The 45th
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 7 to 18 May
1992
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. 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 the ''
Den goda viljan
''The Best Intentions'' ( sv, Den goda viljan) is a 1992 Swedish drama film directed by Bille August and written by Ingmar Bergman. It is semi-autobiographical, telling the story of the complex relationship between Bergman's parents, Erik Ber ...
'' by
Bille August
Bille August (born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television. In a career spanning over four decades, he has been the recipient of numerous accolades, making him one of the most acclaimed co ...
.
The festival opened with ''
Basic Instinct
''Basic Instinct'' is a 1992 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. The film follows San Francisco police detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas), who is investigating the brutal murder of a wea ...
'', directed by
Paul Verhoeven
Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch director, producer and screenwriter, active in the Netherlands, France and the United States. His blending of graphic violence and sexual content with social satire is a trademark of both his dram ...
and closed with ''
Far and Away
''Far and Away'' is a 1992 American epic Western romantic adventure drama film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Bob Dolman and a story by Howard and Dolman. It stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. This was the last cinematography cr ...
'', directed by
Ron Howard
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...
.
Juries
Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1992 feature film competition:
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Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ...
(France) Jury President
*
John Boorman
Sir John Boorman (; born 18 January 1933) is a British film director, best known for feature films such as ''Point Blank'' (1967), ''Hell in the Pacific'' (1968), ''Deliverance'' (1972), ''Zardoz'' (1974), '' Exorcist II: The Heretic'' (1977), ...
(United Kingdom)
*
Carlo Di Palma
Carlo Di Palma (17 April 19259 July 2004) was an Italian cinematographer, renowned for his work on both color and black-and-white films, whose most famous collaborations were with Michelangelo Antonioni and Woody Allen.
Early life
Carlo Di Palma ...
(Italy)
*
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, children's author, and activist. She came to prominence with her portrayal of Lt. Barbara Duran on the ABC sitcom '' Operation Petticoat'' (1977–78). In 1978, she m ...
(USA)
*
Joële Van Effenterre (France)
*
Lester James Peries
Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාභිමාන්ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්; 5 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, a ...
(Sri Lanka)
*
Nana Djordjadze
Nana Jorjadze ( ka, ნანა ჯორჯაძე; born 24 August 1948) is an Academy Award nominated film director, scriptwriter and actress.
Jorjadze was born in Tbilisi, and graduated first from a local musical school (1966), and then from ...
(Georgia)
*
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narr ...
(Spain)
*René Cleitman (France)
*
Serge Toubiana Serge may refer to:
* Serge (fabric), a type of twill fabric
*Serge (llama) (born 2005), a llama in the Cirque Franco-Italien and internet meme
*Serge (name), a masculine given name (includes a list of people with this name)
*Serge (post), a hitch ...
(France)
Camera d'Or
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1992
Camera d'Or
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:
*
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 Joha ...
(director) (Belgium) President
*
David Meeker
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
(foreign delegate) (United Kingdom)
*
Gérard Mordillat
Gérard (French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constitue ...
(director) (France)
* Gian Piero Brunetta (journalist) (Italy)
* Joao Lopes (journalist) (Portugal)
*
Olivier Bauer
Olivier Bauer (born 28 February 1972) is a Swiss retired football defender who played in the early 1990s as defender.
Bauer played his youth football with local club FC Aesch. He advanced to their first team in the 1989–1990 season. Bauer the ...
(actor) (France)
* Pierre Favre (critic) (France)
* Richard Hasselmann (cinephile) (France)
Official selection
In competition - Feature film
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
* ''
A Stranger Among Us
''A Stranger Among Us'' is a 1992 American crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Melanie Griffith. It tells the story of an undercover police officer's experiences in a Hasidic community. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film F ...
'' by
Sidney Lumet
Sidney Arthur Lumet ( ; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award: four for Best Director for ''12 Angry Men'' (1957), ''Dog Day Afternoon'' (1975), ''Network'' (1976), ...
* ''
Basic Instinct
''Basic Instinct'' is a 1992 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. The film follows San Francisco police detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas), who is investigating the brutal murder of a wea ...
'' by
Paul Verhoeven
Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch director, producer and screenwriter, active in the Netherlands, France and the United States. His blending of graphic violence and sexual content with social satire is a trademark of both his dram ...
* ''
The Best Intentions
''The Best Intentions'' ( sv, Den goda viljan) is a 1992 Swedish drama film directed by Bille August and written by Ingmar Bergman. It is semi-autobiographical, telling the story of the complex relationship between Bergman's parents, Erik Bergm ...
'' by
Bille August
Bille August (born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television. In a career spanning over four decades, he has been the recipient of numerous accolades, making him one of the most acclaimed co ...
* ''
Crush'' 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 ...
* ''
Dark at Noon
''Dark at Noon'' (French: ''L'Œil qui ment'', ''lit.'' The Eye that Lies) is a 1993 French-Portuguese fantasy comedy film directed by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
The film portrays a surrea ...
'' by
Raúl Ruiz
* ''
Dream of Light
''Dream of Light'' ( es, El sol del membrillo, lit. "The Sun of the Quince"), also known as ''The Quince Tree Sun'', is a 1992 Spanish narrative/documentary film directed by Victor Erice. The film centers on Spanish painter Antonio López García ...
