1994 Cannes Film Festival
 Official poster of the 47th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original drawing by Federico Fellini.[1] | |
| Opening film | The Hudsucker Proxy |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Serial Mom |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (Pulp Fiction)[2] |
| Hosted by | Jeanne Moreau |
| No. of films | 23 (En Competition)[3] 21 (Un Certain Regard) 11 (Out of Competition) 8 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 12 May 1994 – 23 May 1994 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 47th Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1994. The Palme d'Or went to the American film Pulp Fiction directed by Quentin Tarantino.[4][5][6][7]
The festival opened with The Hudsucker Proxy, directed by Joel Coen[8] and closed with Serial Mom, directed by John Waters.[9][10] Jeanne Moreau was the mistress of ceremonies.[4]
Juries[]
Clint Eastwood, Jury President
Main competition[]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1994 Official Selection:[11]
- Clint Eastwood (USA) Jury President
- Catherine Deneuve (France) Vice president
- Pupi Avati (Italy)
- Guillermo Cabrera Infante (Cuba) (author)
- Kazuo Ishiguro (UK)
- Alexander Kaidanovsky (Russia)
- Marie-Françoise Leclère (France)
- Shin Sang-ok (South Korea)
- Lalo Schifrin (Argentina)
- Alain Terzian (France)
Camera d'Or[]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1994 Caméra d'Or:
- Marthe Keller (Switzerland) President
- Hans Beerekamp
- Josée Brossard (France)
- Mario Dorminsky (Portugal)
- An-Cha Flubacher Rhim
- François Ode (France)
- Georges Pansu
- Jacques Zimmer (France)
Official selection[]
In competition - Feature film[]
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs | Kurochka Ryaba | Andrei Konchalovsky | Russia |
| Barnabo of the Mountains | Barnabo delle montagne | Mario Brenta | Italy |
| The Browning Version | Mike Figgis | United Kingdom | |
| Burnt by the Sun | Utomlyonnye solntsem | Nikita Mikhalkov | Russia, France |
| A Confucian Confusion | 獨立時代 / Du li shi dai | Edward Yang | Taiwan |
| Dead Tired | Grosse Fatigue | Michel Blanc | France |
| Dear Diary | Caro diario | Nanni Moretti | Italy, France |
| Exotica | Atom Egoyan | Canada | |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | Joel Coen | United States, United Kingdom | |
| To Live | Huozhe | Zhang Yimou | China |
| Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Alan Rudolph | United States | |
| My Own | Swaham | Shaji N. Karun | India |
| The Patriots | Les patriotes | Éric Rochant | France |
| Pulp Fiction - Palme d'Or winner | Quentin Tarantino | United States | |
| A Pure Formality | Una pura formalità | Giuseppe Tornatore | Italy, France |
| Queen Margot | La Reine Margot | Patrice Chéreau | France |
| The Queen of the Night | La reina de la noche | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
| Rice People | Neak sre | Rithy Panh | Cambodia |
| Three Colours: Red | Trois couleurs: Rouge | Krzysztof Kieślowski | France, Poland, Switzerland |
| Through the Olive Trees | Zire darakhatan zeyton | Abbas Kiarostami | Iran |
| An Unforgettable Summer | Un été inoubliable | Lucian Pintilie | Romania, France |
| The Violin Player | Le joueur de violon | Charles Van Damme | France, Belgium |
| The Whores | Le buttane | Aurelio Grimaldi | Italy |
Un Certain Regard[]
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[3]
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert by Stephan Elliott
- Bab El-Oued City by Merzak Allouache
- by Bernard-Henri Lévy,
- The Broken Journey (Uttoran) by Sandip Ray
- The Butterfly's Dream (Il sogno della farfalla) by Marco Bellocchio
- Clean, Shaven by Lodge Kerrigan
- Cold Water (L'eau froide) by Olivier Assayas
- Down to Earth (Casa de Lava) by Pedro Costa
- Dreamplay (Drømspel) by Unni Straume
- Faust by Jan Švankmajer
- I Can't Sleep (J'ai pas sommeil) by Claire Denis
- I Like It Like That by Darnell Martin
- Johnnie Waterman (Jańcio Wodnik) by Jan Jakub Kolski
- Picture Bride by Kayo Hatta
- The Shipwrecked (Los náufragos) by Miguel Littín
- Sleep with Me by Rory Kelly
- (Xinghua san yue tian) by Li Yin
- Suture by David Siegel & Scott McGehee
- Wild Reeds (Les Roseaux sauvages) by André Téchiné
- Without Compassion (Sin compasión) by Francisco José Lombardi
- by Sana Na N'Hada
Films out of competition[]
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
- by
- The Dig by
- by Susan Seidelman
- by
- by Michael Hurst
- The Model by
- Montand by
- Serial Mom by John Waters
- by Christine Jeffs
- (Jeungbal) by Shin Sang-ok
- Wet by Bob Rafelson
Short film competition[]
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
- Book of Dreams: Welcome to Crateland by Alex Proyas
- El héroe by Carlos Carrera
- by
- Parlez Après Le Signal Sonore by Olivier Jahan
- Passage by Raimund Krumme
- Sure To Rise by Niki Caro
- by Paul Unwin
- Una Strada Diritta Lunga by Werther Germondari, Maria Laura Spagnoli
Parallel sections[]
International Critics' Week[]
The following films were screened for the 33rd International Critics' Week (33e Semaine de la Critique):[12]
Feature film competition
- Clerks by Kevin Smith (United States)
- See How They Fall (Regarde les hommes tomber) by Jacques Audiard (France)
- by (Iran)
- Nightwatch (Nattevagten) by Ole Bornedal (Denmark)
