1992 Cannes Film Festival Explained
The 45th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 May 1992. The Palme d'Or went to the Den goda viljan by Bille August.[1] [2] [3]
The festival opened with Basic Instinct, directed by Paul Verhoeven[4] and closed with Far and Away, directed by Ron Howard.[5] [6]
Juries
Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1992 feature film competition:[7]
Camera d'Or
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1992 Camera d'Or:
- André Delvaux (director) (Belgium) - Jury President
- Olivier Bauer (actor) (France)
- Gian Piero Brunetta (journalist) (Italy)
- Pierre Favre (critic) (France)
- Richard Hasselmann (cinephile) (France)
- João Lopes (journalist) (Portugal)
- David Meeker (foreign delegate) (United Kingdom)
- Gérard Mordillat (director) (France)
Official selection
In competition - Feature film
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[8]
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:
Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
- Az út by Nikolai Ivanov Neikov
- Cheating, Inc. by William Lorton
- Daumier's Law by Geoff Dunbar
- L'échange by Vincent Pérez
- Encolure 42 by Willy Kempeneers
- Ghalb by Sa'ied Mojaveri
- Keine besonderen Vorkommnisse by Jürgen Schönhoff
- Le métro by Catherine Montondo
- No Problem by Craig Welch
- Omnibus by Sam Karmann
- A Passion Play by Tony Twigg
- La sensation by Manuel Poutte
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 31st International Critics' Week (31e Semaine de la Critique):[9]
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
The following films were screened for the 1992 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[10]
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
Awards
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1992 Official selection awards:[11]
The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan) by Bille August
The Stolen Children (Il ladro di bambini) by Gianni Amelio
Robert Altman for The Player
Pernilla August for The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan)
Tim Robbins for The Player
Golden Camera
Mac by John TurturroShort films
Omnibus by Sam Karmann
Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prize[12]
Commission Supérieure Technique
Ecumenical Jury[13]
Award of the Youth
Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week
Media
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 45ème Festival International du Film - Cannes . cinema-francais.fr . fr . 7 June 2017.
- Web site: 1992 - Les joueurs (The players) . cannes-fest.com . fr . 7 June 2017.
- News: Cannes Film Festival 1992 . nicksflickpicks.com . 25 May 2017.
- News: Film View- On the Beach at Cannes With the American Force . . 17 May 1992 . 25 May 2017. Maslin . Janet .
- News: August Film Tops Cannes . chicagotribune.com . 25 May 2017.
- News: U.S. films will dominate Cannes film festival . baltimoresun.com . 25 May 2017 . 2017-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171129072225/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-04-24/features/1992115059_1_cannes-film-festival-festival-jury-abel-ferrara . dead .
- Web site: All Juries 1992 . festival-cannes.fr . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085124/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1992/allJury.html . 4 March 2016 . dmy.
- Web site: Official Selection 1992: All the Selection . festival-cannes.fr . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131214195621/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1992/allSelections.html . 14 December 2013 . dmy.
- Web site: 31e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1992 . archives.semainedelacritique.com . 9 June 2017.
- Web site: Quinzaine 1992 . quinzaine-realisateurs.com . 9 June 2017 .
- Web site: Awards 1992: All Awards . festival-cannes.fr . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221232525/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1992/allAward.html . 21 February 2015 . dmy.
- Web site: FIPRESCI Awards 1992 . fipresci.org . 27 June 2017.
- Web site: Jury Œcuménique 1992 . cannes.juryoecumenique.org . 27 June 2017.
- Web site: Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1992 . imdb.com . 27 June 2017.