'' by
Víctor Erice
Víctor Erice Aras (; born 30 June 1940) is a Spanish film director. He is best known for his two feature fiction films, ''The Spirit of the Beehive'' (1973), which many regard as one of the greatest Spanish films ever made, and '' El Sur'' (1983 ...
* ''
In the Country of Juliets
''In the Country of Juliets'' (french: Au pays des Juliets) is a 1992 French drama film directed by Mehdi Charef. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Laure Duthilleul - Therese
* Claire Nebout - Henriette
* Maria Schnei ...
'' by
Mehdi Charef
Mehdi Charef (born 21 October 1952) is a French film director and screenwriter of Algerian people, Algerian descent. He has worked on eleven films between 1985 and 2007. His film ''Tea in the Harem, Le thé au harem d'Archimède'' was screened ...
* ''
An Independent Life
''An Independent Life'' (russian: Самостоятельная жизнь, translit. Samostoyatelnaya zhizn) is a 1992 Russian film directed by Vitali Kanevsky. It is the second in a trilogy of autobiographical films. The film was an intern ...
'' by
Vitali Kanevsky
Vitali Kanevsky (born 4 September 1935) is a Soviet film director and screenwriter. His film '' Zamri, umri, voskresni!'' won the Caméra d'Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Two years later, his film '' Samostoyatelnaya zhizn'' would win the ...
* ''
The Journey The Journey may refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Journey'' (1942 film), or ''El viaje'', an Argentine film
* ''The Journey'' (1959 film), an American drama starring Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, and Jason Robards about the Hungarian Revoluti ...
'' by
Fernando Solanas
Fernando Ezequiel "Pino" Solanas (16 February 1936 – 6 November 2020) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and politician. His films include; '' La hora de los hornos (The Hour of the Furnaces)'' (1968), '' Tangos: el exilio de Gardel'' ...
* ''
Howards End
''Howards End'' is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. ''Howards End'' is considered by many to be Forster's masterpiece. The book was ...
'' by
James Ivory
James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. For many years, he worked extensively with Indian-born film producer Ismail Merchant, his domestic as well as professional partner, and with screen ...
* ''
Hyènes
''Hyenas'' (french: Hyènes) is a 1992 Senegalese film adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's Swiss-German satirical tragicomedy play '' The Visit'' (1956), directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty. The intimate story of love and revenge parallels a cr ...
'' by
Djibril Diop Mambéty
Djibril Diop Mambéty (January 1945 – July 23, 1998) was a Senegalese film director, actor, orator, composer and poet. Though he made only two feature films and five short films, they received international acclaim for their original and ex ...
* ''
The Sentinel'' by
Arnaud Desplechin
Arnaud Desplechin (; born 31 October 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2016, he won the César Award for Best Director for ''My Golden Days'' (2015).
Life and career
Desplechin was born in Roubaix. He is the son of Robert and ...
* ''
The Long Day Closes'' by
Terence Davies
Terence Davies (born 10 November 1945) is an English screenwriter, film director, and novelist, seen by many critics as one of the greatest British filmmakers of his times. He is best known as the writer and director of autobiographical films ...
* ''
Luna Park
Luna Park is a name shared by dozens of currently operating and defunct amusement parks. They are named after, and partly based on, the first Luna Park, which opened in 1903 during the heyday of large Coney Island parks. Luna parks are small-sc ...
'' by
Pavel Lungin
Pavel Semyonovich Lungin (russian: Па́вел Семёнович Лунги́н; born 12 July 1949) is a Russian film director. He is sometimes credited as Pavel Loungine (as in the American release of '' Tycoon''). Lungin was awarded the disti ...
* ''
Léolo
''Léolo'' is a 1992 Canadian coming of age film, coming of age-fantasy film by director Jean-Claude Lauzon. The film tells the story of a young boy named Léo "Léolo" Lauzon, played by Maxime Collin, who engages in an active Fantasy (psychology), ...
'' by
Jean-Claude Lauzon
Jean-Claude Lauzon (September 29, 1953 – August 10, 1997) was a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter. Born to a working class family in Montreal, Quebec, Lauzon dropped out of high school and worked various jobs before studying film at the Unive ...
* ''
Of Mice and Men
''Of Mice and Men'' is a novella written by John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it narrates the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job o ...
'' by
Gary Sinise
Gary Alan Sinise (; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, humanitarian, and musician. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received a st ...
* ''
The Player'' by
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and is considered an enduring figure from the New H ...
* ''
The Return of Casanova
''The Return of Casanova'' (french: Le Retour de Casanova) is a 1992 French period drama film directed by Édouard Niermans, and based on Arthur Schnitzler's novella ''Casanova's Homecoming''. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
...
'' by
Édouard Niermans
* ''
Simple Men
''Simple Men'' is a 1992 American film written and directed by Hal Hartley and starring Robert John Burke, Bill Sage, Karen Sillas, and Martin Donovan. It was the debut film of actress Holly Marie Combs, in a supporting role. It was entered into ...
