1986 Cannes Film Festival
 Official poster of the 39th Cannes Film Festival[1] | |
| Opening film | Pirates |
|---|---|
| Closing film | El amor brujo |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: The Mission[2] |
| No. of films | 20 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 8 May 1986 – 19 May 1986 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 39th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 19 May 1986.[4] American filmmaker Sydney Pollack served as jury president for the main competition. British filmmaker Roland Joffé won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film The Mission.[5][6][7][8]
The festival opened with Pirates by Roman Polanski,[9] and closed with El amor brujo by Carlos Saura.[10]
Juries
Main competition
- Sydney Pollack, American filmmaker, producer, and actor - Jury President[11]
- Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian musician
- Sônia Braga, Brazilian actress
- Lino Brocka, Filipino filmmaker
- Tonino Delli Colli, Italian cinematographer
- Philip French, English film critic and producer
- Alexandre Mnouchkine, French-Russian producer
- István Szabó, Hungarian filmmaker
- Danièle Thompson, French filmmaker
- Alexandre Trauner, Hungarian-French production designer
Camera d'Or
- Anne Fichelle - Jury President
- Christophe Ghristi, cinephile
- Lawrence Kardish cinephile
- Serge Leroy, French filmmaker
- Pierre Murat, film critic
- Ivan Starcevic, journalist
- Eva Zaoralova, journalist
Official selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[12][3]
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Girl's Own Story | Jane Campion | Australia | |
| Backlash | Bill Bennett | ||
| Belizaire the Cajun | Glen Pitre | United States | |
| Burke & Wills | Graeme Clifford | Australia | |
| Coming Up Roses | Rhosyn a Rhith | Stephen Bayly | United Kingdom |
| Das zweite Schraube-Fragment | Walter Andreas Christen | Austria | |
| Desert Bloom | Eugene Corr | United States | |
| Laputa | Helma Sanders-Brahms | West Germany | |
| Man of Ashes | ريح السد | Nouri Bouzid | Tunisia |
| Passionless Moments | Jane Campion and Gerard Lee | Australia | |
| A Promise | 人間の約束 | Yoshishige Yoshida | Japan |
| The Pied Piper | Krysař | Jiří Barta | Czechoslovakia, West Germany |
| Ricochets | שתי אצבעות מצידון | Eli Cohen | Israel |
| Salomè | Claude d'Anna | Italy, France | |
| Sunrise | 日出 | Yu Benzheng | China |
| Two Friends | Jane Campion | Australia | |
| The Unknown Soldier | Tuntematon sotilas | Rauni Mollberg | Finland |
| Welcome in Vienna | Wohin und zurück - Teil 3: Welcome in Vienna | Axel Corti | Austria |
| Where Are You Going? | За къде пътувате? | Rangel Vulchanov | Bulgaria |
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Beginners | Julien Temple | United Kingdom | |
| El amor brujo (closing film) | Carlos Saura | Spain | |
| The Chipmunk Adventure | Janice Karman | United States | |
| The Color Purple | Steven Spielberg | ||
| Don Quixote (unfinished) | Orson Welles | Spain, Italy, United States | |
| Hannah and Her Sisters | Woody Allen | United States | |
| A Matter of Life and Death (1946) | Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger | United Kingdom | |
| A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later | Un homme et une femme: Vingt ans déjà | Claude Lelouch | France |
| Pirates (opening film) | Roman Polanski | France, Tunisia, Poland | |
| Precious Images (short) | Chuck Workman | United States | |
| You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know (short) | T'as de beaux escaliers tu sais | Agnès Varda | France |
Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
- 15-Août by Nicole Garcia (France)
- Heiduque by Y. Katsap, L. Gorokhov (Russia)
- A Gentle Spirit (Lagodna) by Piotr Dumala
- Le Vent by Csaba Varga
- Les Petites Magiciennes by Vincent Mercier, Yves Robert (France)
- Les Petits Coins by Pascal Aubier
- Miroir d'ailleurs by Willy Kempeneers
- Nouilles Sèches (Dry Noodles) by Dan Collins
- Peel by Jane Campion (Australia)
- Question d'optiques by Claude Luyet
- Quinoscopio by Juan Padron
- Street of Crocodiles by Brothers Quay
- Turbo Concerto by Martin Barry
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following feature films were screened for the 25th International Critics' Week (25e Semaine de la Critique):[13]
- 40 Square Meters of Germany (40 Quadratmeter Deutschland) by Tevfik Baser (West Germany)
- Devil in the Flesh by Scott Murray (Australia)[14]
- La Dona del traghetto by Amedeo Fago (Italy)
- Esther by Amos Gitaï (Israel)
- Faubourg Saint-Martin by Jean-Claude Guiguet (France)
- San Antoñito by Pepe Sanchez (Colombia)
- Sleepwalk by Sara Driver (United States)
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1986 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[15]
- Cactus by Paul Cox
- Comic Magazine (Komikku Zasshi Nanka Iranai) by Yōjirō Takita
- Dancing in the Dark by Leon Marr
- The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) by Denys Arcand
- Defence of the Realm by David Drury
- Devil in the Flesh (Diavolo in corpo) by Marco Bellocchio
- Giovanni Senzapensieri by Marco Colli
- Golden Eighties by Chantal Akerman
- Malandro (Ópera do Malandro) by Ruy Guerra
- Memoirs of a Sinner by Wojciech Has
- Qing Chun Jin by Nuanxin Zhang
- Schmutz by Paulus Manker
- She's Gotta Have It by Spike Lee
- Sid and Nancy by Alex Cox
- Sorekara by Yoshimitsu Morita
- Tarot by Rudolf Thome
- Visszaszamlalas by Pal Erdoss
- Working Girls by Lizzie Borden
Official Awards
In Competition
- Palme d'Or: The Mission by Roland Joffé[2]
- Grand Prix: The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky
- Best Director: Martin Scorsese for After Hours
- Best Actress:
- Best Actor:
- Best Artistic Contribution: Sven Nykvist (cinematography) fotThe Sacrifice
- Jury Prize: Thérèse by Alain Cavalier
- Peel by Jane Campion
- Jury Prize for Fiction: Les Petites Magiciennes by Vincent Mercier and Yves Robert
- Jury Prize for Animation: Heiduque by Y. Katsap, L. Gorokhov
Independent Awards
- The Decline of the American Empire by Denys Arcand (Directors' Fortnight)[16]
- The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky (In competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique
- The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky[17]
- Special Mention: Thérèse by Alain Cavalier
Award of the Youth
- Foreign Film: She's Gotta Have It by Spike Lee
- French Film: High Speed by Monique Dartonne and Michel Kaptur
References
- ^ "Posters 1986". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Awards 1986: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Official Selection 1986: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013.
- ^ "39ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "1986 - Tenue de soirée (exigée) (Formal Wear (required))". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Mathews, Jack (20 May 1986). "'Mission' Successful; Joffe Film Top Winner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Very Sincerely Yours, Jeremy Irons". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Cannes: It's a Wrap". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ Bernstein, Richard (9 May 1986). "At The Cannes Festival, Escapism And Reality". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Mathews, Jack (19 May 1986). "A Classic View From Room 360". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "All Juries 1986". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "4 American Films Make It To Cannes". Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "25e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1986". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Devil in the Flesh / Awards". ozmovies.com.au. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Quinzaine 1986". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1986". fipresci.org. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1986". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
Media
- INA: Roman Polanski presents Pirates at the opening of the 1986 Festival (interview in French)
- INA: List of winners of the 1986 festival (commentary in French)