1994 Cannes Film Festival

1994 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 47th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original drawing by Federico Fellini.[1]
Opening filmThe Hudsucker Proxy
Closing filmSerial Mom
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
Pulp Fiction
Hosted byJeanne Moreau
No. of films23 (In Competition)
Festival date12 May 1994 (1994-05-12) – 23 May 1994 (1994-05-23)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 47th Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 1994.[2] American filmmaker and actor Clint Eastwood served as jury president for the main competition.[3] French actress Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[4]

American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the comedy-drama film Pulp Fiction.[5][6]

The festival opened with The Hudsucker Proxy by Joel Coen,[7] and closed with Serial Mom by John Waters.[8][9]

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  2. ^ "47ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Cannes' conclusion gives Eastwood a break, American filmmakers accolades". Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. ^ "1994 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ^ Turan, Kenneth (24 May 1994). "Surprise Pick: 'Pulp Fiction' : Cannes report: Quentin Tarantino's film is the third movie about the underbelly of American life to win the Palme d'Or in the last six years". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  6. ^ Maslin, Janet (23 September 1994). "Film Festival Review: Pulp Fiction- Quentin Tarantino's Wild Ride On Life's Dangerous Road". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Great Cannes Openers". empireonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Fewer American films in Cannes competition". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. ^ Maslin, Janet (24 May 1994). "A Dark Comedy Wins at Cannes". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2017.