'' by
Hal Hartley
Hal Hartley (born November 3, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and composer who became a key figure in the American independent film movement of the 1980s and '90s. He is best known for his films '' The Unbelievable T ...
* ''
The Stolen Children
''The Stolen Children'' ( it, Il ladro di bambini) is a 1992 Italian film directed by Gianni Amelio. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Plot ...
'' by
Gianni Amelio
Gianni Amelio (born 20 January 1945) is an Italian film director.
Early life
Amelio was born in San Pietro di Magisano, province of Catanzaro, Calabria. His father moved to Argentina soon after his birth. He spent his youth and adolescence with ...
* ''
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' by
David Lynch
David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, visual artist and actor. A recipient of an Academy Honorary Award in 2019, Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, and the César Award for Be ...
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 ...
:
* ''
American Me
''American Me'' is a 1992 American crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos, his first film as a director, and written by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano. Olmos also stars as the film's protagonist, Montoya Santana, loose ...
'' by
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in ''Miami Vice'' (1984–1989), ''American Me'' (1992) (which he also dir ...
* ''
Apple Trees
An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, ' ...
'' (''Apfelbäume'') by
Helma Sanders-Brahms
Helma Sanders-Brahms (20 November 1940 – 27 May 2014) was a German film director, screenwriter and producer.
Biography
Helma Sanders was born on 20 November 1940 in Emden, Germany. She attended a school for acting in Hannover from 1960 to 1 ...
* ''
The Arrival of Averill'' (''Averills Ankommen'') by
Michael Schottenberg
Michael Schottenberg (born 10 July 1952) is an Austrian actor, film director and screenwriter. His film '' The Arrival of Averill'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival
The 45th Cannes Film Festival wa ...
* ''
Bad Lieutenant
''Bad Lieutenant'' is a 1992 American neo-noir crime film directed by Abel Ferrara. The film stars Harvey Keitel as the titular "bad lieutenant" as well as Victor Argo and Paul Calderón. The screenplay was co-written by Ferrara with actress-mod ...
'' by
Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use of neo-noir imagery and gritty urban settings. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best kn ...
* ''
Being at Home with Claude
''Being at Home with Claude'' is a 1992 Canadian drama film directed by Jean Beaudin and based on the play by René-Daniel Dubois. The film stars Roy Dupuis as Yves, a gay man who has just murdered his lover Claude (Jean-François Pichette), and i ...
'' by
Jean Beaudin
Jean Beaudin (6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 20 films since 1969. His film '' J.A. Martin Photographer'', was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the ...
* ''
The Blue Eyes of Yonta
''Udju Azul di Yonta'' / ''The Blue Eyes of Yonta'' is a 1991 Portuguese film, the second film by the Bissau-Guinean director Flora Gomes. The government of Guinea-Bissau
The politics of Guinea-Bissau take place in a framework of a semi-preside ...
'' (''Udju Azul di Yonta'') by
Flora Gomes
Flora Gomes is a Bissau-Guinean film director. He was born in Cadique, Guinea-Bissau on 31 December 1949 and after high school in Cuba, he decided to study film at the Instituto Cubano del Arte y la Industria Cinematográficos in Havana.
Shot fou ...
* ''
The Chekist
''The Chekist'' (russian: Чекист) is a 1992 Russian-French historical drama film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, based on a 1923 short story by Vladimir Zazubrin. It tells the story of a bloody work and downfall of a Soviet Cheka security ...
'' (''Tchekiste'') by
Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Rogozhkin (russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Рого́жкин; 3 October 1949 – 23 October 2021) was a Russian film director and writer.
Career
In 1990, Rogozhkin directed ''Karaul'', which wo ...
* ''
Cousin Bobby'' by
Jonathan Demme
Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker. Beginning his career under B-movie producer Roger Corman, Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 women-in-prison film ''Caged Heat'', before ...
* ''
Crystal Nights'' (''Krystallines nyhtes'') by
Tonia Marketaki
Tonia Marketaki ( el, Τώνια Μαρκετάκη; 28 July 1942 – 26 July 1994) was a Greek film director and screenwriter. She was born in Pireas and spent many of her childhood years in the Zografou district of Athens. Her maternal ori ...
* ''
Happy Days
''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, it was one of the most succ ...
'' (''Schastlivye dni'') by
Aleksei Balabanov
Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov (russian: Алeксeй Oктябpинoвич Балабанoв; 25 February 1959 – 18 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, a member of European Film Academy. He started from c ...
* ''
Life, and Nothing More...'' (''Zendegi va digar hich'') by
Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami ( fa, عباس کیارستمی ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of ...
* ''
Memory of Water'' (''La memoria del agua'') by
Héctor Fáver
Héctor Fáver (born 9 September 1960) is an Argentine film producer and director. His film '' Memory of Water'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival
The 45th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 1 ...
* ''
Modern Crimes'' by
Alejandro Agresti
Alejandro Agresti (born June 2, 1961, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine film director, writer and producer. A prominent filmmaker in his country, he also directed ''The Lake House (film), The Lake House'' with Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood acto ...
