Cannes International Film Festival 1989

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The 42nd Cannes International Film Festival in 1989 took place from May 11 to May 23, 1989.

competition

The following films were shown in the competition of this year's festival:

Movie title Director Country of production Actor (selection)
Chimers Claire Devers France Béatrice Dalle
Cinema Paradiso Giuseppe Tornatore Italy , France Philippe Noiret , Jacques Perrin
The demons of the jungle Ruy Guerra Brazil Fernanda Torres
Do the right thing Spike Lee United States Ossie Davis , Danny Aiello , Giancarlo Esposito
Francis Liliana Cavani Italy , Germany Mickey Rourke , Helena Bonham Carter , Mario Adorf
Women on the roof Carl-Gustav Nykvist Sweden Amanda Ooms , Stellan Skarsgård
Jesus of Montreal Denys Arcand Canada , France Lothaire Bluteau
Mystery Train Jim Jarmusch USA , Japan Screamin 'Jay Hawkins , Nicoletta Braschi
El niño de la luna Agustí Villaronga Spain
Road Home Hugh Hudson United States Donald Sutherland , Adam Horovitz
Rosalie Goes Shopping Percy Adlon USA , Germany Marianne Sägebrecht , Brad Davis
A scream in the dark Fred Schepisi Australia , USA Meryl Streep , Sam Neill
Black Rain Shohei Imamura Japan Yoshiko Tanaka
Sex, Lies and Video * Steven Soderbergh United States James Spader , Andie McDowell , Peter Gallagher
The spider web Bernhard Wicki Germany Ulrich Mühe , Armin Mueller-Stahl , Klaus Maria Brandauer
Splendor Ettore Scola France , Italy Marcello Mastroianni , Marina Vlady
Sweetie Jane Campion Australia Genevieve Lemon
The time of the gypsies Emir Kusturica Great Britain , Italy , Yugoslavia
The engagement of Monsieur Hire Patrice Leconte France Michel Blanc , Sandrine Bonnaire
When the masks fall Jerzy Skolimowski Great Britain , France , Italy Timothy Hutton , Nastassja Kinski , Valeria Golino
The found friend Jerry Schatzberg France , Germany , Great Britain Jason Robards , Christien Anholt
Too beautiful for you Bertrand Blier France Gérard Depardieu , Josiane Balasko , Carole Bouquet

* = Golden palm

International jury

This year Wim Wenders was the jury president. He headed the following jury: Héctor Babenco , Claude Beylie , Renée Blanchar , Silvio Clementelli , Georges Delerue , Sally Field , Christine Gouze-Rénal , Peter Handke and Krzysztof Kieślowski .

Award winners

Meryl Streep
  • Golden Palm : Sex, Lies and Video
  • Grand Jury Prize: Cinema Paradiso and Too beautiful for you
  • Special Jury Prize: Jesus of Montreal
  • Best Actor: James Spader in Sex, Lies, and Video
  • Best Actress: Meryl Streep in A Scream in the Dark
  • Best Director: Emir Kusturica for Time of the Gypsies
  • Best artistic contribution: Mystery Train
  • Technology Prize: Black Rain

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