The 44th Cannes Film Fest was held May 9–20, 1991. The Palme d’Or went to the Barton Fink by Joel and Ethan Coen. The festival opened with David Mamet indie thriller, Homicide. It closed with Ridley Scott’s Thelma & Louise, starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis. Jury Members Roman Polanski (Poland) (president) Férid Boughedir (Tunisia) Whoopi Goldberg (USA) […]
Cannes Film Fest 1990: Year 43–David Lynch’s Wild at Heart Wins Top Award
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The 43rd Cannes Film Fest was held May 10-21, 1990. The Palme d’Or went to David Lynch’s Wild at Heart. The festival opened with Dreams, directed by Akira Kurosawa. It closed with The Comfort of Strangers, directed by Paul Schrader. Jury Members Bernardo Bertolucci, Jury President Aleksei German (Russia) Anjelica Huston (USA) Bertrand Blier (France) Christopher […]
Cannes Film Fest 1988: Year 41–Bille August’s Pelle the Conqueror Starring Von Sydow Wins Top Award
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The 41st Cannes Film Fest was held May 11–23, 1988. The Palme d’Or went to Pelle the Conqueror (the Pelle erobreren), by Bille August. The festival opened with Luc Besson’s Big Blue (Le Grand Bleu) It closed with Willow, directed by Ron Howard. Jury Members Ettore Scola, Jury President Claude Berri David Robinson Yelena Safonova […]
Cannes Film Fest 1987: Year 40–Controversial Winners, French Pialat Wins
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Closing night was the anthology Aria, directed by Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden, Jean-Luc Godard, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge and Julien Temple.
Cannes Film Fest 1986: Year 39–Joffe’s The Mission Wins Top Award
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The 39th Cannes Film Fest was held May 8 to 19, 1986. The Palme d’Or went to Roland Joffé’s historical epic, The Mission, starring De Niro and Jeremy Irons. The festival opened with Pirates, directed by Roman Polanski and closed with El Amor brujo, directed by Carlos Saura. Jury Members Sydney Pollack, Jury President Alexandre Mnouchkine Alexandre […]