* ''
Mon Desir'' by
Nicky Marshall
* ''
The Ox'' (''Oxen'') by
Sven Nykvist
Sven Vilhem Nykvist (; 3 December 1922 – 20 September 2006) was a Swedes, Swedish cinematographer. He worked on over 120 films, but is known especially for his work with director Ingmar Bergman. He won Academy Awards for his work on two Berg ...
* ''
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
'' by
Ian Sellar
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John (given name), John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a ...
* ''
Strictly Ballroom'' by
Baz Luhrmann
Mark Anthony Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962), known professionally as Baz Luhrmann, is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor. With projects spanning film, television, opera, theatre, music and recording industries, he is re ...
* ''
The Summer Guest
''The Summer Guest'' ( hu, A nyaraló) is a 1992 Hungarian drama film directed by Can Togay. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Géza Balkay - A nyaraló
* Mari Törőcsik - A nyaraló an ...
'' (''A nyaraló'') by
Can Togay
Can Togay (; born August 27, 1955), also known as János Can Togay, is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, actor, poet, producer, cultural manager and cultural diplomat.
Biography
Can Togay was born the son of Turkish parents. He spe ...
* ''
Through an Open Window'' by
Eric Mendelsohn
Eric Mendelsohn (born November 1, 1964) is an American film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Two of his films have been screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes: '' Through an Open Window'' in 1992 and '' Judy Berlin'' in 1999., ...
* ''
Wedding Night – End of the Song'' (''Hochzaeitsnuecht'') by
Pol Cruchten
Pol Cruchten (30 July 1963 – 3 July 2019) was a Luxembourgish film director and producer. His film '' Hochzäitsnuecht'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
* '' Somewhere in Europe ...
Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
* ''
As in Heaven
''As in Heaven'' ( is, Svo á jörðu sem á himni) is a 1992 Icelandic drama film directed by Kristín Jóhannesdóttir. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the ...
'' (''Svo á jörðu sem á himni'') by
Kristín Jóhannesdóttir
Kristin is a popular female name in Scandinavia, English-speaking nations, Dutch-speaking countries, and in German-speaking countries. It is a Scandinavian variant of Christina (given name), Christina or Christine (name), Christine. It is also a va ...
* ''
Le Batteur Du Boléro'' 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 ...
* ''
Beauty and the Beast
''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...
'' by
Gary Trousdale
Gary Trousdale (born June 8, 1960) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter and storyboard artist. He is best known for directing films such as ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991), ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1996), and ''Atlantis: Th ...
,
Kirk Wise
Kirk Wise (born August 24, 1963) is an American film director, animator and screenwriter best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Wise has directed Disney animated films such as ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''The Hunchback of Notre ...
* ''
The Boys from St. Petri'' (''Drengene fra Sankt Petri'') by
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen (; born 2 March 1947, in Copenhagen) is a Danish film director, musician, and songwriter. He was one of the founders and practitioners of the Dogme95 project, for creating films without artificial technology or techniques.
...
* ''
Far and Away
''Far and Away'' is a 1992 American epic Western romantic adventure drama film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Bob Dolman and a story by Howard and Dolman. It stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. This was the last cinematography cr ...
'' by
Ron Howard
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...
* ''
House of Angels
''House of Angels'' ( sv, Änglagård) is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 21 February 1992, about a little village in Västergötland, Sweden, where an aging recluse lives in a mansion on a large wooded property. O ...
'' (''Änglagård'') by
Colin Nutley
Colin James Nutley (born 28 February 1944) is an English director successful in the Swedish film industry.
Career
Nutley went to Portsmouth Art College and began his career in British television as a graphic designer. He then turned to drama an ...
* ''
Map of the Human Heart
''Map of the Human Heart'' (also called ''Carte du Tendre'' and ''La Carte du Tendre''; released in the Philippines as ''War Dragon'') is a 1992 film by New Zealand director Vincent Ward. The script for ''Map of the Human Heart'' was written by ...
'' by
Vincent Ward
* ''
The Oak
''The Oak'' ( ro, Balanța) is a 1992 Romanian drama film co-written and directed by Lucian Pintilie. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Maia Morgenstern as Nela
* Răzvan Vasilescu as Mitică
* Victor R ...
'' (''Balanţa'') by
Lucian Pintilie
Lucian Pintilie (; 9 November 1933 – 16 May 2018[Lucian Pi ...](_blank)
* ''
Opening Night'' by
John Cassavetes
John Nicholas Cassavetes ( ; December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. First known as a television and film actor, Cassavetes also helped pioneer American independent cinema, writing and dire ...
* ''
Othello
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'' by
Orson Welles
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential f ...
* ''
Pather Panchali
''Pather Panchali'' (; ) is a 1955 Indian Bengali (language), Bengali-language Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray and produced by the Government of West Bengal. It is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Ba ...
'' 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 ...
* ''
Patrick Dewaere
Patrick Dewaere (26 January 1947 – 16 July 1982) was a French film actor. Born in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, he was the son of French actress Mado Maurin. Actor from a young age, his career lasted more than 21 years, until his suicide in ...
'' by
Marc Esposito
Marc Esposito (born 16 July 1952) is a French film director and screenwriter. Esposito
was first a journalist, critic and press manager. He created two movie magazines: "Premiere" with Jean-Pierre Frimbois in 1976, and "Studio Magazine" in 1987. ...
