1992 Cannes Film Festival
![]() Official poster of the 45th Cannes Film Festival, featuring a portrait of German actress Marlene Dietrich by Don English.[1] | |
Opening film | Basic Instinct |
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Closing film | Far and Away |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (Den goda viljan)[2] |
No. of films | 21 (En Competition)[3] 20 (Un Certain Regard) 15 (Out of Competition) 12 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 7 May 1992 | – 18 May 1992
Website | festival-cannes |
The 45th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 May 1992. The Palme d'Or went to the Den goda viljan by Bille August.[4][5][6]
The festival opened with Basic Instinct, directed by Paul Verhoeven[7] and closed with Far and Away, directed by Ron Howard.[8][9]
Juries
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Main competition
[edit]The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1992 feature film competition:[10]
- Gérard Depardieu (France) - Jury President
- Pedro Almodóvar (Spain)
- John Boorman (United Kingdom)
- René Cleitman (France)
- Jamie Lee Curtis (United States)
- Carlo Di Palma (Italy)
- Nana Djordjadze (Georgia)
- Lester James Peries (Sri Lanka)
- Serge Toubiana (France)
- Joële Van Effenterre (France)
Camera d'Or
[edit]The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1992 Camera d'Or:
- André Delvaux (director) (Belgium) - Jury President
- Olivier Bauer (actor) (France)
- Gian Piero Brunetta (journalist) (Italy)
- Pierre Favre (critic) (France)
- Richard Hasselmann (cinephile) (France)
- João Lopes (journalist) (Portugal)
- David Meeker (foreign delegate) (United Kingdom)
- Gérard Mordillat (director) (France)
Official selection
[edit]In competition - Feature film
[edit]The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]
- A Stranger Among Us by Sidney Lumet
- Basic Instinct by Paul Verhoeven
- The Best Intentions by Bille August
- Crush by Alison Maclean
- Dark at Noon by Raúl Ruiz
- Dream of Light by Víctor Erice
- In the Country of Juliets by Mehdi Charef
- An Independent Life by Vitali Kanevsky
- The Journey by Fernando Solanas
- Howards End by James Ivory
- Hyènes by Djibril Diop Mambéty
- The Sentinel by Arnaud Desplechin
- The Long Day Closes by Terence Davies
- Luna Park by Pavel Lungin
- Léolo by Jean-Claude Lauzon
- Of Mice and Men by Gary Sinise
- The Player by Robert Altman
- The Return of Casanova by Édouard Niermans
- Simple Men by Hal Hartley
- The Stolen Children by Gianni Amelio
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me by David Lynch
Un Certain Regard
[edit]The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[3]
- American Me by Edward James Olmos
- Apple Trees (Apfelbäume) by Helma Sanders-Brahms
- The Arrival of Averill (Averills Ankommen) by Michael Schottenberg
- Bad Lieutenant by Abel Ferrara
- Being at Home with Claude by Jean Beaudin
- The Blue Eyes of Yonta (Udju Azul di Yonta) by Flora Gomes
- The Chekist (Tchekiste) by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
- Cousin Bobby by Jonathan Demme
- Crystal Nights (Krystallines nyhtes) by Tonia Marketaki
- Happy Days (Schastlivye dni) by Aleksei Balabanov
- Life, and Nothing More... (Zendegi va digar hich) by Abbas Kiarostami
- Memory of Water (La memoria del agua) by Héctor Fáver
- Modern Crimes by Alejandro Agresti
- Mon Desir by Nicky Marshall
- The Ox (Oxen) by Sven Nykvist
- Prague by Ian Sellar
- Strictly Ballroom by Baz Luhrmann
- The Summer Guest (A nyaraló) by Can Togay
- Through an Open Window by Eric Mendelsohn
- Wedding Night – End of the Song (Hochzaeitsnuecht) by Pol Cruchten
Films out of competition
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
- As in Heaven (Svo á jörðu sem á himni) by Kristín Jóhannesdóttir
- Le Batteur Du Boléro by Patrice Leconte
- Beauty and the Beast by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
- The Boys from St. Petri (Drengene fra Sankt Petri) by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
- Far and Away by Ron Howard
- House of Angels (Änglagård) by Colin Nutley
- Map of the Human Heart by Vincent Ward
- The Oak (Balanţa) by Lucian Pintilie
- Opening Night by John Cassavetes
- Othello by Orson Welles
- Pather Panchali by Satyajit Ray
- Patrick Dewaere by Marc Esposito
- Reservoir Dogs by Quentin Tarantino
- Sarafina! by Darrell James Roodt
- The Warrior's Heart (Krigerens hjerte) by Leidulv Risan
Short film competition
[edit]The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
- Az út by Nikolai Ivanov Neikov
- Cheating, Inc. by William Lorton
- Daumier's Law by Geoff Dunbar
- L'échange by Vincent Pérez
- Encolure 42 by Willy Kempeneers
- Ghalb by Sa'ied Mojaveri
- Keine besonderen Vorkommnisse by Jürgen Schönhoff
- Le métro by Catherine Montondo
- No Problem by Craig Welch
- Omnibus by Sam Karmann
- A Passion Play by Tony Twigg
- La sensation by Manuel Poutte
Parallel sections
[edit]International Critics' Week