- by Rashid Masharawi (Palestine, Netherlands)
- by (Uruguay)
- It Will Never Be Spring (Wildgroei) by (Netherlands)
Short film competition
- Performance Anxiety by David Ewing (United States)
- One Night Stand by Bill Britten (United Kingdom)
- Poubelles by Olias Barco (France)
- Ponchada by Alejandra Moya (Mexico)
- Los Salteadores by Abi Feijo (Portugal)
- Home Away From Home by Maureen Blackwood (United Kingdom)
- Off Key by Karethe Linaae (Canada)
Directors' Fortnight[]
The following films were screened for the 1994 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[13]
- 71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls by Michael Haneke
- A Caixa by Manoel de Oliveira
- Amateur by Hal Hartley
- by
- by Jan Schütte
- Bandit Queen by Shekhar Kapur (India)[14][15]
- by Huang Jianxin
- Eat Drink Man Woman by Ang Lee
- by Guillaume Nicloux
- Fresh by Boaz Yakin
- Katya Ismailova by Valery Todorovsky
- Les Amoureux by Catherine Corsini
- by Moufida Tlatli
- by
- Muriel's Wedding by P. J. Hogan
- Petits arrangements avec les morts by Pascale Ferran
- by Aki Kaurismäki
- Senza pelle by Alessandro D'Alatri
- Três Palmeiras by João Botelho
- Trop de bonheur by Cédric Kahn
- Crows (Wrony) by Dorota Kędzierzawska
- Short films
- 75 centilitres de prières by Jacques Maillot
- Deus ex machina by Vincent Mayrand
- Dimanche ou les fantômes by Laurent Achard
- Eternelles by Erick Zonca
- Troubles ou la journée d’une femme ordinaire by Laurent Bouhnik
Awards[]
Quentin Tarantino, 1994 Palme d'Or winner
Official awards[]
The following films and people received the 1994 Official selection awards:[2][16]
- Palme d'Or: Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino
- Grand Prize of the Jury:
- To Live (Huozhe) - Zhang Yimou
- Burnt by the Sun (Utomlyonnye solntsem) - Nikita Mikhalkov
- Best Director: Nanni Moretti for Caro diario
- Best Screenplay: Grosse Fatigue - Michel Blanc
- Best Actress: Virna Lisi for Queen Margot (La Reine Margot)
- Best Actor: Ge You for To Live (Huozhe)
- Jury Prize: Queen Margot (La Reine Margot) - Patrice Chéreau
Golden Camera
- Caméra d'Or: Coming to Terms with the Dead (Petits arrangements avec les morts) by Pascale Ferran
- Golden Camera - Special Mention: The Silences of the Palace (Samt el qusur) by Moufida Tlatli
Short films
- Short Film Palme d'Or: El héroe by Carlos Carrera
- First Jury Prize: Lemming Aid by Grant Lahood
- Second Jury Prize: Syrup by Paul Unwin
Independent awards[]
FIPRESCI Prizes[17]
- Bab El-Oued City by Merzak Allouache (Un Certain Regard)
- Exotica by Atom Egoyan (In competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique
- Technical Grand Prize: Pitof (special effects) in Dead Tired (Grosse Fatigue)
Ecumenical Jury
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury:
- To Live (Huozhe) - Zhang Yimou[18]
- Burnt by the Sun (Utomlyonnye solntsem) - Nikita Mikhalkov[19]
Award of the Youth[20]
- Foreign Film: Clerks by Kevin Smith
- French Film: Happy, Too Happy by Cédric Kahn
Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week[20]
- Mercedes-Benz Award: Clerks by Kevin Smith
- Canal+ Award: Performance Anxiety by
- Kodak Short Film Award: by Erick Zonca
References[]
- ^ "Posters 1994". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Awards 1994: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Official Selection 1994: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "47ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Cannes' conclusion gives Eastwood a break, American filmmakers accolades". Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Turan, Kenneth (24 May 1994). "Surprise Pick: 'Pulp Fiction' : Cannes report: Quentin Tarantino's film is the third movie about the underbelly of American life to win the Palme d'Or in the last six years". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (23 September 1994). "Film Festival Review: Pulp Fiction- Quentin Tarantino's Wild Ride On Life's Dangerous Road". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Great Cannes Openers". empireonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Fewer American films in Cannes competition". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (24 May 1994). "A Dark Comedy Wins at Cannes". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "All Juries 1994". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "33e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1994". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Quinzaine 1994". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Anurag Kashyap: 'The perception of India cinema is changing'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Shekhar Kapur, exclusive interview". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "1994 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1994". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1994". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1994". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Cannes Film Festival Awards 1994". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
Media[]
- INA: Opening of the 1994 Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: List of winners of the 1994 festival (commentary in French)
External links[]
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