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The 38th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 20 May 1985.cite-ref-3[3] Czechoslovakian filmmaker Miloš Forman served as jury president for the main competition. Yugoslavian filmmaker Emir Kusturica won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film When Father Was Away on Business.cite-ref-4[4]cite-ref-5[5]

The festival paid a tribute to American actor James Stewart and screened a restored version of his 1954 film The Glenn Miller Story, directed by Anthony Mann.cite-ref-6[6]

The festival opened with Witness by Peter Weir,cite-ref-7[7]cite-ref-8[8] and closed with The Emerald Forest by John Boorman.cite-ref-9[9]cite-ref-10[10]

Contents

• Juries

• Main competition

• Camera d'Or

• Official selection

• In Competition

• Un Certain Regard

• Out of Competition

• Short Films Competition

• Parallel sections

• International Critics' Week

• Directors' Fortnight

• Official Awards

• In Competition

• Caméra d'Or

• Short Film Palme d'Or

• Independent Awards

• FIPRESCI Prizes

• Commission Supérieure Technique

• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

• Award of the Youth

• References

• Media

• External links

Juries

Main competition

• Miloš Forman, Czechoslovakian filmmaker - Jury Presidentcite-ref-11[11]

• Néstor Almendros, Spanish cinematographer

• Jorge Amado, Brazilian author

• Mauro Bolognini, Italian director

• Claude Imbert, French journalist

• Sarah Miles, British actress

• Michel Perez, French

• Mo Rothman, American producer

• Francis Veber, French filmmaker and producer

• Edwin Zbonek, Austrian filmmaker

Camera d'Or

• Bernard Jubard - Jury President

• Lorenzo Codelli, journalist

• Peter Cowie, British film historian and author

• Joël Magny, film critic

• Bertrand Van Effenterre, French filmmaker

• Jose Vieira Marques, cinephile

Official selection

In Competition

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:cite-ref-selection-2-1[2]

|---|---|---|---|

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:cite-ref-selection-2-2[2]

|---|---|---|---|

| A.K. | A.K. | Chris Marker | France |

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:cite-ref-selection-2-3[2]

|---|---|---|---|

Short Films Competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:cite-ref-selection-2-4[2]

• L'anniversaire de Georges by Patrick Traon

• Mariage (Jenitba) by Slav Bakalov and Rumen Petkov

• Stop by Krzysztof Kiwerski

• Tusagi by Bondo Shoshitaishvili

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 24th International Critics' Week (24e Semaine de la Critique):cite-ref-12[12]

• Le Temps détruit by Pierre Beuchot (France)

• Faces of Women (Visages de femmes) by Desiré Ecaré (Ivory Coast)

• Kolp by Roland Suso Richter (West Germany)

• Vertiges by Christine Laurent (France)

• The Color of Blood by Bill Duke (United States)

• Fucha by Michał Dudziewicz (Poland)

• A Canary Cage by Pavel Chukhray (Soviet Union)

• A Marvada Carne by André Klotzel (Brazil)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1985 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):cite-ref-13[13]

• A Flash of Green by Victor Nuñez

• Crossover Dreams by Leon Ichaso

• Da Capo by Pekka Lehto, Pirjo Honkasalo

• Dance with a Stranger by Mike Newell

• Desperately Seeking Susan by Susan Seidelman

• Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart by Wayne Wang

• Love on the Pyramids Plateau (Al Hob Fawk Habadet al Haram) by Atef El Tayeb

• A Suspended Life (Ghazal el-Banat) by Jocelyne Saab

• Blue Mountains by Eldar Shengelaia

• Impiegati by Pupi Avati

• The City and the Dogs (La ciudad y los perros) by Francisco J. Lombardi

• La noche más hermosa by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón

• Les anges by Ridha Behi

• Lieber Karl by Maria Knilli

• Megfelelo Ember Kenyes Feladatra by János Kovácsi

• O Erotas tou Odyssea by Vassilis Vafeas

• The Funeral (Osōshiki) by Juzo Itami

• The Innocent by John Mackenzie

Official Awards

In Competition

• Palme d'Or: When Father Was Away on Business by Emir Kusturicacite-ref-awards-14-0[14]

• Grand Prix: Birdy by Alan Parker

• Best Director: André Téchiné for Rendez-vous

• Best Actress:

• Norma Aleandro for The Official Story

• Cher for Mask

• Best Actor: William Hurt for Kiss of the Spider Woman

• Best Artistic Contribution: Paul Schrader for Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

• Jury Prize: Colonel Redl by István Szabó

Caméra d'Or

• Oriana by Fina Torres

Short Film Palme d'Or

• Mariage by Slav Bakalov and Rumen Petkov

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

• When Father Was Away on Business by Emir Kusturica (In competition)cite-ref-15[15]

• The Purple Rose of Cairo by Woody Allen (Out of competition)

• Faces of Women by Desiré Ecaré (International Critics' Week)

Commission Supérieure Technique

• Technical Grand Prize: Insignificance by Nicolas Roeg

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

• The Official Story by Norma Aleandrocite-ref-16[16]

Award of the Youth

• Foreign Film: Dance with a Stranger by Mike Newellcite-ref-imdb-17-0[17]

• French Film: Tea in the Harem by Mehdi Charef

References

cite-note-11. "Posters 1985". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.

cite-note-selection-22. "Official Selection 1985: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.

cite-note-33. ↑ "38ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.

cite-note-44. ↑ "1985 - The last Congratulations". cannes-fest.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

cite-note-55. ↑ citerefmeisler1985Meisler, Stanley (21 May 1985). "Unusual Choice For Cannes Jury : Yugoslav Film Snares Golden Palm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

cite-note-66. ↑ "Stereo Version Of 'Glenn Miller Story' A Sound Piece Of Show Biz". Chicago Tribune. 12 May 1985. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

cite-note-77. ↑ citerefharmetz1985Harmetz, Aljean (9 May 1985). "Strong U.S. Presence at 38th Cannes Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

cite-note-88. ↑ "Celebrating 'Le Cinema' In Cannes". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2013.

cite-note-99. ↑ citerefmathews1998Mathews, Jack (20 May 1998). "Boorman Is Back on the Cannes Beat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

cite-note-1010. ↑ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

cite-note-1111. ↑ "All Juries 1985". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

cite-note-1212. ↑ "24e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1985". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

cite-note-1313. ↑ "Quinzaine 1985". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

cite-note-awards-1414. ↑ "Awards 1985: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.

cite-note-1515. ↑ "FIPRESCI Awards 1985". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

cite-note-1616. ↑ "Jury Œcuménique 1985". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

cite-note-imdb-1717. ↑ "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1985". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

Media

• INA: Opening of the 1985 Festival (commentary in French)

• INA: List of winners of the 1985 festival (commentary in French)

External links

• 1985 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)

• Official website Retrospective 1985 Archived 2019-01-20 at the Wayback Machine

• Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1985 at Internet Movie Database

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