1995 Cannes Film Festival
 Official poster of the 48th Cannes Film Festival an original illustration by Ryszard Horowitz.[1] | |
| Opening film | The City of Lost Children |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Quick and the Dead |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Underground |
| Hosted by | Carole Bouquet |
| No. of films | 24 (In Competition) |
| Festival date | 17 May 1995 – 28 May 1995 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 48th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 1995.[2] French actress Jeanne Moreau served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Carole Bouquet hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.[2]
Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for a second time with the comedy-drama film Underground.[3]
The festival opened with The City of Lost Children by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet,[4] and closed with The Quick and the Dead by Sam Raimi.[5]
Juries
[edit]Main competition
[edit]- Jeanne Moreau, French actress - Jury President[7]
- Gianni Amelio, Italian filmmaker
- Jean-Claude Brialy, French actor and director
- Nadine Gordimer, South African author
- Gaston Kaboré, Burkinabé filmmaker
- Michele Ray-Gavras, French producer and journalist
- Emilio García Riera, Mexican actor, writer and film critic
- Philippe Rousselot, French cinematographer
- John Waters, American filmmaker
- Mariya Zvereva, Russian
Camera d'Or
[edit]- Michel Deville, French filmmaker - Jury President
- Alberto Barbera, Italian film critic
- Didier Beaudet, French
- N.T. Binh, French Distributor
- Michel Demopoulos, French film critic
- István Gaál, Hungarian filmmaker
- Caroline Million-Rousseau, French Cinephile
Official selection
[edit]In Competition
[edit]The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[8]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels and Insects | Philip Haas | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Marion Hänsel | Belgium, France | |
| Beyond Rangoon | John Boorman | United States | |
| Carrington | Christopher Hampton | United Kingdom, France | |
| The City of Lost Children (opening film) | La Cité des enfants perdus | Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet | France, Spain, Germany |
| The Convent | O Convento | Manoel de Oliveira | Portugal, France |
| Dead Man | Jim Jarmusch | United States | |
| Don't Forget You're Going to Die | N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir | Xavier Beauvois | France |
| Ed Wood | Tim Burton | United States | |
| Good Men, Good Women | 好男好女 | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Taiwan, Japan |
| La Haine | Mathieu Kassovitz | France | |
| Jefferson in Paris | James Ivory | France, United States | |
| Kids | Larry Clark | United States | |
| Land and Freedom | Tierra y Libertad | Ken Loach | United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, Italy |
| The Madness of King George | Nicholas Hytner | United Kingdom | |
| Nasty Love | L'amore molesto | Mario Martone | Italy |
| The Neon Bible | Terence Davies | United Kingdom | |
| Shanghai Triad | 搖啊搖，搖到外婆橋 | Zhang Yimou | China |
| Sharaku | 写楽 | Masahiro Shinoda | Japan |
| The Snails' Senator | Senatorul melcilor | Mircea Daneliuc | Romania |
| Stories from the Kronen | Historias del Kronen | Montxo Armendáriz | Spain, France, Germany |
| Ulysses' Gaze | Το βλέμμα του Οδυσσέα | Theo Angelopoulos | Greece |
| Underground | Подземље | Emir Kusturica | Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary |
| Waati | Souleymane Cissé | Mali | |
Un Certain Regard
[edit]The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[8]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Arsonist | Kaki bakar | U-Wei Haji Saari | Malaysia |
| L'aube à l'envers | Sophie Marceau | France | |
| Augustin | Anne Fontaine | ||
| Bye-Bye | Karim Dridi | ||
| The Outpost | A részleg | Péter Gothár | Hungary, Romania |
| Canadian Bacon | Michael Moore | United States, Canada | |
| The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain | Christopher Monger | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Evening Liaison | 人约黄昏 | Chen Yifei | China, Hong Kong |
| Georgia | Ulu Grosbard | United States | |
| Haramuya | Drissa Toure | Burkina Faso, France | |
| Lessons in the Language of Love | Scott Patterson | Australia | |
| The Lion with the White Beard | Лев с седой бородой | Andrei Khrzhanovsky | Russia |
| Lisbon Story | O Céu de Lisboa | Wim Wenders | Germany, Portugal, France, Spain |
| The Monkey Kid | 猴三儿 | Xiao-Yen Wang | China, United States |
| Music for December | Музыка для декабря | Ivan Dykhovichny | Russia |
| The Poison Tasters | Ulrik Theer | United States | |
| Rude | Clement Virgo | Canada | |
| Hello Cinema | سلام سینما | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Iran |
| Shadows of the Rainbow | Indradhanura Chhai | Sushant Misra | India |
| Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Gary Fleder | United States | |
| Those Were the Days | Le plus bel âge... | Didier Haudepin | France |
| Time of Love | نوبت عاشقی | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Iran, Turkey |
| Two Nudes Bathing | John Boorman | United Kingdom | |
| Under the Domim Tree | עץ הדומים תפוס | Eli Cohen | Israel |
| Unstrung Heroes | Diane Keaton | United States | |
| Voyage in Time | Tempo di Viaggio | Tonino Guerra and Andrei Tarkovsky | Italy |
Out of Competition
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[8]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desperado | Robert Rodriguez | United States | |
