The 44th

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films ...

was held from 9 to 20 May

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. The

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

went to ''

Barton Fink ''Barton Fink'' is a 1991 American period black comedy psychological thriller film written, produced, edited and directed by the Coen brothers. Set in 1941, it stars John Turturro in the title role as a young New York City playwright who is hir ...

'' by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. The festival opened with ''

Homicide Homicide occurs when a person kills another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no inten ...

'', directed by

David Mamet David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1984) and '' Speed-the-Plow'' (1988). He first gained cri ...

and closed with ''

Thelma & Louise ''Thelma & Louise'' is a 1991 American road crime comedy-drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. It stars Susan Sarandon as Louise and Geena Davis as Thelma, two friends who embark on a road trip that ends up in unfores ...

'', directed by

Ridley Scott Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is a British film director and producer. Directing, among others, science fiction films, his work is known for its atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. Scott has received many accolades th ...

Juries

Roman Polanski at Cannes in 2013 cropped and brightened

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1991 feature film competition: *

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a ( né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, tw ...

(Poland) Jury President *

Férid Boughedir Férid Boughedir (born 1944) is a Tunisian film director and screenwriter. Career Boughedir has directed five films since 1983. His film '' Caméra d'Afrique'' was screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. In 1996, his film ''Un été à La Gou ...

(Tunisia) *

Whoopi Goldberg Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality.Kuchwara, Michael (AP Drama Writer)"Whoopi Goldberg: A One-Woman Character Parade". ' ...

(USA) * Margaret Menegoz (France) * Natalya Negoda (Soviet Union) *

Alan Parker Sir Alan William Parker (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was an English filmmaker. His early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After about ten years of filming adverts ...

(UK) *

Jean-Paul Rappeneau Jean-Paul Rappeneau (born 8 April 1932) is a French film director and screenwriter. Career He started out in film as an assistant and screenwriter collaborating with Louis Malle on ''Zazie dans le métro (film), Zazie dans le métro'' in 1960 a ...

(France) * Hans Dieter Seidel (Germany) *

Vittorio Storaro Vittorio Storaro, A.S.C., A.I.C. (born 24 June 1940) is an Italian cinematographer widely recognized as one of the best and most influential in cinema history, for his work on numerous classic films including '' The Conformist,'' '' Apocalypse No ...

(Italy) *

Vangelis Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou ( el, Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; el, Βαγγέλης, links=no ), was a Greek composer and arranger of ...

(Greece)

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1991

Caméra d'Or The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des ...

: * Géraldine Chaplin (actress) (United States) President *Didier Beaudet (France) *Eva Sirbu (journalist) (Romania) *Fernando Lara (cinephile) (Spain) *Gilles Colpart (critic) (France) *Jan Aghed (journalist) (Sweden) *Myriam Zemmour (cinephile) (France) * Roger Kahane (director) (France)

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

: * ''

Boyz n the Hood ''Boyz n the Hood'' is a 1991 American coming-of-age hood drama film written and directed by John Singleton in his feature directorial debut. It stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut, Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long, Regina King, and An ...

'' by

John Singleton John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 April 28, 2019) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...

* '' Burial of a Potato'' (''Pogrzeb kartofla'') by Jan Jakub Kolski * ''

A Captive in the Land ''A Captive in the Land'' (russian: Пленник земли, Plennik zemli) is a 1990 Soviet–American survival drama film directed by John Berry and written by Berry and Lee Gold. The film is based on the 1962 novel of the same name by James ...

'' by John Berry * '' The Chosen One'' (''Ishanou'') by

Aribam Syam Sharma Aribam Syam Sharma is an Indian filmmaker and composer from Manipur. He debuted in the first Manipuri film '' Matamgi Manipur'' as an actor. In 1974, he directed his first movie '' Lamja Parshuram''. It became the first Manipuri film to run for 1 ...

* '' Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole'' (''Perekhod tovarishcha Chkalova cherez severnyy polyus'') by

Maksim Pezhemsky Maksim Pezhemsky (born 30 March 1963) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. His film '' Perekhod tovarishcha Chkalova cherez severnyy polyus'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * ...

* ''

L'entraînement du champion avant la course ''L'entraînement du champion avant la course'' is a 1991 French drama film directed by Bernard Favre. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Richard Berry - Fabrice * Valérie Mairesse - Lor ...

'' by

Bernard Favre Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...