[edit]The following films were screened for the 31st International Critics' Week (31e Semaine de la Critique):[11]
Feature film competition
- Adorable Lies (Adorables mentiras) by Gerardo Chijona (Cuba)
- Anmonaito no sasayaki wo kiita by Isao Yamada (Japan)
- Archipiélago by Pablo Perelman (Chile)
- Die flucht by David Rühm (Austria)
- The Grocer’s Wife by John Pozer (Canada)
- Ingalo by Asdis Thorrodsen (Iceland)
- Man Bites Dog (C’est arrivé près de chez vous) by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde (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
[edit]The following films were screened for the 1992 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[12]
- Am Ende der Nacht by Christoph Schaub
- Le Amiche del cuore by Michele Placido
- Angel of Fire (Angel de fuego) by Dana Rotberg
- Archipel by Pierre Granier-Deferre
- Baduk by Majid Majidi
- Benny’s Video by Michael Haneke
- Bob Roberts by Tim Robbins
- Les contes sauvages by Gérald Calderon, Jean-Charles Cuttoli
- Coupable d’innocence by Marcin Ziębiński
- Don Quijote by Orson Welles, Jesús Franco
- Dust of Angels by Hsu Hsiao-ming
- Eux by Levan Zakareishvili
- Hay Que Zurrar A Los Pobres by Santiago San Miguel
- Love at First Sight by Rudolf Thome
- Love (Lyubov) by Valery Todorovsky
- Mac by John Turturro
- My New Gun by Stacy Cochran
- Otrazheniye v zerkale by Svetlana Proskurina
- Le Petit Prince a dit by Christine Pascal
- Quelque part vers Conakry by Françoise Ebrard
- Sans un cri by Jeanne Labrune
- Vagabond 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
- Voleur d’images by Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Awards
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Official awards
[edit]The following films and people received the 1992 Official selection awards:[2]
- Palme d'Or: The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan) by Bille August
- Grand Prize of the Jury: The Stolen Children (Il ladro di bambini) by Gianni Amelio
- Best Director: Robert Altman for The Player
- Best Actress: Pernilla August for The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan)
- Best Actor: Tim Robbins for The Player
- Jury Prize:
- Dream of Light (El sol del membrillo) by Víctor Erice
- An Independent Life (Samostoyatelnaya zhizn) by Vitali Kanevsky
- 45th Anniversary Prize: Howards End by James Ivory
Golden Camera
Short films
Independent awards
[edit]- Dream of Light (El sol del membrillo) by Víctor Erice
Commission Supérieure Technique
- Technical Grand Prize: Fernando Solanas (for technical visual and aural excellence) in The Journey (El viaje)
Ecumenical Jury[14]
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: The Stolen Children (Il ladro di bambini) by Gianni Amelio
- Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention:[15]
- In the Country of Juliets (Au pays des Juliets) by Mehdi Charef
- The Journey (El viaje) by Fernando Solanas
Award of the Youth[15]
- Foreign Film: Strictly Ballroom by Baz Luhrmann
- French Film: Sans un cri by Jeanne Labrune
- Special Award of the Youth: Man Bites Dog (C'est arrivé près de chez vous) by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde
Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week[15]
- SACD Award
- Best Short: The Room by Jeff Balsmeyer
- Best Feature: Man Bites Dog (C’est arrivé près de chez vous) by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde
- Canal+ Award: Floating by Richard Heslop
References
[edit]- ^ "Posters 1992". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Awards 1992: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Official Selection 1992: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
- ^ "45ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "1992 - Les joueurs (The players)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival 1992". nicksflickpicks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (17 May 1992). "Film View- On the Beach at Cannes With the American Force". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "August Film Tops Cannes". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "U.S. films will dominate Cannes film festival". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "All Juries 1992". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "31e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1992". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Quinzaine 1992". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1992". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1992". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1992". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
Media
[edit]- INA: Opening of the 1992 Festival (commentary in French)
External links
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- 1992 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1992 Archived 2017-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1992 at Internet Movie Database