1990 Cannes Film Festival


The 43rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 10 to 21 May 1990. Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci served as jury president for the main competition.
American filmmaker David Lynch won the Palme d'Or, for the drama film Wild at Heart.
The festival opened with Dreams by Akira Kurosawa, and closed with The Comfort of Strangers by Paul Schrader.

Juries

Main competition

''Camera d'Or''

  • Christine Boisson, French actress - Jury President
  • Richard Billeaud
  • Caroline Huppert, French director
  • Bruno Jaeggi, journalist
  • Martine Jouando, film critic
  • Catherine Magnan, cinephile
  • Jan Svoboda, journalist
  • Vecdi Sayar, 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 film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:Le baiser by Pascale FerranThe Bedroom by Maarten KoopmanJours de plaine by Réal Berard, André LeducThe Lunch Date by Adam DavidsonNight Cries: A Rural Tragedy by Tracey MoffattLes Pediants by PrinzgauLe pinceau à lèvres by Bruno Bauer ChichePolvo Enamorado by Javier Lopez IzquierdoPortrét by Pavel KoutskýRevestriction by Barthelemy BompardTo Be by John Weldon

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 29th International Critics' Week :
Feature film competitionBeyond the Ocean by Ben Gazzara H-2 Worker by Stéphanie Black Mes cinémas by Füruzan et Gülsün Karamustafa Overseas by Brigitte Roüan Queen of Temple Street by Lawrence Ah Mon The Reflecting Skin by Philip Ridley Time of the Servants by Irena Pavlaskova
Short film competitionAnimathon by Collectif Inoi by Sergey Masloboyshchikov Les Mains au dos by Patricia Valeix The Mario Lanza Story by John Martins-Manteiga Pièce touchée by Martin Arnold Sibidou by Jean-Claude Bandé Sostuneto by Eduardo Lamora

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1990 Directors' Fortnight :Alexandria Again and Forever by Youssef ChahineBagh Bahadur by Buddhadeb DasguptaCéllövölde by Arpad SopsitsDecember Bride by Thaddeus O'SullivanEnd Of The Night by Keith McNallyHalfaouine Child of the Terraces by Ferid BoughedirInimene, Keda Polnud by Peeter SimmLaguerat by Georgi DjulgerovMargarit i Margarita by Nikolay VolevMetropolitan by Whit StillmanPaper Mask by Christopher MorahanPervii Etage by Igor MinayevOpen Doors by Gianni AmelioPrintemps Perdu by Alain MazarsShimaguni Konjo by Fumiki WatanabeThe Guardian Angel by Suzanne OstenStille Betrüger by Beat LottazSwan Lake: The Zone by Yuri IlyenkoTo Sleep with Anger by Charles BurnettTime of Miracles by Goran PaskaljevicWarsaw Bridge by Pere Portabella

Official Awards

In Competition

''[Caméra d'Or]''

[Short Film Palme d'Or]

Independent Awards

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Swan Lake: The Zone by Yuri Ilyenko The Sting of Death by Kōhei Oguri Special Award: Manoel de Oliveira

''Commission Supérieure Technique''

[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]

Everybody's Fine by Giuseppe Tornatore

Award of the Youth

International Critics' Week

Prix de la Critique Internationale: The Sting of Death by Kōhei Oguri

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