* ''
Reservoir Dogs
''Reservoir Dogs'' is a 1992 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino in his feature-length debut. It stars Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Madsen, Tarantino, and Edward Bunke ...
'' by
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. His films are characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue, profanity, Black comedy, dark humor, Nonlinear narrative, non-lin ...
* ''
Sarafina!'' by
Darrell James Roodt
Darrell James Roodt (born in Johannesburg, 28 April 1962) is a South African film director, screenwriter and producer. He is probably most well known for his 1992 film '' Sarafina!'' which starred actress Whoopi Goldberg. Also regarded as Sou ...
* ''
The Warrior's Heart'' (''Krigerens hjerte'') by
Leidulv Risan Leidulv Risan (born 1948) is a Norwegian screenwriter, film director and professor at The Norwegian Filmschool at Lillehammer. Since 2005 he has been the leader for the screenwriting program at the Film School. Risan is educated at Dramatiska Inst ...
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the
Short Film Palme d'Or:
* ''Az út'' by Nikolai Ivanov Neikov
* ''
Cheating, Inc.'' by William Lorton
* ''Daumier's Law'' by
Geoff Dunbar
Geoff Dunbar is an English animator and director known for his animated music video ''Rupert Bear and the Frog Song'' for Sir Paul McCartney and ''The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends'' from the stories by Beatrix Potter. He championed a hand-s ...
* ''L'échange'' by
Vincent Pérez
Vincent Perez (born 10 June 1964) is a Swiss actor, director and photographer. He played the title character, Ashe Corven, in '' The Crow: City of Angels'', and starred in ''Queen of the Damned'', playing Marius de Romanus. Some of his films in ...
* ''Encolure 42'' by Willy Kempeneers
* ''Ghalb'' by Sa'ied Mojaveri
* ''Keine besonderen Vorkommnisse'' by Jürgen Schönhoff
* ''Le métro'' by Catherine Montondo
* ''
No Problem
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Informality
Some people find the expre ...
'' by
Craig Welch
* ''
Omnibus'' by
Sam Karmann
* ''A Passion Play'' by Tony Twigg
* ''
La sensation'' by
Manuel Poutte
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 31st
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 ...
(31e Semaine de la Critique):
Feature film competition
* ''
Adorable Lies
''Adorable Lies'' ( es, Adorables mentiras) is a 1992 Cuban comedy film directed by Gerardo Chijona. The film was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Marg ...
'' (''Adorables mentiras'') by
Gerardo Chijona (Cuba)
* ''
Anmonaito no sasayaki wo kiita'' by
Isao Yamada (Japan)
* ''
Archipiélago'' by
Pablo Perelman
Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul.
People
*Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer
*Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer
*Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer
* Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist
*Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer
* Pablo Brene ...
(Chile)
* ''
Die flucht
''March of Millions'', also titled ''Die Flucht'' (''The Escape''), is a German television war drama film. The film stars Maria Furtwängler in the role of Lena Gräfin von Mahlenberg, the leader of a small convoy of refugees from East Prussia ( ...
'' by
David Rühm (Austria)
* ''
The Grocer’s Wife'' by
John Pozer
John Pozer is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and editor. He has had two independent features selected to the Cannes International Film Festival and directed a slate of episodic television, both live action and animation.
Biogra ...
(Canada)
* ''
Ingalo'' by
Asdis Thorrodsen (Iceland)
* ''
Man Bites Dog
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'' (''C’est arrivé près de chez vous'') by
Rémy Belvaux
Rémy Nicolas Lucien Belvaux Caroline Hanotte''Rémy Belvaux'' CinéArtistes.com, Septembre 8, 2006. Retrieved on 11 September 2006. (10 November 1966 – 4 September 2006) was a Belgian actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He was the broth ...
,
André Bonzel André Bonzel (born 31 May 1961) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed alongside Rémy Belvaux and Benoît Poelvoorde the 1992 black comedy film '' Man Bites Dog'', which was met with high praise from film critics and has ...
,
Benoît Poelvoorde
Benoît Poelvoorde (, ; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian.
Early life
His mother was a grocer and his father a driver, who died when Poelvoorde was still a minor. He attended the Jesuit Boarding School of Godinne before ...
(Belgium)
Short film competition
* ''Floating'' by
Richard Heslop (United Kingdom)
* ''Home Stories'' by
Matthias Müller (Germany)
* ''Les Marionnettes'' by Marc Chevrie (France)
* ''Le Petit chat est mort'' by Fejria Deliba (France)
* ''Revolver'' by Chester Dent (United Kingdom)
* ''The Room'' by Jeff Balsmeyer (United States)
* ''Sprickan'' by Kristian Petri (Sweden)
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1992
Directors' Fortnight
The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...
(Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
* ''
Am Ende der Nacht'' by
Christoph Schaub
Christoph Schaub (born 1958) is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. He has directed fourteen films since 1987. His 2008 film '' Happy New Year'' was entered into the 31st Moscow International Film Festival
The 31st Moscow International ...
* ''Le Amiche del cuore'' by
Michele Placido
Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco ...
