1991 Cannes Film Festival

The 44th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 May 1991. French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski served as jury president for the main competition.
American filmmakers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the comedy film Barton Fink.
The festival opened with Homicide by David Mamet, and closed with Thelma & Louise by Ridley Scott.

Juries

Main competition

Roman Polanski, French-Polish filmmaker - Jury President
Férid Boughedir, Tunisian filmmaker
Whoopi Goldberg, American actress
Margaret Ménégoz, German-French producer
Natalya Negoda, Soviet actress
Alan Parker, British filmmaker
Jean-Paul Rappeneau, French filmmaker
Hans Dieter Seidel, German film critic
Vittorio Storaro, Italian cinematographer
Vangelis, Greek musician

''Camera d'Or''

Geraldine Chaplin, American actress - Jury President
Jan Aghed, Swedish journalist
Didier Beaudet, French
Gilles Colpart, French film critic
Roger Kahane, French film director
Fernando Lara, Spanish cinephile
Eva Sirbu, Romanian journalist
Myriam Zemmour, French 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:Broken Skin by Anna CampionCasino by Gil BauwensLes éffaceurs by Gérald FrydmanJa, Wałęsa by Jacek SkalskiMal de blocs by Marc Saint-Pierre, Nathalie Saint-GelaisLa Noce by Régis Obadia, Joëlle BouvierNokturno by Nikola MajdakPush Comes to Shove by Bill PlymptonLa vie selon Luc by Jean-Paul CiveyracW.A.L. by Robert TurloWith Hands Raised by Mitko Panov

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 30th International Critics' Week :
Feature film competitionDiabły, diabły by Dorota Kędzierzawska Laafi - Tout va bien by S. Pierre Yameogo Liquid Dreams by Mark S. Manos Robert's Movie by Canan Gerede Sam & Me by Deepa Mehta Trumpet Number 7 by Adrian Velicescu La Vie des morts by Arnaud Desplechin Young Soul Rebels by Isaac Julien
Short film competitionCarne by Gaspar Noé Die mysreriosen lebenslinien by David Rühm Livraison à domicile by Claude Philippot A Nice Arrangement by Gurinder Chadha Once Upon a Time by Kristian Petri Petit drame dans la vie d’une femme by Andrée Pelletier Une Symphonie du havre by Barbara Doran

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1991 Directors' Fortnight :The Adjuster by Atom EgoyanAnnabelle partagée by Francesca ComenciniThe Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez by Peter SellarsChichkhan by Fadhel Jaïbi, M. Ben MahmoudDanzón by Maria NovaroO Drapetis by Lefteris XanthopoulosÉs mégis... by Zsolt Kézdi-KovácsAn Imaginary Tale by André ForcierThe Indian Runner by Sean PennLost In Siberia by Alexander MittaOvo Malo Duse by Ademir KenovićParis Trout by Stephen GyllenhaalProof by Jocelyn MoorhouseAdam's Rib by Vyacheslav KrishtofovichRiff-Raff by Ken LoachToto the Hero by Jaco Van DormaelSuffocating Heat by Giovanna GagliardoLe Caire by Youssef Chahine