1985 Cannes Film Festival
The 38th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 20 May 1985. Czechoslovakian 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, Czechoslovakian 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 TraonMariage by Slav Bakalov and Rumen PetkovStop by Krzysztof KiwerskiTusagi by Bondo ShoshitaishviliParallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following feature films were screened for the 24th International Critics' Week :Le Temps détruit by Pierre Beuchot Faces of Women by Desiré Ecaré Kolp by Roland Suso Richter Vertiges by Christine Laurent The Color of Blood by Bill Duke Fucha by Michał Dudziewicz A Canary Cage by Pavel Chukhray A Marvada Carne by André KlotzelDirectors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1985 Directors' Fortnight :A Flash of Green by Victor NuñezCrossover Dreams by Leon IchasoDa Capo by Pekka Lehto, Pirjo HonkasaloDance with a Stranger by Mike NewellDesperately Seeking Susan by Susan SeidelmanDim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart by Wayne WangLove on the Pyramids Plateau by Atef El TayebA Suspended Life by Jocelyne SaabBlue Mountains by Eldar ShengelaiaImpiegati by Pupi AvatiThe City and the Dogs by Francisco J. LombardiLa noche más hermosa by Manuel Gutiérrez AragónLes anges by Ridha BehiLieber Karl by Maria KnilliMegfelelo Ember Kenyes Feladatra by János KovácsiO Erotas tou Odyssea by Vassilis VafeasThe Funeral by Juzo ItamiThe Innocent by John MackenzieOfficial 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]''
[Short Film Palme d'Or]
- Mariage by Slav Bakalov and Rumen Petkov
Independent Awards
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- When Father Was Away on Business by Emir Kusturica
- The Purple Rose of Cairo by Woody Allen
- Faces of Women by Desiré Ecaré
''Commission Supérieure Technique''
[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]
The Official Story by Norma AleandroAward of the Youth
- Foreign Film: Dance with a Stranger by Mike Newell
- French Film: Tea in the Harem by Mehdi Charef