* ''
Angel of Fire
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God.
Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...
'' (''Angel de fuego'') by
Dana Rotberg
Dana Rotberg is a Mexican film director. She was born in Mexico City in 1960.
Her film '' Angel of Fire'' (''Angel de fuego'') questions whether a feminist quest in Mexico is even possible. The film was screened for the Directors' Fortnight at the ...
* ''
Archipel'' by
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Pierre Granier-Deferre (27 July 1927 – 16 November 2007) was a French film director and screenwriter
His 1971 film ''Le Chat (film), Le Chat'' (The Cat) won the Silver Bear for Best Actor, Best Actor and Silver Bear for Best Actress, B ...
* ''
Baduk'' by
Majid Majidi
Majid Majidi ( fa, مجید مجیدی, ; born 17 April 1959) is an Iranian film director, producer, and screenwriter, who started his film career as an actor. In his films, Majidi has touched on many themes and genres and has won numerous inte ...
* ''
Benny’s Video'' by
Michael Haneke
Michael Haneke (; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, G ...
* ''
Bob Roberts'' by
Tim Robbins
Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for portraying Andy Dufresne in the film ''The Shawshank Redemption ''(1994), and has won an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards for his role ...
* ''
Les contes sauvages'' by
Gérald Calderon,
Jean-Charles Cuttoli
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* Jean Charles, Chevalier Folard (1669–1752), French soldier and military author
* Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand (1817–1891), French engineer
...
* ''
Coupable d’innocence'' by
Marcin Ziębiński
* ''
Don Quijote
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to:
Places
*County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON
*Don (river), a river in European Russia
*Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name
*Don, Benin, a town in Benin
*Don, Dang, a vill ...
'' by
Orson Welles
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,
Jesús Franco
Jesús Franco Manera (12 May 1930 – 2 April 2013) was a Spanish filmmaker, composer, and actor, known as a prolific director of low-budget exploitation and B-movies. In a career spanning from 1959 to 2013, he wrote, directed, produced, act ...
* ''
Dust of Angels
''Dust of Angels'' () is a 1992 Taiwanese crime film directed by Hsu Hsiao-ming, executive produced by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien. It was entered into Directors' Fortnight at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. "''An lah''" () is a Taiwanes ...
'' by
Hsu Hsiao-ming
* ''
Eux
The repertoire of the Italian-French singer Dalida includes no less than 700 songs that have led her to record in 11 languages.
She signed her first contract with the Barclay (record label), Barlcay record company on May 2, 1956 and found succes ...
'' by
Levan Zakareishvili Levan can refer to:
Places
* Levan, Berat, a village in the municipality of Berat, Berat County, Albania
*Levan, Fier, a village in the municipality of Fier, Fier County, Albania
* Levan, Gjirokastër, a village in the municipality of Memaliaj, Gji ...
* ''
Hay Que Zurrar A Los Pobres'' by
Santiago San Miguel
* ' by
Rudolf Thome
Rudolf Thome (born 14 November 1939) is a German film director and producer. He has directed more than 30 films since 1964. His 1986 film ''Tarot'' was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.
Selected filmography
Director
* ...
* ''
Love
Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...
'' (''Lyubov'') by
Valery Todorovsky
Valery Petrovich Todorovsky (russian: Вале́рий Петро́вич Тодоро́вский; born 9 May 1962, in
Odessa) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, TV producer whose best known film is '' Hipsters'' (2008). He is the son of ...
* ''
Mac'' by
John Turturro
John Michael Turturro (; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his contributions to the independent film movement. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, ...
* ''
My New Gun
''My New Gun'' is a 1992 American black comedy film directed by Stacy Cochran. It stars Diane Lane, James Le Gros, Stephen Collins, and Tess Harper, and also features an early minor role for Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Plot
A New Jersey doctor named ...
'' by
Stacy Cochran
Stacy Cochran is an American film director, screenwriter and producer based in New York City. She is best known for her films ''My New Gun'' (1992) and ''Boys'' (1996).
Personal life
Cochran was born in Passaic, New Jersey. She graduated from ...
* ''
Otrazheniye v zerkale'' by
Svetlana Proskurina
* ''
Le Petit Prince a dit
''Le Petit Prince a Dit'' is 1992 French-Swiss drama film written and directed by Christine Pascal. The film follows an estranged Swiss couple who re-evaluate their relationship with the discovery of their daughter's terminal illness. It premiered ...
'' by
Christine Pascal
Christine Pascal (29 November 1953 – 30 August 1996) was a French actress, writer and director.
Biography
Born in Lyon, Rhône, Pascal made her film debut at 21 in Michel Mitrani's '' Les Guichets du Louvre'' (1974), and began an association w ...
* ''
Quelque part vers Conakry'' by
Françoise Ebrard
* ''
Sans un cri'' by
Jeanne Labrune
Jeanne Labrune (born 21 June 1950) is a French screenwriter and film director. She has directed 13 films since 1978. Her film '' Sand and Blood'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
The 41st Cannes Fi ...
* ''
Vagabond
Vagrancy is the condition of homelessness without regular employment or income. Vagrants (also known as bums, vagabonds, rogues, tramps or drifters) usually live in poverty and support themselves by begging, scavenging, petty theft, temporar ...