* ''

Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema ''Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema'' ( pl, Ucieczka z kina "Wolność") is a 1990 Polish drama film directed by Wojciech Marczewski. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Janusz Gajos - The ...

'' (''Ucieczka z kina 'Wolność) by Wojciech Marczewski * '' Fire!'' (''Ta Dona'') by

Adama Drabo Adama Drabo (1948 - July 15, 2009) was a Malian filmmaker and playwright. Biography Drabo was in the Malian capital of Bamako, Mali, where he showed an interest in film since his childhood. For ten years, he was a schoolteacher in a Malian vil ...

* ''

Friends, Comrades ''Friends, Comrades'' ( fi, Ystävät, toverit) is a 1990 Finnish drama film directed by Rauni Mollberg. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Mikk Mikiver as Arno Jurmala * Stina Ekblad as ...

'' (''Ystävät, toverit'') by

Rauni Mollberg Rauni Mollberg (April 15, 1929 – October 11, 2007) was a Finnish film director who directed movies and TV movies. In 1963 Mollberg directed movies for YLE. He directed a version of '' The Unknown Soldier'' in 1985, 30 years after Edvin ...

* '' Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse'' by Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper * '' Holidays on the River Yarra'' by

Leo Berkeley Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts a ...

* ''

In the Alleys of Love ''In the Alleys of Love'' ( fa, در کوچه‌های عشق, ''Dar Koocheha-ye Eshgh'') is a 1991 Iranian war film about the city of Khorramshahr shortly after the Iran–Iraq War. The film was shot in colour on 35 mm film. Khosrow Sinai ...

'' (''Dar kouchehay-e eshq'') by

Khosrow Sinai Khosrow Sinai ( fa, خسرو سینایی , 19 January 1941 – 1 August, 2020) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, composer, poet and scholar. Sinai's work was influenced by documentaries and focused on social and artistic subjects. ...

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Lebewohl, Fremde ''Lebewohl, Fremde'' is a 1991 German drama film directed by Tevfik Başer. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Grażyna Szapołowska as Karin * Müşfik Kenter as Deniz * Gustav-Peter Wöhl ...

'' by

Tevfik Başer Tevfik Başer (born 12 January 1951) is a Turkish-German film director and screenwriter. His film ''Lebewohl, Fremde'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * ''Zwischen Gott und Erde'' (198 ...

* '' Paths of Death and Angels'' (''Halálutak és angyalok'') by Zoltán Kamondi * ''

Revenge Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law ndputteth the law out of office." P ...

'' (''Mest'') by

Yermek Shinarbayev Yermek Shinarbayev (also translated as Ermek Shinarbaev; kk, Ermek Bektasuly Shynarbaev) is a Soviet film director. Born in 1953 in Alma-Ata, Soviet Union (now Almaty, Kazakhstan), Shinarbaev is sometimes categorized as a member of the Kazakh N ...

* ''

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'' (''Laada'') by Drissa Toure * ''

Sango Malo Sango may refer to: Ethnicities and languages * Sango people, an ethnic group of the Central African Republic * Sango language, a language of the Central African Republic Places * Sangō, Nara, a town in Nara Prefecture, Japan * Sango, Zimbabw ...

'' by

Bassek Ba Kobhio Bassek Ba Kobhio (born 1957) is a Cameroonian filmmaker, writer and founder of the Ecrans Noirs film festival in Yaounde, Cameroon. He is also the Director of the Higher Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Professionals of Central Africa (ISCAC) ...

* ''

Treasure Island ''Treasure Island'' (originally titled ''The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys''Hammond, J. R. 1984. "Treasure Island." In ''A Robert Louis Stevenson Companion'', Palgrave Macmillan Literary Companions. London: Palgrave Macmillan. .) is an adventure no ...

'' (''L'île au trésor'') by Raúl Ruiz * '' Woman of the Port'' (''La mujer del puerto'') by

Arturo Ripstein Arturo Ripstein y Rosen (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Considered the "Godfather of independent Mexican cinema", Ripstein's work is generally characterized by "somber, slow-paced, macabre melodramas tackling ...

* ''

Yumeji is a 1991 independent Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. It is a semi-fictional account of poet and painter Takehisa Yumeji. It also forms the final part of Suzuki's Taishō ''Roman Trilogy'', preceded by ''Zigeunerweisen'' (1980) and ''Kage ...

'' by

Seijun Suzuki , born (24 May 1923 – 13 February 2017), was a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are known for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and entertainment-over-logic sensibility. He made 40 predo ...

