1981 Cannes Film Festival
![]() Official poster of the 34th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Michel Landi.[1] | |
Opening film | Three Brothers |
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Closing film | Honeysuckle Rose |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (Człowiek z żelaza)[2] |
No. of films | 22 (In Competition)[3] 15 (Un Certain Regard) 14 (Out of Competition) 13 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 13 May 1981 | – 27 May 1981
Website | festival-cannes |
The 34th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 27 May 1981. The Palme d'Or went to the Człowiek z żelaza by Andrzej Wajda.[4][5] The festival opened with Three Brothers (Tre fratelli) by Francesco Rosi[6][7] and closed with Honeysuckle Rose, directed by Jerry Schatzberg.[8]
Jury
[edit]The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1981 feature film competition:[9]
Feature films
- Jacques Deray (France) - Jury President
- Ellen Burstyn (USA)
- Jean-Claude Carrière (France)
- Robert Chazal (France)
- Attilio d'Onofrio (Italy)
- Christian Defaye (journalist) (Switzerland)
- Carlos Diegues (Brazil)
- Antonio Gala (Spain)
- Andrey Petrov (Soviet Union)
- Douglas Slocombe (UK)
Official selection
[edit]In competition - Feature film
[edit]The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]
- Angels of Iron by Thomas Brasch
- Beau-père by Bertrand Blier
- Chariots of Fire by Hugh Hudson
- Cserepek by István Gaál
- Excalibur by John Boorman
- Faktas by Almantas Grikevičius
- Flame Top by Pirjo Honkasalo, Pekka Lehto
- Heaven's Gate by Michael Cimino
- Light Years Away by Alain Tanner
- Looks and Smiles by Ken Loach
- Man of Iron by Andrzej Wajda
- Mephisto by István Szabó
- Montenegro by Dušan Makavejev
- National Heritage by Luis García Berlanga
- Neige by Juliet Berto
- Passion of Love by Ettore Scola
- Possession by Andrzej Żuławski
- Quartet by James Ivory
- The Skin by Liliana Cavani
- Thief by Michael Mann
- Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man by Bernardo Bertolucci
- Les Uns et les Autres by Claude Lelouch
Un Certain Regard
[edit]The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[3]
- ...And God Created Them by Jacobo Morales
- Arising from the Surface by Mani Kaul
- The Big Night Bathe by Binka Zhelyazkova
- Cerromaior by Luís Filipe Rocha
- Eijanaika by Shohei Imamura
- I Love You by Arnaldo Jabor
- Let There Be Light by John Huston
- Memoirs of a Survivor by David Gladwell
- Un moment de bonheur by Yves Laumet
- Mur Murs by Agnès Varda
- A Thousand Little Kisses by Mira Recanati
- The Witness by Péter Bacsó
- Who's That Singing Over There by Slobodan Šijan
- You Love Only Once by Rajko Grlić
Films out of competition
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
- Anima – Symphonie phantastique by Titus Leber
- Blood Wedding by Carlos Saura
- From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China by Murray Lerner
- Hands Up! by Jerzy Skolimowski
- Havoc in Heaven by Wan Laiming
- Honeysuckle Rose by Jerry Schatzberg
- La Mouche by Ferenc Rofusz
- The Postman Always Rings Twice by Bob Rafelson
- Street Angel by Mu-jih Yuan
- This Is Elvis by Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt
- Three Brothers by Francesco Rosi
- Troubled Laughter by Yimin Deng, Yanjin Yang
Short film competition
[edit]The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
- 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
[edit]International Critics' Week
[edit]The following feature films were screened for the 20th International Critics' Week (20e Semaine de la Critique):[10]
Directors' Fortnight
[edit]The following films were screened for the 1981 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[11]
- 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
- 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
Awards
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Official awards
[edit]The following films and people received the 1981 awards:[2]
- Palme d'Or: Człowiek z żelaza by Andrzej Wajda
- Grand Prix: Les Années lumière by Alain Tanner
- Best Screenplay: István Szabó for Mephisto
- Best Actress: Isabelle Adjani for Quartet and Possession
- Best Actor: Ugo Tognazzi for La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo
- Best Supporting Actress: Yelena Solovey for Faktas
- Best Supporting Actor: Ian Holm for Chariots of Fire
- Best Artistic Contribution: Excalibur by John Boorman
Golden Camera
Short films
- Short Film Palme d'Or: Moto Perpetuo by Béla Vajda
- Jury Prize: Le Rat by Elisabeth Huppert & Zea by André Leduc
Independent awards
[edit]- Malou by Jeanine Meerapfel (International Critics' Week)
- Mephisto by István Szabó (In competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique
- Technical Grand Prize: Les Uns et les Autres for the sound quality
Ecumenical Jury[13]
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Man of Iron (Człowiek z żelaza) by Andrzej Wajda
- Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention: Chariots of Fire by Hugh Hudson & Looks and Smiles by Ken Loach[14]
Young Cinema Award[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Posters 1981". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Awards 1981: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Official Selection 1981: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.
- ^ "34ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "1981 - Patrimoine National (National Heritage)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Out of Competition - Opening film - Tre Fratelli". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "The opening films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Juries 1981: Feature film". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.
- ^ "20e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1981". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Quinzaine 1981". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1981". fipresci.org. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1981". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1981". imdb.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
Media
[edit]- INA: The parallel festival, Cannes 1981 (commentary in French)
- INA: Threat of suicide Italian-style for Ugo Tognazzi (in French)
External links
[edit]- 1981 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1981 Archived 2019-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival:1981 at Internet Movie Database