1985 Cannes Film Festival

1985 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 38th Cannes Film Festival, a tribute to English photographer Eadweard Muybridge.[1]
Opening filmWitness
Closing filmThe Emerald Forest
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
When Father Was Away
on Business
No. of films20 (In Competition)[2]
Festival date8 May 1985 (1985-05-08) – 20 May 1985 (1985-05-20)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 38th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 20 May 1985.[3] Czechoslovakian filmmaker Miloš Forman served as jury president for the main competition. Yugoslavian filmmaker Emir Kusturica won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film When Father Was Away on Business.[4][5]

The festival paid a tribute to American actor James Stewart and screened a restored version of his 1954 film The Glenn Miller Story, directed by Anthony Mann.[6]

The festival opened with Witness by Peter Weir,[7][8] and closed with The Emerald Forest by John Boorman.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Posters 1985". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
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  3. ^ "38ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. ^ "1985 - The last Congratulations". cannes-fest.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ Meisler, Stanley (21 May 1985). "Unusual Choice For Cannes Jury : Yugoslav Film Snares Golden Palm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Stereo Version Of 'Glenn Miller Story' A Sound Piece Of Show Biz". Chicago Tribune. 12 May 1985. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ Harmetz, Aljean (9 May 1985). "Strong U.S. Presence at 38th Cannes Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Celebrating 'Le Cinema' In Cannes". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  9. ^ Mathews, Jack (20 May 1998). "Boorman Is Back on the Cannes Beat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. ^ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.