1985 Cannes Film Festival

The 38th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 20 May 1985. Czechoslovak filmmaker Miloš Forman served as jury president for the main competition. Yugoslavian filmmaker Emir Kusturica won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film When Father Was Away on Business. The festival paid a tribute to American actor James Stewart and screened a restored version of his 1954 film The Glenn Miller Story, directed by Anthony Mann. The festival opened with Witness by Peter Weir, and closed with The Emerald Forest by John Boorman. == Juries == === Main competition === Miloš Forman, Czechoslovak filmmaker – Jury President Néstor Almendros, Spanish cinematographer Jorge Amado, Brazilian author Mauro Bolognini, Italian director Claude Imbert, French journalist Sarah Miles, British actress Michel Perez, French Mo Rothman, American producer Francis Veber, French filmmaker and producer Edwin Zbonek, Austrian filmmaker === Camera d'Or === Bernard Jubard - Jury President Lorenzo Codelli, journalist Peter Cowie, British film historian and author Joël Magny, film critic Bertrand Van Effenterre, French filmmaker Jose Vieira Marques, cinephile == Official selection == === In Competition === The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: === Un Certain Regard === The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section: === Out of Competition === The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: === Short Films Competition === The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: L'anniversaire de Georges by Patrick Traon Mariage (Jenitba) by Slav Bakalov and Rumen Petkov Stop by Krzysztof Kiwerski Tusagi by Bondo Shoshitaishvili == Parallel sections == === International Critics' Week === The following feature films were screened for the 24th International Critics' Week (24e Semaine de la Critique): === Directors' Fortnight === The following films were screened for the 1985 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): == Official Awards == === In Competition === Palme d'Or: When Father Was Away on Business by Emir Kusturica Grand Prix: Birdy by Alan Parker Best Director: André Téchiné for Rendez-vous Best Actress: Norma Aleandro for The Official Story Cher for Mask Best Actor: William Hurt for Kiss of the Spider Woman Best Artistic Contribution: Paul Schrader for Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Jury Prize: Colonel Redl by István Szabó === Caméra d'Or === Oriana by Fina Torres === Short Film Palme d'Or === Mariage by Slav Bakalov and Rumen Petkov == Independent Awards == === FIPRESCI Prizes === When Father Was Away on Business by Emir Kusturica (In competition) The Purple Rose of Cairo by Woody Allen (Out of competition) Faces of Women by Desiré Ecaré (International Critics' Week) === Commission Supérieure Technique === Technical Grand Prize: Insignificance by Nicolas Roeg === Prize of the Ecumenical Jury === The Official Story by Norma Aleandro === Award of the Youth === Foreign Film: Dance with a Stranger by Mike Newell French Film: Tea in the Harem by Mehdi Charef == References == == Media == INA: Opening of the 1985 Festival (commentary in French) INA: List of winners of the 1985 festival (commentary in French) == External links == 1985 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 1985 Archived 2019-01-20 at the Wayback Machine Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1985 at Internet Movie Database