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: * '' Le film du cinéma suisse'' by Michel Soutter, Jean-François Amiguet * ''

Jacquot de Nantes ''Jacquot de Nantes'' is a 1991 French drama film directed by Agnès Varda. It was screened out of competition at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. The film is a portrait of the making of an artist; recreating the early life of Varda's husband, ...

'' by

Agnès Varda Agnès Varda (; born Arlette Varda; 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter, photographer, and artist. Her pioneering work was central to the development of the widely influential French New Wave film ...

* ''

Life Stinks ''Life Stinks'' is a 1991 American comedy film co-written, produced, directed by and starring Mel Brooks. It is one of the few Mel Brooks comedies that is not a parody, nor at any time does the film break the fourth wall. It co-stars Lesley Ann ...

'' by

Mel Brooks Mel Brooks (born Melvin James Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. He began ...

* '' Madonna: Truth or Dare'' (aka. ''In Bed with Madonna'') by

Alek Keshishian Alek Keshishian ( hy, Ալեք Գևորգի Քեշիշեան, born 30 July 1964) is an Armenian-born American film and commercial director, writer, producer and music video director. His 1991 documentary, '' Madonna: Truth or Dare'' was the high ...

* ''

Prospero's Books ''Prospero's Books'' is a 1991 British avant-garde film adaptation of William Shakespeare's '' The Tempest'', written and directed by Peter Greenaway. Sir John Gielgud plays Prospero, the protagonist who provides the off-screen narration a ...

'' by

Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway, (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director, screenwriter and artist. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular. Common traits in his films are th ...

* ''

Rhapsody in August is a 1991 Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa based on the novel ''Nabe no naka'' by Kiyoko Murata. The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, who lost her husband in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her four grandchildren over the su ...

'' (''Hachigatsu no rapusodī'') by

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dyna ...

* ''

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Short film competition

The following short films competed for the

Short Film Palme d'Or The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...

: * ''Broken Skin'' by Anna Campion * ''Casino'' by Gil Bauwens * ''Les éffaceurs'' by Gérald Frydman * ''Ja, Wałęsa'' by Jacek Skalski * ''Mal de blocs'' by Marc Saint-Pierre, Nathalie Saint-Gelais * ''La Noce'' by Régis Obadia, Joëlle Bouvier * ''Nokturno'' by Nikola Majdak * '' Push Comes to Shove'' by

Bill Plympton Bill Plympton (born April 30, 1946) is an American animator, graphic designer, cartoonist, and filmmaker best known for his 1987 Academy Awards-nominated animated short '' Your Face'' and his series of shorts featuring a dog character starting wit ...

* ''La vie selon Luc'' by Jean-Paul Civeyrac * ''W.A.L.'' by Robert Turlo * '' With Hands Raised'' (''Z podniesionymi rekami'') by Mitko Panov

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 30th

International Critics' Week The International Critics' Week (french: Semaine de la Critique) was founded in 1962 and is organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. It was created following the showing of '' The Connection'' directed by Shirley Clarke which had been ...

(30e Semaine de la Critique): Feature film competition * '' Diabły, diabły'' by

Dorota Kędzierzawska Dorota Kędzierzawska (; born 1 June 1957) is a Polish Film director, director of feature and documentary films. Kędzierzawska was born in Łódź. She graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1981 but prior to that had completed a ...

(Poland) * '' Laafi - Tout va bien'' by S. Pierre Yameogo (Burkina Faso) * '' Liquid Dreams'' by Mark S. Manos (United States) * '' Robert’s Movie'' by

Canan Gerede Canan or Janan is a Turkish female name from Persian origin, meaning ''beloved'', it may refer to: Given name * Aslı Canan Sabırlı (born 1991), Turkish women's footballer * Canan Bayram (born 1966), German lawyer and politician * Canan Dağ ...

(Turkey) * '' Sam & Me'' by

Deepa Mehta Deepa Mehta, (; born 1 January 1950) is an Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for her Elements Trilogy, ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth'' (1998), and ''Water'' (2005). ''Earth'' was submitted by India as its official ...

(Canada) * '' Trumpet Number 7'' by Adrian Velicescu (United States) * '' La Vie des morts'' by

Arnaud Desplechin Arnaud Desplechin (; born 31 October 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2016, he won the César Award for Best Director for ''My Golden Days'' (2015). Life and career Desplechin was born in Roubaix. He is the son of Robert and ...

