1994 Cannes Film Festival
 Official poster of the 47th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original drawing by Federico Fellini.[1] | |
| Opening film | The Hudsucker Proxy |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Serial Mom |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Pulp Fiction |
| Hosted by | Jeanne Moreau |
| No. of films | 23 (In Competition) |
| Festival date | 12 May 1994 – 23 May 1994 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
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]
Juries
[edit]Main competition
[edit]- Clint Eastwood, American filmmaker and actor - Jury President[10]
- Pupi Avati, Italian filmmaker and producer
- Catherine Deneuve, French actress
- Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban writer
- Kazuo Ishiguro, British writer
- Alexander Kaidanovsky, Russian actor and filmmaker
- Marie-Françoise Leclère, French journalist
- Lalo Schifrin, Argentine-American musician
- Shin Sang-ok, South Korean filmmaker and producer
- Alain Terzian, French-Armenian producer
Camera d'Or
[edit]- Marthe Keller, Swiss actress - Jury President
- Hans Beerekamp, Dutch journalist
- Josée Brossard, France
- Mario Dorminsky, Portugal
- An-Cha Flubacher Rhim, Switzerland
- François Ode, France
- Georges Pansu, France
- Jacques Zimmer, France
Official selection
[edit]In Competition
[edit]The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[11]
Un Certain Regard
[edit]The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[11]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Stephan Elliott | Australia | |
| Bab El-Oued City | Merzak Allouache | Algeria | |
| Bosnia! | Bosna! | Bernard-Henri Lévy and Alain Ferrari | France |
| The Broken Journey | Uttoran | Sandip Ray | India |
| The Butterfly's Dream | Il sogno della farfalla | Marco Bellocchio | Italy |
| Clean, Shaven | Lodge Kerrigan | United States | |
| Cold Water | L'eau froide | Olivier Assayas | France |
| Down to Earth | Casa de Lava | Pedro Costa | Portugal |
| Dreamplay | Drømspel | Unni Straume | Norway |
| Faust | Lekce Faust | Jan Švankmajer | Czech Republic, France, United Kingdom, United States, Germany |
| I Can't Sleep | J'ai pas sommeil | Claire Denis | France |
| I Like It Like That | Darnell Martin | United States | |
| Johnnie Waterman | Jańcio Wodnik | Jan Jakub Kolski | Poland |
| Picture Bride | Kayo Hatta | United States | |
| The Shipwrecked | Los náufragos | Miguel Littin | Chile |
| Sleep with Me | Rory Kelly | United States | |
| The Story of Xinghua | 杏花三月天 | Li Yin | China |
| Suture | Siegel & McGehee | United States | |
| Wild Reeds | Les Roseaux sauvages | André Téchiné | France |
| Without Compassion | Sin compasión | Francisco José Lombardi | Peru |
| Xime | Sana Na N'Hada | Guinea-Bissau | |
Out of Competition
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[11]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial Mom (closing film) | John Waters | United States | |
Special Screenings
[edit]The following films were selected to receive a Special Screening:[12][13]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Game with No Rules (short) | Scott Reynolds | New Zealand | |
| The Dig (short) | Neil Pardington | ||
| The Dutch Master | Susan Seidelman | Germany | |
| Eau de la vie (short) | Simon Baré | New Zealand | |
| I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (short) | Michael Hurst | ||
| The Model (short) | Jonathan Brough | ||
| Montand | Jean Labib | France | |
| Stroke (short) | Christine Jeffs | New Zealand | |
| Vanished | 증발 | Shin Sang-ok | South Korea |
| Wet | Bob Rafelson | Germany | |
Short film competition
[edit]The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[11]
- Book of Dreams: Welcome to Crateland by Alex Proyas
- El héroe by Carlos Carrera
- Lemming Aid by Grant Lahood
- Parlez Après Le Signal Sonore by Olivier Jahan
- Passage by Raimund Krumme
- Sure To Rise by Niki Caro
- Syrup by Paul Unwin
- Una Strada Diritta Lunga by Werther Germondari, Maria Laura Spagnoli
Parallel sections
[edit]International Critics' Week
[edit]The following films were screened for the 33rd International Critics' Week (33e Semaine de la Critique):[14]
Feature film competition
- Clerks by Kevin Smith (United States)
- See How They Fall (Regarde les hommes tomber) by Jacques Audiard (France)
- Zinat by Ebrahim Mokhtari (Iran)
- Nightwatch (Nattevagten) by Ole Bornedal (Denmark)
- Hatta Ishaar Akhar by Rashid Masharawi (Palestine, Netherlands)
- El Dirigible by Pablo Dotta (Uruguay)