| Kiss of Death | Barbet Schroeder | ||
| The Quick and the Dead (closing film) | Sam Raimi | ||
| To Die For | Gus Van Sant | United States, United Kingdom | |
| The Usual Suspects | Bryan Singer | United States, Germany | |
Short Films Competition
[edit]The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[8]
- A Hamok Dala by Ferenc Cako
- Despondent Divorcee by Jonathan Ogilvie
- Domo by Maurizio Forestieri
- Gagarine by Alexij Kharitidi
- Cocoon (Koza) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Les Enfants s'ennuient le Dimanche by Sophie Perez, Matthieu Poirot-Delpech
- Sortie de Bain by Florence Henrard
- Swinger by Gregor Jordan
- The Beast by Rhoderyc C. Montgomery
- The Pan Loaf by Sean Hinds
Parallel sections
[edit]International Critics' Week
[edit]The following films were screened for the 34th International Critics' Week (34e Semaine de la Critique):[9]
Feature film competition
- Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel (Belgium)
- Soul Survivor by Stephen Williams (Canada)
- The Daughter-in-law (A ba de qing ren) by Steve Wang Hsieh-Chih (Taiwan)
- Mute Witness by Anthony Waller (Germany)
- Denise Calls Up by Hal Salwen (United States)
- Madagascar skin by Chris Newby (United Kingdom)
- Los hijos del viento by Fernando Merinero (Spain)
Short film competition
- An Evil Town by Richard Sears (United States)
- Movements of the Body by Wayne Traudt (Canada)
- Ubu by Manuel Gomez (France, Belgium)
- The Last Laugh by Robert Harders (United States)
- Adios, toby, adios by Ramón Barea (Spain)
- Surprise! by Veit Helmer (Germany)
- Le Pendule by Madame Foucault by Jean-Marc Vervoort (Belgium)
Directors' Fortnight
[edit]The following films were screened for the 1995 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[10]
- 3 Steps To Heaven by Constantine Giannaris
- An Awfully Big Adventure by Mike Newell
- The White Balloon (Badkonake sefid) by Jafar Panahi
- Café Society by Raymond DeFelitta
- Der Kopf des Mohren by Paulus Manker
- Eggs by Bent Hamer
- Eldorado by Charles Binamé
- Faute de soleil by Christophe Blanc
- Heartbreak Island by Hsu Hsiao-Ming
- Heavy by James Mangold
- The Tale of the Three Lost Jewels (Hikayatul jawahiri thalath) by Michel Khleifi
- L'Enfant noir by Laurent Chevallier
- The Confessional (Le confessionnal) by Robert Lepage
- Le Rocher d'Acapulco by Laurent Tuel
- Nella mischia by Gianni Zanasi
- Pather Panchali by Satyajit Ray
- Revivre by Jean-Luc Raynaud
- Safe by Todd Haynes
- Someone Else's America (Tuđa Amerika) by Goran Paskaljevic
- Sommaren by Kristian Petri
- Visiblement je vous aime by Jean-Michel Carré
- Short films
- Le Bus by Jean-Luc Gaget
- Corps inflammables by Jacques Maillot
- Rebonds by Marine Place
- La Vie à Rebours by Gaël Morel
- Une visite by Philippe Harel
Official Awards
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In Competition
[edit]- Palme d'Or: Underground by Emir Kusturica[11]
- Grand Prize of the Jury: Ulysses' Gaze by Theo Angelopoulos
- Best Director: Mathieu Kassovitz for La Haine
- Best Actress: Helen Mirren for The Madness of King George
- Best Actor: Jonathan Pryce for Carrington
- Jury Prize: Don't Forget You're Going to Die by Xavier Beauvois
- Jury Special Prize: Carrington by Christopher Hampton
- The White Ballon by Jafar Panahi
- Special Mention: Denise Calls Up by Hal Salwen
- Gagarin by Alexij Kharitidi
- Jury Prize: Swinger by Gregor Jordan
Independent awards
[edit]- Land and Freedom by Ken Loach (In competition)[12]
- Ulysses' Gaze by Theo Angelopoulos (In competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique
[edit]- Technical Grand Prize: Lü Yue (cinematography) in Shanghai Triad by Zhang Yimou
- Land and Freedom by Ken Loach[13]
- Special Mention: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Marion Hänsel[14]
Award of the Youth
[edit]- Foreign Film: Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel[14]
- French Film: Bye-Bye by Karim Dridi
International Critics' Week
[edit]- Mercedes-Benz Award: Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel[14]
- Canal+ Award: An Evil Town by Richard Sears
- Grand Golden Rail: Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel
Special Award
[edit]- Miracle in Bosnia by Dino Mustafić
References
[edit]- ^ "Posters 1995". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b "48ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "1995 - Le regard de Cannes (Cannes' Gaze)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival Opens". apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Burns, Christopher (26 April 1995). "U.S. Films Top Lineup At Cannes Festival / 48th annual event begins May 17". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Posters 1995". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015.
- ^ "All Juries 1995". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Official Selection 1995: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
- ^ "34e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1995". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Quinzaine 1995". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Awards 1995: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1995". fipresci.org. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1995". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Cannes Film Festival Awards 1995". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
Media
[edit]- INA: Opening of the 1995 Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: List of winners of the 1995 Festival (commentary in French)
External links
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