(France) * '' Young Soul Rebels'' by

Isaac Julien Sir Isaac Julien (born 21 February 1960Annette Kuhn"Julien, Isaac (1960–)" BFI Screen Online.) is a British installation artist, filmmaker, and distinguished professor of the arts at UC Santa Cruz. Early life Julien was born in the East End ...

(United Kingdom) Short film competition * ''

Carne Carne or Carné is a surname (occasionally a given name), and may refer to ''Given name'' * Carne Ross, British diplomat ''Surname'' * Sir Edward Carne (c.1500–61), Welsh scholar, diplomat, English M.P. * Elizabeth Catherine Thomas Carne (181 ...

'' by

Gaspar Noé Gaspar Noé (, ; born 27 December 1963) is an Argentine filmmaker based in Paris, France. He is the son of Argentine painter, writer, and intellectual Luis Felipe Noé. In the early 1990s, Noé along with his wife Lucile Hadžihalilović were ...

(France) * ''Die mysreriosen lebenslinien'' by David Rühm (Austria) * ''Livraison à domicile'' by Claude Philippot (France) * ''A Nice Arrangement'' by

Gurinder Chadha Gurinder Chadha, (born 10 January 1960) is a British film director of Indian origin. Most of her films explore the lives of Indians living in England. The common theme among her work showcases the trials of Indian women living in the UK and ho ...

(United Kingdom) * ''Once Upon a Time'' by Kristian Petri (Sweden) * ''Petit drame dans la vie d’une femme'' by Andrée Pelletier (Canada) * ''Une Symphonie du havre'' by Barbara Doran (Canada)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1991

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festi ...

(Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): * ''

The Adjuster ''The Adjuster'' is a 1991 Canadian drama film directed by Atom Egoyan. It premiered at the New York Film Festival, and was invited to the Director's Fortnight program at the Cannes Film Festival. It is Egoyan's fourth feature film, and the first ...

'' by

Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan (; hy, Աթոմ Եղոյեան, translit=Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is a Canadian filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge in the 1980s from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. Egoyan m ...

* '' Annabelle partagée'' by

Francesca Comencini Francesca Comencini (; born 19 August 1961) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She attended the Lycée français Chateaubriand school with her sisters. She has directed 14 films since 1984. Her film '' Le parole di mio padre'' was sc ...

* '' The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez'' by

Peter Sellars Peter Sellars (born September 27, 1957) is an American theatre director, noted for his unique contemporary stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays. Sellars is professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), whe ...

* '' Chichkhan'' by Fadhel Jaïbi, M. Ben Mahmoud * '' Danzón'' by Maria Novaro * '' O Drapetis'' by Lefteris Xanthopoulos * '' És mégis...'' by

Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács (1 June 1936 – 7 September 2014) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 19 films between 1961 and 2004. His film '' Forbidden Relations'' was entered into competition at the 1983 Cannes Film Festiv ...

* ''

An Imaginary Tale ''An Imaginary Tale'' (french: Une histoire inventée) is a 1990 Canadian drama film directed by André Forcier. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a n ...

'' (''Une histoire inventée'') by

André Forcier André Forcier (born Marc-André Forcier on July 19, 1947) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His work has been linked to Latin American magic realism by its use of fantasy but is firmly rooted in Quebec's reality. His unromanticized, ...

* ''

The Indian Runner ''The Indian Runner'' is a 1991 crime drama film written and directed by Sean Penn in his directorial debut. Based on Bruce Springsteen's song "Highway Patrolman", the film depicts the relationship between two brothers who find themselves on oppos ...

'' by

Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008). Penn began his acting career in televisi ...

* ''

Lost In Siberia ''Lost in Siberia'' is a 1991 Soviet-British film by Alexander Mitta. It was shot entirely in Russia, either on location or at Mosfilm Studio. The post-production was started at Mosfilm Studio and completed in London. The film was selected as the ...

'' by

Alexander Mitta Alexander Naumovich Mitta (russian: Алекса́ндр Нау́мович Митта́; born 28 March 1933 in Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor. Mitta's birth name was Alexander Naumovich Rabinovich (russian: ...

* '' Ovo Malo Duse'' by

Ademir Kenović Ademir Kenović (born September 14, 1950) is a Bosnian film director and producer. He graduated from the University of Sarajevo in 1975. In 1972–73 he studied film, English literature and art at the Denison University in Ohio. His films inclu ...

