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1981 Cannes Film Festival CFF81poster.jpg Official poster of the 34th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Michel Landi.http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1981/posters.html Posters 1981 festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131112171950/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1981/posters.html 12 November 2013 dmy 22 (In Competition) Three Brothers Honeysuckle Rose Cannes, France Palme d'Or:Man of Iron 1981 05 13 y – 1981 05 27 y 1946 festival-cannes.com/en Cannes Film Festival 1980 1982
The 34th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 27 May 1981. French filmmaker Jacques Deray served as jury president for the main competition.
Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the film Man of Iron.http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1981.htm 34ème Festival International du Film - Cannes cinema-francais.fr fr 5 June 2017http://www.cannes-fest.com/an1981.htm 1981 - Patrimoine National (National Heritage) cannes-fest.com fr 5 June 2017 22 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170422133721/http://www.cannes-fest.com/an1981.htm dead
The festival opened with Three Brothers by Francesco Rosi,http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/films/tre-fratelli Out of Competition - Opening film - Tre Fratelli festival-cannes.com 14 July 2017http://www.vodkaster.com/listes-de-films/cannes-les-films-d-ouverture/937413 The opening films at Cannes vodkaster.com 25 May 2017 5 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190905134533/https://www.vodkaster.com/listes-de-films/cannes-les-films-d-ouverture/937413 dead and closed with Honeysuckle Rose by Jerry Schatzberg.http://www.vodkaster.com/Listes-de-films/Les-films-de-cloture-du-Festival-de-Cannes The closing films at Cannes vodkaster.com 25 May 2017 8 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140408042101/http://www.vodkaster.com/Listes-de-films/Les-films-de-cloture-du-Festival-de-Cannes dead
Juries
Jacques Deray, French filmmaker - Jury Presidenthttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1981/juryLongFilm.html Juries 1981: Feature film festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160415042344/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1981/juryLongFilm.html 15 April 2016 dmy
Ellen Burstyn, American actress
Jean-Claude Carrière, French author
Robert Chazal, French film critic
Attilio d'Onofrio, Italian
Christian Defaye, Swiss journalist
Carlos Diegues, Brazilian filmmaker
Antonio Gala, Spanish author
Andrei Petrov, Soviet composer
Douglas Slocombe, British cinematographer
Official selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1981/allSelections.html Official Selection 1981: All the Selection festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130926081707/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1981/allSelections.html 26 September 2013 dmy
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAngels of IronEngel aus EisenThomas BraschWest GermanyBeau PereBeau-pèreBertrand BlierFranceChariots of FireHugh HudsonUnited Kingdom, United StatesCserepekIstván GaálHungaryExcaliburJohn BoormanUnited Kingdom, United StatesFaktasФактAlmantas GrikevičiusSoviet UnionFlame TopTulipääPirjo Honkasalo and Pekka LehtoFinlandHeaven's GateMichael CiminoUnited StatesLight Years AwayLes Années lumièreAlain TannerFrance, SwitzerlandLooks and SmilesKen LoachUnited KingdomMan of IronCzłowiek z żelazaAndrzej WajdaPolandMephistoIstván SzabóHungary, Austria, West GermanyMontenegroMontenegro eller Pärlor och svinDušan MakavejevSwedenNational HeritagePatrimonio nacionalLuis García BerlangaSpainNeigeJuliet BertoFranceThe Ones and the OthersLes Uns et les AutresClaude LelouchPassion of Love Passione d'amoreEttore ScolaItalyPossessionAndrzej ŻuławskiFrance, West GermanyQuartetJames IvoryFrance, United KingdomThe SkinLa pelleLiliana CavaniItalyThiefMichael MannUnited StatesTragedy of a Ridiculous ManLa tragedia di un uomo ridicoloBernardo BertolucciItaly
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country...And God Created ThemDíos los Cría...Jacobo MoralesPuerto RicoArising from the Surfaceसतह से उठता आदमीMani KaulIndiaThe Big Night BatheГолямото нощно къпанеBinka ZhelyazkovaBulgariaCerromaiorLuís Filipe RochaPortugalEijanaikaええじゃないかShōhei ImamuraJapanI Love YouEu Te AmoArnaldo JaborBrazilLet There Be LightJohn HustonUnited StatesMemoirs of a SurvivorDavid GladwellUnited KingdomUn moment de bonheurYves LaumetFranceMur MursAgnès VardaFranceA Thousand Little Kissesאלף נשיקות קטנותMira RecanatiIsraelThe WitnessA tanúPéter BacsóHungaryWho's Singin' Over There?Ko to tamo pevaSlobodan ŠijanYugoslaviaYou Love Only OnceSamo jednom se ljubiRajko Grlić
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAnima – Symphonie phantastiqueTitus LeberAustriaBlood WeddingBodas de sangreCarlos SauraSpainFrom Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in ChinaMurray LernerUnited States, ChinaHands Up!Ręce do góryJerzy SkolimowskiPolandHavoc in Heaven (1961)大鬧天宮Wan LaimingChinaHoneysuckle Rose (closing film)Jerry SchatzbergUnited StatesThe Fly (short)A légyFerenc RofuszHungaryThe Postman Always Rings TwiceBob RafelsonUnited StatesStreet Angel (1937)馬路天使Yuan MuzhiChinaThis Is ElvisMalcolm Leo and Andrew SoltUnited StatesThree Brothers (opening film)Tre fratelliFrancesco RosiItaly, FranceTroubled Laughter苦惱人的笑Yang Yanjin and Deng YiminChina
Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
30em
Alephah by Gérald Frydman
André Derain, thèmes et variations by François Porcile
Dilemma by John Halas
Diskzokej by Jiří Barta
Král a skritek by Lubomír Beneš
Manövergäste by G. Nicolas Hayek
Maskirani razbojnik by Petar Lalovic
Moto Perpetuo by Béla Vajda
Ne me parlez plus jamais d'amour by Sylvain Madigan
Le Rat by Elisabeth Huppert
Ravnovesie by Boiko Kanev
Trcanje by Dusko Sevo
Zea by André Leduc
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following feature films were screened for the 20th International Critics' Week (20e Semaine de la Critique):http://archives.semainedelacritique.com/films/1981/1981_selection.php 20e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1981 archives.semainedelacritique.com 13 June 2017
30em
She Dances Alone by Robert Dornhelm
The Moth by Tomasz Zygadlo
Fil, fond, fosfor by Philippe Nahoun
Kill Hitler by Villi Hermann, Niklaus Meienberg, Hans Stürm
Malou (1981 film) de Malou (Film) Malou by Jeanine Meerapfel
Fertile Memory by Michel Khleifi
Le Chapeau malheureux by Maria Sos
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1981 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/fr/edition/1981 Quinzaine 1981 quinzaine-realisateurs.com 13 June 2017 23 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180223165521/http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/qz_an/1981/ live
30em
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai by Saeed Akhtar Mirza
Alligator Shoes by Clay Borris
Americana by David Carradine
Act of Violence by Eduardo Escorel
Beddegama by Lester James Peries
Bolivar, Sinfonia Tropical by Diego Rísquez
Bona by Lino Brocka
Chakra, Vicious Circle by Rabindra Dharmaraj
Conversa Acabada by João Botelho
Desperado City by Vadim Glowna
No Mercy, No Future by Helma Sanders-Brahms
Francisca by Manoel De Oliveira
The Vulture by Yaky Yosha
The Mark of the Beast by Pieter Verhoeff
In Defense of People by Rafigh Pooya
Fruits of Passion by Shuji Terayama
The Plouffe Family by Gilles Carle
Memorias Do Medo by Alberto Graça
Narcissus and Psyche by Gábor Bódy
Seuls by Francis Reusser
Tell Me A Riddle by Lee Grant
Wizja lokalna 1901 by Filip Bajon
Short films
30em
Evolution by Sheila Graber
Face To Face by Sheila Graber
Le Miroir Vivant by Eunice Hutchins, Norbert Barnich
Michelangelo by Sheila Graber
Music For Film by Jean-Claude Wouters
Pour Trois Minutes De Gloire by Jean-Claude Bronckart
T.V.O. by Carlos Castillo
The Electric Disco Chicken by Bob Goodness
Tous Les Garcons by Yves Laberge
Tre Per Eccesso by Giampierro Vinciguerra
Uno Para Todos, Todos Para Todos by Carlos Castillo
Official Awards
In Competition
Palme d'Or: Man of Iron by Andrzej Wajdahttp://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1981/allAward.html Awards 1981: All Awards festival-cannes.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131112171725/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1981/allAward.html 12 November 2013 dmy
Grand Prix: Light Years Away by Alain Tanner
Best Screenplay: István Szabó for Mephisto
Best Actress: Isabelle Adjani for Quartet and Possession
Best Actor: Ugo Tognazzi for Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Best Supporting Actress: Yelena Solovey for Faktas
Best Supporting Actor: Ian Holm for Chariots of Fire
Best Artistic Contribution: Excalibur by John Boorman
Caméra d'Or
Desperado City by Vadim Glowna
Short Film Palme d'Or
Moto Perpetuo by Béla Vajda
Jury Prize:
Le Rat by Elisabeth Huppert
Zea by André Leduc
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
Malou (1981 film) de Malou (Film) Malou by Jeanine Meerapfel (International Critics' Week)http://www.fipresci.org/awards/1981 FIPRESCI Awards 1981 fipresci.org 30 June 2017
Mephisto by István Szabó (In competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique
Technical Grand Prize: Les Uns et les Autres for the sound quality
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Man of Iron by Andrzej Wajdahttp://cannes.juryoecumenique.org/palmares/article/l-homme-de-fer Jury Œcuménique 1981 cannes.juryoecumenique.org 30 June 2017
Special Mention:
Chariots of Fire by Hugh Hudsonhttps://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000147/1981 Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1981 imdb.com 30 June 2017
Looks and Smiles by Ken Loach
Young Cinema Award
Looks and Smiles by Ken Loach
Neige by Juliet Berto and Jean-Henri Roger
References
Media
INA: The parallel festival, Cannes 1981 (commentary in French)
INA: Threat of suicide Italian-style for Ugo Tognazzi (in French)
External links
1981 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1981 https://web.archive.org/web/20190119230751/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/69-editions/retrospective/1981/selection/in-competition-feature-films 2019-01-19
Cannes Film Festival:1981 at Internet Movie Database
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