Cannes International Film Festival 1984

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The 37th Cannes International Film Festival in 1984 took place from May 11th to May 23rd, 1984.

competition

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

Movie title Director Country of production Actor (selection)
Another country Marek Kanievska Great Britain Rupert Everett , Colin Firth
Bayan ko: Kapit sa patalim Lino Brocka Philippines , France
The bounty Roger Donaldson UK , USA Mel Gibson , Anthony Hopkins , Laurence Olivier
Cal Pat O'Connor Great Britain Helen Mirren , John Lynch
The Element of Crime Lars from Trier Denmark
Ghare Baire Satyajit Ray India Soumitra Chatterjee , Victor Banerjee
Henry IV. Marco Bellocchio Italy Marcello Mastroianni , Claudia Cardinale
Napló Márta Mészáros Hungary
Paris, Texas * Wim Wenders France , Germany Harry Dean Stanton , Nastassja Kinski , Dean Stockwell
The pirate Jacques Doillon France Jane Birkin , Maruschka Detmers
Quilombo Carlos Diegues Brazil , France
The trip to Kythera Theo Angelopoulos Greece
Los santos inocentes Mario Camus Spain Francisco Rabal , Alfredo Landa
A Sunday in the country Bertrand Tavernier France Louis Ducreux , Michel Aumont
Success Is the Best Revenge Jerzy Skolimowski France , Great Britain Michael York , Joanna Szczerbic , Michel Piccoli
The day is longer than the night Lana Gogoberidze Soviet Union
Under the volcano John Huston Mexico , USA Albert Finney , Jacqueline Bisset , Katy Jurado
Vigil Vincent Ward New Zealand Penelope Stewart
Where the green ants dream Werner Herzog Germany , Australia Bruce Spence

* = Golden palm

International jury

This year the British actor Dirk Bogarde was the jury president. He headed the following jury: Franco Cristaldi , Michel Deville , Stanley Donen , Istvan Dosai , Arne Hestenes , Isabelle Huppert , Ennio Morricone , Jorge Semprún and Wadim Jussow .

Award winners

  • Golden Palm : Paris, Texas
  • Grand Jury Prize: Napló
  • Best Actor: Francisco Rabal and Alfredo Landa in Los santos Inocentes
  • Best Actress: Helen Mirren in Cal
  • Best director: Bertrand Tavernier for A Sunday in the Country
  • Best script: Theo Angelopoulos, Tonino Guerra , Thanasis Valtinos for Die Reise nach Kythera
  • Best individual artistic achievement: Peter Biziou for his camera work in Another Country
  • Technology award: The Element of Crime

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