* ''

Paris Trout ''Paris Trout'' is a 1991 made-for-television drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, starring Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, and Ed Harris. It is based on the novel '' Paris Trout'' by author Pete Dexter. Plot Paris Trout is an unrepenta ...

'' by

Stephen Gyllenhaal Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal (; born October 4, 1949) is an American film director and poet. He is the father of actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Personal life Gyllenhaal was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Virginia Lowrie (née Childs) and ...

* ''

Proof Proof most often refers to: * Proof (truth), argument or sufficient evidence for the truth of a proposition * Alcohol proof, a measure of an alcoholic drink's strength Proof may also refer to: Mathematics and formal logic * Formal proof, a c ...

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Jocelyn Moorhouse Jocelyn Denise Moorhouse (born 4 September 1960) is an Australian screenwriter and film director. She has directed films such as ''Proof'', ''How to Make an American Quilt'', ''A Thousand Acres'' and '' The Dressmaker''. Moorhouse has also col ...

* ''

Adam's Rib ''Adam's Rib'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in ...

'' by Vyacheslav Krishtofovich * '' Riff-Raff'' by

Ken Loach Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty ('' Poor Cow'', 1967), homelessn ...

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Toto the Hero ''Toto the Hero'' (french: Toto le héros) is a 1991 Belgian film (co-produced with France and Germany) by Belgian film director and screenwriter Jaco Van Dormael. It won the Caméra d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1991, and the César ...

'' (''Toto le héros'') by Jaco Van Dormael * '' Suffocating Heat'' (''Caldo soffocante'') by

Giovanna Gagliardo Giovanna Gagliardo (born 12 December 1943) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Her 1982 film ''Via degli specchi'' was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. She is also known as a longtime partner (1968–80) to maj ...

:Short films * ''Le Caire'' by

Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ar, يوسف شاهين, Yūsuf Shāhīn ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twelve films that were listed ...

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1991 Official selection awards: *

: ''

'' by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen *

Grand Prize of the Jury The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or, and it replaced the Special Jury Priz ...

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La Belle Noiseuse ''La Belle Noiseuse'' (, ) is a 1991 drama film directed by Jacques Rivette and starring Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin and Emmanuelle Béart. Loosely adapted from the 1831 short story '' Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu'' (''The Unknown Masterpiece'') by H ...

'' by

Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette (; 1 March 1928 – 29 January 2016) was a French film director and film critic most commonly associated with the French New Wave and the film magazine '' Cahiers du Cinéma''. He made twenty-nine films, including '' L'amour f ...

* Best Director: Joel Coen for ''

'' *

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

Irène Jacob Irène Marie Jacob (born 15 July 1966) is a French-Swiss actress known for her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. She won the 1991 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the Kieślowski film ''The Double Life of Vero ...

for ''

The Double Life of Véronique ''The Double Life of Veronique'' (french: La double vie de Véronique, pl, Podwójne życie Weroniki) is a 1991 drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Irène Jacob. Written by Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, the film expl ...

'' (''La double vie de Véronique'') *

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...

John Turturro John Michael Turturro (; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his contributions to the independent film movement. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, ...

for ''

'' *Best Supporting Actor: Samuel L. Jackson for ''

Jungle Fever ''Jungle Fever'' is a 1991 American romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Spike Lee. The film stars Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette McKee, John Turturro, Frank Vincent ...

'' * Jury Prize: **''

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Lars von Trier Lars von Trier (''né'' Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish filmmaker, actor, and lyricist. Having garnered a reputation as a highly ambitious, polarizing filmmaker, he has been the subject of several controversies: Cannes, in addition to nominat ...

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Golden Camera *

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'' by Jaco Van Dormael *Caméra d'Or - Special Mention: ''

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& '' Sam & Me'' by

Short films *

: '' With Hands Raised'' (''Z podniesionymi rekami'') by Mitko Panov * Special Jury Prize: '' Push Comes to Shove'' by

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes *''

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(In competition) *'' Riff-Raff'' by

(Directors' Fortnight) Commission Supérieure Technique * Technical Grand Prize:

for ''

'' Ecumenical Jury *

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: '' La double vie de Véronique'' by

* Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention: ''

'' by

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Award of the Youth **Foreign Film: ''

'' by Jaco Van Dormael **French Film: ''

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Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week *SACD Award: **Best Short: ''

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**Best Feature: '' Young Soul Rebels'' by

References

Media

INA: Robert Mitchum opens the 1991 Festival
(commentary in French)

(commentary in French)

External links

(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1991

Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1991
at

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