's death. Biography Bor ...

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 28th

International Critics' Week The International Critics' Week (french: Semaine de la Critique) was founded in 1962 and is organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. It was created following the showing of '' The Connection'' directed by Shirley Clarke which had been ...

(28e Semaine de la Critique): Feature film competition * ''

Rose of the Desert ''Rose of the Desert'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Charles R. Seeling. It was one of series of films made as a vehicle for the animal star Wolfheart the Dog. The cast also included Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams and Peggy O'D ...

'' (''Rose des Sables'') by Mohamed Rachid Benhadj (Algeria) * '' Tjoet Nja’ Dhien'' by

Eros Djarot Erros Djarot (born 22 July 1950) is an Indonesian songwriter, director and politician. Beginning his music career with the soundtrack of ''Kawin Lari'' in 1976, Djarot became famous with the success of '' Badai Pasti Berlalu'' and its soundtrack ...

(Indonesia) * '' As Tears Go By'' by

Wong Kar-wai Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure ...

(Hong Kong) * ''

Waller's Last Trip ''Waller's Last Trip'' (german: Wallers letzter Gang), is a 1989 West German drama film directed by Christian Wagner, about a platelayer (trackman) who inspects his part of railway for the last time. Cast * Rolf Illig – Waller (old) * Vol ...

'' (''Wallers letzter Gang'') by

Christian Wagner Christian Wagner is an American Film editing, film editor who has edited films such as ''Face/Off'' (1997) and ''Mission: Impossible 2'' (2000). He is also best known collaborating numerous times with film director Tony Scott, from the films ''T ...

(West Germany) * ''

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'' by Fadhel Jaibi and Fadhel Jaziri (Tunisia) * '' La Ville de Yun'' by U-Sun Kim (Japan) * '' Les Poissons morts'' (''Die toten Fische'') by Michael Synek (Austria) * '' Montalvo et l’enfant'' by Claude Mourieras (France) * ''

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'' (''Chyornyy kvadrat'') by Iosif Pasternak (Soviet Union) * ''

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'' by Jean-Blaise Junod (Switzerland) Short film competition * ''Warszawa Koluszki'' by Jerzy Zalewski (Poland) * ''Le Porte plume'' by Marie-Christine Perrodin (France) * ''Blind Curve'' by Gary Markowitz (United States) * ''The Three Soldiers'' by Kamal Musale (Switzerland) * ''

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'' by James Hendrie (United Kingdom) * ''Der Mensch mit den modernen Nerven'' by

Bady Minck Bady Minck (born in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg) is a Luxembourgian filmmaker, film producer and artist. Life She studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts and experimental film at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Her work has been scr ...

(Austria/Luxembourg) * ''Trombone en coulisses'' by Hubert Toint (Belgium, France) * ''Wstega mobiusa'' by Lukasz Karwowski (Poland) * ''La Femme mariée de Nam Xuong'' by

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(France)

Directors' Fortnight

The following feature films were screened for the 1989

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(Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): * ''

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'' by

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* '' Der 7. Kontinent'' by

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* ' by

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* '' Eat a Bowl Of Tea'' by

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* '' El Rio que nos Lleva'' by

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* ''

Zerograd ''Zerograd'' (russian: Город Зеро, Gorod Zero), sometimes called ''Zero City'' or ''Zero Town'', is a 1989 Russian mystery film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. Moscow engineer Alexey Varakin visits a small town on a business trip, where ...

'' by

Karen Shakhnazarov Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov, PAR (russian: Каре́н Гео́ргиевич Шахназа́ров; born 8 July 1952) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He became the Director General of Mosfilm studios in 1998. ...

* '' Il piccolo diavolo'' by

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* '' Maria Von Den Sternen'' by

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* ' by * '' Niu Peng'' by

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* ''

Piccoli Equivoci ''Piccoli equivoci'' (internationally released as ''Little Misunderstandings'') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It was shown at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, in the section "Quinzaine des Réalisateurs". For this film ...

'' by

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* '' Sidewalk Stories'' by Charles Lane * '' Sis'' by

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* '' Speaking Parts'' by

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* '' Yaaba'' by

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Awards

Steven Soderbergh 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra)

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1989 awards: *

: ''

'' by

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: ** ''

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'' by

** '' Trop belle pour toi'' by

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for ''

Dom za vešanje ''Time of the Gypsies'' ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Дом за вешање, Dom za vešanje, Home for Hanging) is a 1988 Yugoslav coming-of-age fantasy crime drama directed by Emir Kusturica. Filmed in Romani and Serbo-Croatian, ''Time of the Gypsies'' ...

'' *

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for '' Evil Angels'' * Best Actor:

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for ''

'' *Best Artistic Contribution:

for ''

'' *

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: '' Jésus de Montréal'' by

Golden Camera *

Caméra d'Or The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or International Critics' Week The International ...

: '' My 20th Century'' (''Én XX. századom, Az'') by

*Golden Camera - Special Mention: ''

'' by

& ''

'' by

Short films *

Short Film Palme d'Or The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...

: '' 50 ans'' by

(Out of competition) *Special Mention - Best Short Film: '' Performance Pieces'' by

& '' Yes We Can'' by

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes * ''

'' by

(In competition) * '' Yaaba'' by

(Directors' Fortnight) Commission Supérieure Technique * Technical Grand Prize: '' Kuroi ame'' by

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Ecumenical Jury *

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: '' Jésus de Montréal'' by

* Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention: '' Kuroi ame'' by

& '' Yaaba'' by

Award of the Youth *Foreign Film: ''

'' by

Other awards *Special Award:

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References

Media

INA: Climbing of the steps for the opening of the 1989 festival
(commentary in French)

(commentary in French)

External links

(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1989Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1989
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