1989 Cannes Film Festival
The 42nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1989. The Palme d'Or went to the Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh.
The festival opened with New York Stories, anthology film directed by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and closed with Old Gringo, directed by Luis Puenzo.
During the 1989 festival, the first Cinéma & liberté forum was held with the participation of a hundred famous directors from many countries. They discussed about the freedom of expression and signed a declaration protesting against all forms of censorship still existing in the world.
Juries
Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1989 feature film competition:- Wim Wenders Jury President
- Christine Gouze-Rénal
- Claude Beylie
- Georges Delerue
- Hector Babenco
- Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Peter Handke
- Renée Blanchar
- Sally Field
- Silvio Clementelli
Camera d'Or
- Raf Vallone president
- Bernard Jubard
- Klaus Eder
- Moustafa Salah Hashem
- Peter Scarlet
- Philippe Maarek
- Suzanne Schiffman
- Yvan Gauthier
Official selection
In competition - Feature film
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:- Black Rain by Shohei Imamura
- Chimère by Claire Devers
- Cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore
- Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee
- Evil Angels by Fred Schepisi
- Francesco by Liliana Cavani
- Jesus of Montreal by Denys Arcand
- Kuarup by Ruy Guerra
- Lost Angels by Hugh Hudson
- Monsieur Hire by Patrice Leconte
- Moon Child by Agustí Villaronga
- Mystery Train by Jim Jarmusch
- Reunion by Jerry Schatzberg
- Rosalie Goes Shopping by Percy Adlon
- Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh
- Spider's Web by Bernhard Wicki
- Splendor by Ettore Scola
- Sweetie by Jane Campion
- Time of the Gypsies by Emir Kusturica
- Too Beautiful for You by Bertrand Blier
- Torrents of Spring by Jerzy Skolimowski
- The Women on the Roof by Carl-Gustav Nykvist
Un Certain Regard
- Black Sin by Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
- Devět kruhů pekla by Milan Muchna
- Barroco by Paul Leduc
- Errors of Youth by Boris Frumin
- Fool's Mate by Mathieu Carrière
- Golden Horseshoes by Nouri Bouzid
- Malpractice by Bill Bennett
- My 20th Century by Ildikó Enyedi
- Piravi by Shaji N. Karun
- The Prisoner of St. Petersburg by Ian Pringle
- Santa Sangre by Alejandro Jodorowsky
- The Tenth One in Hiding by Lina Wertmüller
- Thick Skinned by Patricia Mazuy
- Treffen in Travers by Michael Gwisdek
- Venus Peter by Ian Sellar
- Voices of Sarafina! by Nigel Noble
- Whirlwind by Bako Sadykov
- Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? by Bae Yong-Kyun
- Wired by Larry Peerce
Films out of competition
- New York Stories by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese
- Old Gringo by Luis Puenzo
- 1001 films by André Delvaux
- 50 ans by Gilles Carle
- Fight for Us by Lino Brocka
- Ganashatru by Satyajit Ray
- Lawrence of Arabia by David Lean
- Liberté by Laurent Jacob
- The Monkey Folk by Gérard Vienne
- Scandal by Michael Caton-Jones
Short film competition
- Beau Fixe Sur Cormeilles by Gilles Lacombe
- Blind Alley by Emmanuel Salinger
- Full Metal Racket by William Nunez
- The Gest of Segu by Mambaye Coulibaly
- Kitchen Sink by Alison Maclean
- Manly Games by Jan Svankmajer
- Performance Pieces by Tom Abrams
- The Persistent Peddler by Claude Cloutier
- Le Théâtre du Père Carlo by Rao Kheidmets
- Yes We Can by Faith Hubley
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following feature films were screened for the 28th International Critics' Week :Feature film competition
- Rose of the Desert by Mohamed Rachid Benhadj
- Tjoet Nja’ Dhien by Eros Djarot
- As Tears Go By by Wong Kar-wai
- Waller's Last Trip by Christian Wagner
- Arab by Fadhel Jaibi and Fadhel Jaziri
- La Ville de Yun by U-Sun Kim
- Les Poissons morts by Michael Synek
- Montalvo et l’enfant by Claude Mourieras
- Black Square by Iosif Pasternak
- Duende by Jean-Blaise Junod
- Warszawa Koluszki by Jerzy Zalewski
- Le Porte plume by Marie-Christine Perrodin
- Blind Curve by Gary Markowitz
- The Three Soldiers by Kamal Musale
- Work Experience by James Hendrie
- Der Mensch mit den modernen Nerven by Bady Minck
- Trombone en coulisses by Hubert Toint
- Wstega mobiusa by Lukasz Karwowski
- La Femme mariée de Nam Xuong by Tran Anh Hung
Directors' Fortnight
- Caracas by Michael Schottenberg
- Der 7. Kontinent by Michael Haneke
- Der Philosoph by Rudolf Thome
- Eat a Bowl Of Tea by Wayne Wang
- El Rio que nos Lleva by Antonio del Real
- Zerograd by Karen Shakhnazarov
- Il piccolo diavolo by Roberto Benigni
- Maria Von Den Sternen by Thomas Mauch
- Melancholia by Andi Engel
- Niu Peng by Dai Sijie
- Piccoli Equivoci by Ricky Tognazzi
- Sidewalk Stories by Charles Lane
- Sis by Zülfü Livaneli
- Speaking Parts by Atom Egoyan
- Yaaba by Idrissa Ouedraogo
Awards
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1989 awards:- Palme d'Or: Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh
- Grand Prix:
- * Nuovo cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore
- * Trop belle pour toi by Bertrand Blier
- Best Director: Emir Kusturica for Dom za vešanje
- Best Actress: Meryl Streep for Evil Angels
- Best Actor: James Spader for Sex, Lies, and Videotape
- Best Artistic Contribution: Jim Jarmusch for Mystery Train
- Jury Prize: Jésus de Montréal by Denys Arcand
- Caméra d'Or: My 20th Century by Ildikó Enyedi
- Golden Camera - Special Mention: Piravi by Shaji N. Karun & Waller's Last Trip by Christian Wagner
- Short Film Palme d'Or: 50 ans by Gilles Carle
- Special Mention - Best Short Film: Performance Pieces by Tom Abrams & Yes We Can by Faith Hubley
Independent awards
- Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh
- Yaaba by Idrissa Ouedraogo
- Technical Grand Prize: Kuroi ame by Shōhei Imamura
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Jésus de Montréal by Denys Arcand
- Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention: Kuroi ame by Shōhei Imamura & Yaaba by Idrissa Ouedraogo
- Foreign Film: Caracas by Michael Schottenberg
- Special Award: Gregory Peck
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