'' by
Ann Le Monnier
* ''
Warszawa. Année 5703'' by
Janusz Kijowski
:Short films
* ''L’autre Célia'' by Irène Jouannet
* ''F.X. Messerschmidt sculpteur (1736-1783)'' by Marino Vagliano
* ''Juliette'' by Didier Bivel
* ''Le Trou de la corneille'' by François Hanss
* ''Léa'' by Christophe Debuisne
* ''Pilotes'' by Olivier Zagar
* ''Versailles Rive Gauche'' by
Bruno Podalydès
Bruno Podalydès (born 11 March 1961) is a French writer, film director, producer and actor. His brother Denis Podalydès
Denis Podalydès (born 22 April 1963) is a French actor and scriptwriter of Greek descent. Podalydès has appeared in more ...
* ''Voleur d’images'' by Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Awards
![Bille August](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Bille_August.jpg)
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1992 Official selection awards:
*
Palme d'Or
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: ''
The Best Intentions
''The Best Intentions'' ( sv, Den goda viljan) is a 1992 Swedish drama film directed by Bille August and written by Ingmar Bergman. It is semi-autobiographical, telling the story of the complex relationship between Bergman's parents, Erik Bergm ...
'' (''Den goda viljan'') by
Bille August
Bille August (born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television. In a career spanning over four decades, he has been the recipient of numerous accolades, making him one of the most acclaimed co ...
*
Grand Prize of the Jury: ''
The Stolen Children
''The Stolen Children'' ( it, Il ladro di bambini) is a 1992 Italian film directed by Gianni Amelio. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Plot ...
'' (''Il ladro di bambini'') by
Gianni Amelio
Gianni Amelio (born 20 January 1945) is an Italian film director.
Early life
Amelio was born in San Pietro di Magisano, province of Catanzaro, Calabria. His father moved to Argentina soon after his birth. He spent his youth and adolescence with ...
*
Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to:
Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
:
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and is considered an enduring figure from the New H ...
for ''
The Player''
*
Best Actress
Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...
:
Pernilla August
Pernilla August (; born Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson; 13 February 1958) is a Swedes, Swedish actor, actress, film director, director and screenwriter. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergm ...
for ''
The Best Intentions
''The Best Intentions'' ( sv, Den goda viljan) is a 1992 Swedish drama film directed by Bille August and written by Ingmar Bergman. It is semi-autobiographical, telling the story of the complex relationship between Bergman's parents, Erik Bergm ...
'' (''Den goda viljan'')
*
Best Actor:
Tim Robbins
Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for portraying Andy Dufresne in the film ''The Shawshank Redemption ''(1994), and has won an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards for his role ...
for ''
The Player''
*
Jury Prize
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Juries developed in England duri ...
:
**''
Dream of Light
''Dream of Light'' ( es, El sol del membrillo, lit. "The Sun of the Quince"), also known as ''The Quince Tree Sun'', is a 1992 Spanish narrative/documentary film directed by Victor Erice. The film centers on Spanish painter Antonio López García ...
'' (''El sol del membrillo'') by
Víctor Erice
Víctor Erice Aras (; born 30 June 1940) is a Spanish film director. He is best known for his two feature fiction films, ''The Spirit of the Beehive'' (1973), which many regard as one of the greatest Spanish films ever made, and '' El Sur'' (1983 ...
**''
An Independent Life
''An Independent Life'' (russian: Самостоятельная жизнь, translit. Samostoyatelnaya zhizn) is a 1992 Russian film directed by Vitali Kanevsky. It is the second in a trilogy of autobiographical films. The film was an intern ...
'' (''Samostoyatelnaya zhizn'') by
Vitali Kanevsky
Vitali Kanevsky (born 4 September 1935) is a Soviet film director and screenwriter. His film '' Zamri, umri, voskresni!'' won the Caméra d'Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Two years later, his film '' Samostoyatelnaya zhizn'' would win the ...
*45th Anniversary Prize: ''
Howards End
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'' by
James Ivory
James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. For many years, he worked extensively with Indian-born film producer Ismail Merchant, his domestic as well as professional partner, and with screen ...
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
The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des ...
: ''
Mac'' by
John Turturro
John Michael Turturro (; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his contributions to the independent film movement. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, ...
Short films
*
Short Film Palme d'Or: ''
Omnibus'' by
Sam Karmann
Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prize
The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...
* ''
Dream of Light
''Dream of Light'' ( es, El sol del membrillo, lit. "The Sun of the Quince"), also known as ''The Quince Tree Sun'', is a 1992 Spanish narrative/documentary film directed by Victor Erice. The film centers on Spanish painter Antonio López García ...
'' (''El sol del membrillo'') by
Víctor Erice
Víctor Erice Aras (; born 30 June 1940) is a Spanish film director. He is best known for his two feature fiction films, ''The Spirit of the Beehive'' (1973), which many regard as one of the greatest Spanish films ever made, and '' El Sur'' (1983 ...
