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1992 Cannes Film Festival

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1992 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 45th Cannes Film Festival, featuring a portrait of German actress Marlene Dietrich by Don English.[1]
Opening filmBasic Instinct
Closing filmFar and Away
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
The Best Intentions[2]
No. of films21 (In Competition)[3]
Festival date7 May 1992 (1992-05-07) – 18 May 1992 (1992-05-18)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 45th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1992.[4] French actor Gérard Depardieu served as jury president for the main competition.[5]

Swedish filmmaker Bille August won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for a second time with the drama-film The Best Intentions.[6]

The festival opened with Basic Instinct by Paul Verhoeven,[7] and closed with Far and Away by Ron Howard.[8][9]

Juries

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Gérard Depardieu, Jury President

Main competition

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Camera d'Or

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  • André Delvaux, Belgian filmmaker - Jury President
  • Olivier Bauer, French actor
  • Gian Piero Brunetta, Italian journalist
  • Pierre Favre, French film critic
  • Richard Hasselmann, French cinephile
  • João Lopes, Portuguese journalist
  • David Meeker, British foreign delegate
  • Gérard Mordillat, French director

Official selection

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In Competition

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The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
A Stranger Among Us Sidney Lumet United States
Basic Instinct (opening film) Paul Verhoeven United States, United Kingdom, France
The Best Intentions Den goda viljan Bille August Sweden
Crush Alison Maclean New Zealand
Dark at Noon L'Œil qui ment Raúl Ruiz Portugal, France
Dream of Light El sol del membrillo Víctor Erice Spain
In the Country of Juliets Au pays des Juliets Mehdi Charef France
An Independent Life Самостоятельная жизнь Vitali Kanevsky Russia
The Journey El viaje Fernando Solanas Argentina
Howards End James Ivory United Kingdom, United States, Japan
Hyenas Hyènes Djibril Diop Mambéty Senegal
The Sentinel La sentinelle Arnaud Desplechin France
The Long Day Closes Terence Davies United Kingdom
Luna Park Луна-парк Pavel Lungin France, Russia
Léolo Jean-Claude Lauzon Canada
Of Mice and Men Gary Sinise United States
The Player Robert Altman
The Return of Casanova Le Retour de Casanova Édouard Niermans France
Simple Men Hal Hartley United States
The Stolen Children Il ladro di bambini Gianni Amelio Italy
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me David Lynch France, United States

Un Certain Regard

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The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:[3]

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
American Me Edward James Olmos United States
And Life Goes On زندگی و دیگر هیچ Abbas Kiarostami Iran
Apple Trees Apfelbäume Helma Sanders-Brahms Germany
The Arrival of Averill Averills Ankommen Michael Schottenberg Austria
Bad Lieutenant Abel Ferrara United States
Being at Home with Claude Jean Beaudin Canada
The Blue Eyes of Yonta Udju Azul di Yonta Flora Gomes Portugal, Guinea-Bissau
The Chekist Чекист Aleksandr Rogozhkin France, Russia
Cousin Bobby Jonathan Demme United States
Crystal Nights Κρυστάλλινες νύχτες Tonia Marketaki Greece
Happy Days Счастливые дни Aleksei Balabanov Soviet Union
Memory of Water La memoria del agua Héctor Fáver Spain, Argentina
Modern Crimes Alejandro Agresti Netherlands, Argentina
Mon Desir Nicky Marshall New Zealand
The Ox Oxen Sven Nykvist Sweden
Prague Ian Sellar United Kingdom
Strictly Ballroom Baz Luhrmann Australia
The Summer Guest A nyaraló Can Togay Hungary
Through an Open Window Eric Mendelsohn United States
Wedding Night – End of the Song Hochzaeitsnuecht Pol Cruchten Luxembourg

Out of Competition

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The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
As in Heaven Svo á jörðu sem á himni Kristín Jóhannesdóttir Iceland
Le batteur du Boléro (short) Patrice Leconte France
Beauty and the Beast Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise United States
The Boys from St. Petri Drengene fra Sankt Petri Søren Kragh-Jacobsen Denmark
Far and Away (closing film) Ron Howard United States
House of Angels Änglagård Colin Nutley Sweden, Denmark, Norway
Map of the Human Heart Vincent Ward Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom
The Oak Balanța Lucian Pintilie Romania
Opening Night (1977) John Cassavetes United States
Othello (1951) The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice Orson Welles Italy, Morocco
Pather Panchali (1955) Satyajit Ray India
Patrick Dewaere Marc Esposito France
Reservoir Dogs Quentin Tarantino United States
Sarafina! Darrell Roodt United States, South Africa, United Kingdom, France
The Warrior's Heart Krigerens hjerte Leidulv Risan Norway

Short Films Competition

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The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]

Parallel sections

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International Critics' Week

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The following films were screened for the 31st International Critics' Week (31e Semaine de la Critique):[11]

Feature film competition

Short film competition

  • Floating by Richard Heslop (United Kingdom)
  • Home Stories by Matthias Müller (Germany)
  • Les Marionnettes by Marc Chevrie (France)
  • Le Petit chat est mort by Fejria Deliba (France)
  • Revolver by Chester Dent (United Kingdom)
  • The Room by Jeff Balsmeyer (United States)
  • Sprickan by Kristian Petri (Sweden)

Directors' Fortnight

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The following films were screened for the 1992 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[12]

Short films
  • L’autre Célia by Irène Jouannet
  • F.X. Messerschmidt sculpteur (1736-1783) by Marino Vagliano
  • Juliette by Didier Bivel
  • Le Trou de la corneille by François Hanss
  • Léa by Christophe Debuisne
  • Pilotes by Olivier Zagar
  • Versailles Rive Gauche by Bruno Podalydès
  • Voleur d’images by Bruno Victor-Pujebet

Official Awards

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Bille August, Palme d'Or winner
Cast and crew of Basic Instinct, opening film of the 1992 Cannes Film Festival

In Competition

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Caméra d'Or

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Short Film Palme d'Or

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Independent Awards

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FIPRESCI Prize

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Commission Supérieure Technique

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Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

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Award of the Youth

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International Critics' Week

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References

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  1. ^ "Posters 1992". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Awards 1992: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Official Selection 1992: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  4. ^ "45ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 1992". nicksflickpicks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ "1992 - Les joueurs (The players)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  7. ^ Maslin, Janet (17 May 1992). "Film View- On the Beach at Cannes With the American Force". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "August Film Tops Cannes". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ "U.S. films will dominate Cannes film festival". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. ^ "All Juries 1992". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  11. ^ "31e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1992". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Quinzaine 1992". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  13. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1992". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1992". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  15. ^ a b c "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1992". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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