The 38th International Cannes Film Festival 1985 took place from May 8th to May 20th 1985.
competition
The following films were shown in the competition of this year's festival:
Movie title
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Director
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Country of production
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Actor (selection)
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Goodbye Bonaparte
|
Youssef Chahine
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Egypt , France
|
Michel Piccoli , Patrice Chéreau
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Birdy
|
Alan Parker
|
United States
|
Matthew Modine , Nicolas Cage
|
Bliss
|
Ray Lawrence
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Australia
|
Barry Otto
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Coca-Cola Kid
|
Dušan Makavejev
|
Australia
|
Eric Roberts , Greta Scacchi
|
Derborence
|
Francis Reusser
|
Switzerland , France
|
Isabel Otero
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Detectives
|
Jean-Luc Godard
|
France , Switzerland
|
Jean-Pierre Léaud , Nathalie Baye , Claude Brasseur
|
Chicken in vinegar
|
Claude Chabrol
|
France
|
Jean Poiret , Stéphane Audran , Michel Bouquet
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Insignificance - The darn night
|
Nicolas Roeg
|
Great Britain
|
Theresa Russell , Tony Curtis
|
Kiss the spider woman
|
Hector Babenco
|
Brazil , USA
|
William Hurt , Raúl Juliá , Sônia Braga
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Farewell, ark
|
Shūji Terayama †
|
Japan
|
|
One love in Montreal
|
Ted Kotcheff
|
Canada
|
James Woods , Gabrielle Lazure , Alan Arkin
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The mask
|
Peter Bogdanovich
|
United States
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Cher , Sam Elliott , Eric Stoltz
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Mishima - A Life in Four Chapters
|
Paul Schrader
|
United States
|
Ken Ogata
|
Colonel Redl
|
István Szabó
|
Hungary , Austria , Germany
|
Klaus Maria Brandauer , Hans Christian Blech , Armin Mueller-Stahl
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The official story
|
Luis Puenzo
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Argentina
|
Norma Aleandro
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Pale Rider - The nameless rider
|
Clint Eastwood
|
United States
|
Clint Eastwood , Michael Moriarty , Chris Penn
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Dad is on a business trip *
|
Emir Kusturica
|
Yugoslavia
|
Miki Manojlović , Mirjana Karanović
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Date
|
André Téchiné
|
France
|
Lambert Wilson , Juliette Binoche , Jean-Louis Trintignant
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Scemo di guerra
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Dino Risi
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Italy , France
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Coluche , Beppe Grillo , Bernard Blier
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The two lives of Mattia Pascal
|
Mario Monicelli
|
Italy , France , Germany , Spain , Great Britain
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Marcello Mastroianni , Senta Berger , Laura Morante
|
* = Golden palm
International jury
That year, Miloš Forman was the jury president. He headed the following jury: Néstor Almendros , Jorge Amado , Mauro Bolognini , Claude Imbert , Sarah Miles , Michel Pérez , Moses Rothman , Francis Veber and Edwin Zbonek .
Award winners
Emir Kusturica, director v. Dad is on a business trip
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Golden Palm : Dad is on a business trip
- Grand Jury Prize: Birdy
- Special prize of the jury: Colonel Redl
- Best Actor: William Hurt in The Spider Woman's Kiss
- Best Actress: Norma Aleandro in The Official Story and Cher in The Mask
- Best director: André Téchiné for Rendez-vous
- Best artistic achievement: Mishima - A Life in Four Chapters - John Bailey (camera), Eiko Ishioka (scene and costume design), Philip Glass (music).
- Technology award: Insignificance - The darn night
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