1989 Cannes Film Festival

1989 Cannes Film Festival

Official poster of the 42nd Cannes Film Festival, featuring an original illustration by Ludovic.[1]
Opening film New York Stories
Closing film Old Gringo
Location Cannes, France
Founded 1946
Awards Palme d'Or (Sex, Lies, and Videotape)
Number of films 22 (En Competition)[2]
19 (Un Certain Regard)
10 (Out of Competition)
10 (Short Film)
Festival date 11 May 1989 (1989-05-11) – 23 May 1989 (1989-05-23)
Website festival-cannes.com/en

The 42nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 11-23, 1989. The Palme d'Or went to the Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh.[3][4][5][6]

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.[7][8][9]

Jury

Wim Wenders, Jury President

Feature film competition

Un Certain Regard

Films out of competition

Awards

Steven Soderbergh, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event.

References

  1. "Posters 1989". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  2. "Official Selection 1989 : All the Selection". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. "Americans Big Winners At Cannes Film Fest". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  4. "A Low-budget American Film Soars At Cannes". Chicago Tribune. 25 May 1989. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. Canby, Vincent (27 May 1989). "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; For the Cannes Winner, Untarnished Celebrity". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. "26-YEAR-OLD AMERICAN DIRECTOR TAKES TOP AWARD AT CANNES". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  7. "Cannes '89: The Glitter, The Hoopla, The Movies". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  8. "Cannes Director Tries To `Lighten Up` This Year". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  9. "U.S films to open Cannes". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  10. "A Cry in the Dark (1988) - Release dates". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2012-06-15.

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