 Official poster of the 39th Cannes Film Festival[1] | |
| Opening film | Pirates |
|---|---|
| Closing film | El amor brujo |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: The Mission[2] |
| No. of films | 20 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 8 May 1986 – 19 May 1986 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 39th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 19 May 1986.[4] American filmmaker Sydney Pollack served as jury president for the main competition. British filmmaker Roland Joffé won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film The Mission.[5][6][7][8]
The festival opened with Pirates by Roman Polanski,[9] and closed with El amor brujo by Carlos Saura.[10]
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- ^ "1986 - Tenue de soirée (exigée) (Formal Wear (required))". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Mathews, Jack (20 May 1986). "'Mission' Successful; Joffe Film Top Winner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Very Sincerely Yours, Jeremy Irons". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Cannes: It's a Wrap". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ Bernstein, Richard (9 May 1986). "At The Cannes Festival, Escapism And Reality". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Mathews, Jack (19 May 1986). "A Classic View From Room 360". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.