 Official poster of the 41st Cannes Film Festival, featuring an original illustration by Tibor Timar.[1] | |
| Opening film | The Big Blue |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Willow |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Pelle the Conqueror[2] |
| No. of films | 21 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 11 May 1988 – 23 May 1988 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 41st Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 23 May 1988.[4] Italian filmmaker Ettore Scola served as jury president for the main competition.[5]
Danish filmmaker Bille August won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for his drama film Pelle the Conqueror.[6][7]
The festival opened with The Big Blue by Luc Besson,[8][9] and closed with Willow by Ron Howard.[10][11]
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- ^ "1988 – Un monde à part (A World Apart)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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- ^ Canby, Vincent (29 May 1988). "Film View, Before the Revolution – and After". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Cinema de la Plage – The Big Blue (Le Grand Bleu), Besson's marine odyssey". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Jean-marc Barr Comes Out Of 'The Big Blue'". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Focuses On Youth The French Film Festival Begins Tonight, Putting New Emphasis On New Filmmakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Youth Being Served at 41st Cannes Film Festival : 20,000 Converge for French Rite That Focuses on 'Cinema of Next 10 Years'". Retrieved 25 May 2017.