Commission Supérieure Technique
*
Technical Grand Prize:
Fernando Solanas
Fernando Ezequiel "Pino" Solanas (16 February 1936 – 6 November 2020) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and politician. His films include; '' La hora de los hornos (The Hour of the Furnaces)'' (1968), '' Tangos: el exilio de Gardel'' ...
(for technical visual and aural excellence) in ''
The Journey The Journey may refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Journey'' (1942 film), or ''El viaje'', an Argentine film
* ''The Journey'' (1959 film), an American drama starring Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, and Jason Robards about the Hungarian Revoluti ...
'' (''El viaje'')
Ecumenical Jury
*
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (french: Prix du Jury Œcuménique) is an independent film award for feature length films shown at major international film festivals since 1973. The award was created by Christian film makers, film critics and ot ...
: ''
The Stolen Children
''The Stolen Children'' ( it, Il ladro di bambini) is a 1992 Italian film directed by Gianni Amelio. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Plot ...
'' (''Il ladro di bambini'') by
Gianni Amelio
Gianni Amelio (born 20 January 1945) is an Italian film director.
Early life
Amelio was born in San Pietro di Magisano, province of Catanzaro, Calabria. His father moved to Argentina soon after his birth. He spent his youth and adolescence with ...
* Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention:
**''
In the Country of Juliets
''In the Country of Juliets'' (french: Au pays des Juliets) is a 1992 French drama film directed by Mehdi Charef. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Laure Duthilleul - Therese
* Claire Nebout - Henriette
* Maria Schnei ...
'' (''Au pays des Juliets'') by
Mehdi Charef
Mehdi Charef (born 21 October 1952) is a French film director and screenwriter of Algerian people, Algerian descent. He has worked on eleven films between 1985 and 2007. His film ''Tea in the Harem, Le thé au harem d'Archimède'' was screened ...
**''
The Journey The Journey may refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Journey'' (1942 film), or ''El viaje'', an Argentine film
* ''The Journey'' (1959 film), an American drama starring Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, and Jason Robards about the Hungarian Revoluti ...
'' (''El viaje'') by
Fernando Solanas
Fernando Ezequiel "Pino" Solanas (16 February 1936 – 6 November 2020) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and politician. His films include; '' La hora de los hornos (The Hour of the Furnaces)'' (1968), '' Tangos: el exilio de Gardel'' ...
Award of the Youth
*Foreign Film: ''
Strictly Ballroom'' by
Baz Luhrmann
Mark Anthony Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962), known professionally as Baz Luhrmann, is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor. With projects spanning film, television, opera, theatre, music and recording industries, he is re ...
*French Film: ''
Sans un cri'' by
Jeanne Labrune
Jeanne Labrune (born 21 June 1950) is a French screenwriter and film director. She has directed 13 films since 1978. Her film '' Sand and Blood'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
The 41st Cannes Fi ...
*Special Award of the Youth: ''
Man Bites Dog
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'' (''C'est arrivé près de chez vous'') by
Rémy Belvaux
Rémy Nicolas Lucien Belvaux Caroline Hanotte''Rémy Belvaux'' CinéArtistes.com, Septembre 8, 2006. Retrieved on 11 September 2006. (10 November 1966 – 4 September 2006) was a Belgian actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He was the broth ...
,
André Bonzel André Bonzel (born 31 May 1961) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed alongside Rémy Belvaux and Benoît Poelvoorde the 1992 black comedy film '' Man Bites Dog'', which was met with high praise from film critics and has ...
,
Benoît Poelvoorde
Benoît Poelvoorde (, ; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian.
Early life
His mother was a grocer and his father a driver, who died when Poelvoorde was still a minor. He attended the Jesuit Boarding School of Godinne before ...
Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week
*SACD Award
**Best Short: ''
The Room
''The Room'' is a 2003 American drama film written, produced, executive produced and directed by Tommy Wiseau, who stars in the film alongside Juliette Danielle and Greg Sestero. The film centers on a melodramatic love triangle between amia ...
'' by
Jeff Balsmeyer
Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey.
Music
* DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes
* ...
**Best Feature: ''
Man Bites Dog
The phrase man bites dog is a shortened version of an aphorism in journalism that describes how an unusual, infrequent event (such as a man biting a dog) is more likely to be reported as news than an ordinary, everyday occurrence with similar cons ...
'' (''C’est arrivé près de chez vous'') by
Rémy Belvaux
Rémy Nicolas Lucien Belvaux Caroline Hanotte''Rémy Belvaux'' CinéArtistes.com, Septembre 8, 2006. Retrieved on 11 September 2006. (10 November 1966 – 4 September 2006) was a Belgian actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He was the broth ...
,
André Bonzel André Bonzel (born 31 May 1961) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed alongside Rémy Belvaux and Benoît Poelvoorde the 1992 black comedy film '' Man Bites Dog'', which was met with high praise from film critics and has ...
,
Benoît Poelvoorde
Benoît Poelvoorde (, ; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian.
Early life
His mother was a grocer and his father a driver, who died when Poelvoorde was still a minor. He attended the Jesuit Boarding School of Godinne before ...
* Canal+ Award: ''
Floating'' by
Richard Heslop
References
Media
INA: Opening of the 1992 Festival(commentary in French)
External links
(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1992Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1992at
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