1987 Cannes Film Festival

1987 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 40th Cannes Film Festival, featuring an original illustration by Henri Cueco[1]
Opening filmA Man in Love
Closing filmAria
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
Under the Sun of Satan[2]
No. of films20 (In Competition)[3]
Festival date7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) – 19 May 1987 (1987-05-19)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 40th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 19 May 1987.[4] French-Italian actor Yves Montand served as jury president for the main competition.[5]

French filmmaker Maurice Pialat won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Under the Sun of Satan,[6] a choice which critics considered "highly controversial" and the prize was given under the jeers of the public. Pialat is quoted to have retorted "You don't like me? Well, let me tell you that I don't like you either!"[7][8]

The festival opened with A Man in Love by Diane Kurys, and closed with Aria by Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden, Jean-Luc Godard, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge and Julien Temple.[9]

Juries

Main competition

Camera d'Or

  • Maurice Le Roux, French composer and conductor - Jury President
  • Freddy Buache, journalist
  • Emmanuel Carriau, cinephile
  • Michel Ciment, French film critic
  • M. Hidalgo, journalist
  • Bernard Jubard
  • Michael Kutza, cinephile
  • Claude Weisz, French filmmaker

Official selection

In Competition

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

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Aria (closing film) Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden,
Jean-Luc Godard, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam,
Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge, Julien Temple 		United Kingdom
Barfly Barbet Schroeder United States
The Belly of an Architect Peter Greenaway United Kingdom, Italy
Chronicle of a Death Foretold Cronaca di una morte annunciata Francesco Rosi Italy, France, Colombia
Dark Eyes Очи чёрные Nikita Mikhalkov Soviet Union, Italy
The Family La famiglia Ettore Scola Italy
Field of Honor Champ d'honneur Jean-Pierre Denis France
The Glass Menagerie Paul Newman United States
Repentance მონანიება Tengiz Abuladze Soviet Union
The Last Manuscript Az utolsó kézirat Károly Makk Hungary
A Man in Love (opening film) Un homme amoureux Diane Kurys France, Italy, United Kingdom
Pierre and Djemila Pierre et Djemila Gérard Blain France
Prick Up Your Ears Stephen Frears United Kingdom
Shinran: Path to Purity 親鸞　白い道 Rentarō Mikuni Japan
Shy People Andrei Konchalovsky United States
Subway to the Stars Um Trem para as Estrelas Carlos Diegues Brazil
Under the Sun of Satan Sous le soleil de Satan Maurice Pialat France
Wings of Desire Der Himmel über Berlin Wim Wenders West Germany, France
Yeelen Souleymane Cissé Mali, Burkina Faso, France, West Germany
Zegen 女衒 Shōhei Imamura Japan

Un Certain Regard

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

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
A Gathering of Old Men Volker Schlöndorff United States, West Germany
A Month in the Country Pat O'Connor United Kingdom
And the Pursuit of Happiness La poursuite du bonheur Louis Malle United States
Babette's Feast Babettes Gaestebud Gabriel Axel Denmark
Blind Chance Przypadek Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland
The Distant Land Das weite Land Luc Bondy Austria, West Germany, France
Epidemic Lars von Trier Denmark
A Girl from Hunan 湘女萧萧 Xie Fei and U Lan China
Hôtel de France Patrice Chéreau France
The House of Bernarda Alba La casa de Bernarda Alba Mario Camus Spain
Hud Vibeke Løkkeberg Norway
Iron Earth, Copper Sk Yer demir gök bakir Zülfü Livaneli Turkey
Italian Postcards Cartoline italiane Memè Perlini Italy
Jenatsch Daniel Schmid Switzerland, France
Robinsonada or My English Grandfather რობინზონიადა ანუ ჩემი ინგლისელი პაპა Nana Jorjadze Soviet Union
The Serpent's Way Ormens väg på hälleberget Bo Widerberg Sweden
A Simple Death Простая смерть Alexander Kaidanovsky Soviet Union
Sofia Alejandro Doria Argentina
Someone to Love Henry Jaglom United States
A Successful Man Un hombre de éxito Humberto Solás Cuba

Out of Competition

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

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Aida Clemente Fracassi Italy
The Black Cannon Incident 黑砲事件 Huang Jianxin China
Boris Godunov Борис Годунов Vera Stroyeva Soviet Union
Caméra arabe Férid Boughedir Tunisia
Le cinéma dans les yeux Laurent Jacob and Gilles Jacob France
Don Quixote (1933) Don Quichotte G. W. Pabst France, United Kingdom
Feathers John Ruane Australia
Intervista Federico Fellini Italy
Good Morning, Babylon Buongiorno Babilonia Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Italy, France
Hôtel du Paradis Jana Boková France
L'Inhumaine (1924) Marcel L'Herbier
Louise (1939) Abel Gance
Macbeth Claude d'Anna
The Medium Il medium Gian Carlo Menotti Italy
Pagliacci Franco Zeffirelli
Radio Days Woody Allen United States
Raising Arizona Joel and Ethan Coen
Return of a Citizen عودة مواطن Mohamed Khan Egypt
Slam Dance Wayne Wang United Kingdom, United States
Something Wild Jonathan Demme United States
The Sentimental Bloke (1918) Raymond Longford Australia
The Whales of August Lindsay Anderson United States
Tough Guys Don't Dance Norman Mailer
Wahnfried Richard und Cosima Peter Patzak West Germany, France

Short Films Competition

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

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 26th International Critics' Week (26e Semaine de la Critique):[11]

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1987 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[12]

Official Awards

Yves Montand, Jury President

In Competition

Caméra d'Or

Short Film Palme d'Or

  • Palisade by Laurie McInnes
  • Second Prize: Academy Leader Variations by David Ehrlich
  • Third Prize: La Mort Soudaine et Prématurée du Colonel K.K. by Milos Radovic

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes

Commission Supérieure Technique

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Award of the Youth

References

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  7. ^ "Only Jeers For Cannes Top Winner". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "'Satan' Booed At Cannes Religious Allegory Voted Best Film- Hershey, Mastroianni Best Actors". philly.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Cannes Still Gets That Hollywood Feel From Film". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. ^ "All Juries 1987". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  11. ^ "26e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1987". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Quinzaine 1987". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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  14. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1987". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1987". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1987". imdb.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

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