- It Will Never Be Spring (Wildgroei) by Frouke Fokkema (Netherlands)
Short film competition
- Performance Anxiety by David Ewing (United States)
- One Night Stand by Bill Britten (United Kingdom)
- Poubelles by Olias Barco (France)
- Ponchada by Alejandra Moya (Mexico)
- Los Salteadores by Abi Feijo (Portugal)
- Home Away From Home by Maureen Blackwood (United Kingdom)
- Off Key by Karethe Linaae (Canada)
Directors' Fortnight
[edit]The following films were screened for the 1994 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[15]
- 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance by Michael Haneke
- A Caixa by Manoel de Oliveira
- Amateur by Hal Hartley
- Ap’to Hioni by Sotiris Goritsas
- Bye Bye America by Jan Schütte
- Bandit Queen by Shekhar Kapur (India)[16][17]
- Bei Kao Bei, Lian Dui Lian by Huang Jianxin
- Eat Drink Man Woman by Ang Lee
- Faut pas rire du bonheur by Guillaume Nicloux
- Fresh by Boaz Yakin
- Katya Ismailova by Valery Todorovsky
- Les Amoureux by Catherine Corsini
- Man, God, The Monster by Collectif
- Muriel's Wedding by P. J. Hogan
- Petits arrangements avec les morts by Pascale Ferran
- Pidä Huivista Kiinni, Tatjana by Aki Kaurismäki
- Senza pelle by Alessandro D'Alatri
- The Silences of the Palace by Moufida Tlatli
- Três Palmeiras by João Botelho
- Trop de bonheur by Cédric Kahn
- Crows (Wrony) by Dorota Kędzierzawska
- Short films
- 75 centilitres de prières by Jacques Maillot
- Deus ex machina by Vincent Mayrand
- Dimanche ou les fantômes by Laurent Achard
- Eternelles by Erick Zonca
- Troubles ou la journée d’une femme ordinaire by Laurent Bouhnik
Official Awards
[edit]
In Competition
[edit]- Palme d'Or: Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino[18]
- Grand Prize of the Jury:
- Best Director: Nanni Moretti for Caro diario
- Best Screenplay: Michel Blanc for Dead Tired
- Best Actress: Virna Lisi for Queen Margot
- Best Actor: Ge You for To Live
- Jury Prize: Queen Margot by Patrice Chéreau
- Coming to Terms with the Dead by Pascale Ferran
- Special Mention: The Silences of the Palace by Moufida Tlatli
- El héroe by Carlos Carrera
- First Jury Prize: Lemming Aid by Grant Lahood
- Second Jury Prize: Syrup by Paul Unwin
Independent Awards
[edit]- Exotica by Atom Egoyan (In competition)[19]
- Bab El-Oued City by Merzak Allouache (Un Certain Regard)
Commission Supérieure Technique
[edit]- Technical Grand Prize: Pitof (special effects) in Dead Tired
Award of the Youth
[edit]- Foreign Film: Clerks by Kevin Smith[22]
- French Film: Happy, Too Happy by Cédric Kahn
International Critics' Week
[edit]- Mercedes-Benz Award: Clerks by Kevin Smith[22]
- Canal+ Award: Performance Anxiety by David Ewing
- Kodak Short Film Award: Éternelles by Erick Zonca
References
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- ^ "1994 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Great Cannes Openers". empireonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Fewer American films in Cannes competition". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (24 May 1994). "A Dark Comedy Wins at Cannes". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "All Juries 1994". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Official Selection 1994: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
- ^ "The Model". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "The Model". Jonathan Brough. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "33e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1994". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Quinzaine 1994". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Anurag Kashyap: 'The perception of India cinema is changing'". Digital Spy. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Shekhar Kapur, exclusive interview". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Awards 1994: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1994". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1994". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1994". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival Awards 1994". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
Media
[edit]- INA: Opening of the 1994 Festival (commentary in French)
- INA: List of winners of the 1994 festival (commentary in French)
External links
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- 1994 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1994 Archived 2019-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival:1994 at Internet Movie Database