The 47th

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was held from 12 to 23 May

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. The Palme d'Or went to the American film '' Pulp Fiction'' directed by

Quentin Tarantino Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. His films are characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue, profanity, dark humor, non-linear storylines, cameos, ensembl ...

. The festival opened with '' The Hudsucker Proxy'', directed by Joel Coen and closed with ''

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'', directed by John Waters.

Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. M ...

was the mistress of ceremonies.

Juries

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1994 Official Selection: *

Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the " Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "'' Do ...

(USA) Jury President * Catherine Deneuve (France) Vice president * Pupi Avati (Italy) *

Guillermo Cabrera Infante Guillermo Cabrera Infante (; Gibara, 22 April 1929 – 21 February 2005) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, translator, screenwriter, and critic; in the 1950s he used the pseudonym G. Caín, and used Guillermo Cain for the screenplay of the ...

(Cuba) (author) *

Kazuo Ishiguro Sir Kazuo Ishiguro ( ; born 8 November 1954) is a British novelist, screenwriter, musician, and short-story writer. Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan, and moved to Britain in 1960 with his parents when he was five. He is one of the most cr ...

(UK) * Alexander Kaidanovsky (Russia) * Marie-Françoise Leclère (France) * Shin Sang-ok (South Korea) *

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical eleme ...

(Argentina) * Alain Terzian (France)

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1994 Caméra d'Or: * Marthe Keller (Switzerland) President *Hans Beerekamp *Josée Brossard (France) *Mario Dorminsky (Portugal) *An-Cha Flubacher Rhim *François Ode (France) *Georges Pansu *Jacques Zimmer (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 ...

: * '' The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' by Stephan Elliott * ''

Bab El-Oued City ''Bab El-Oued City'' is a 1994 Algerian drama film directed by Merzak Allouache. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Award. Plot Boualem is a baker's boy who works earl ...

'' by Merzak Allouache * '' Bosna!'' by

Bernard-Henri Lévy Bernard-Henri Lévy (; ; born 5 November 1948) is a French public intellectual. Often referred to in France simply as BHL, he was one of the leaders of the "Nouveaux Philosophes" (New Philosophers) movement in 1976. His opinions, political activ ...

, Alain Ferrari * ''

The Broken Journey ''The Broken Journey'' ( bn, Uttoran) is a 1994 Bengali drama film directed by Sandip Ray. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. It won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay at the 41st Nati ...

'' (''Uttoran'') by Sandip Ray * '' The Butterfly's Dream'' (''Il sogno della farfalla'') by Marco Bellocchio * '' Clean, Shaven'' by Lodge Kerrigan * '' Cold Water'' (''L'eau froide'') by

Olivier Assayas Olivier Assayas (born 25 January 1955) is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic. Assayas is known for his slow-burning period pieces, psychological thrillers, neo-noirs and French comedies. His work has become synonymous with th ...

* '' Down to Earth'' (''Casa de Lava'') by Pedro Costa * '' Dreamplay'' (''Drømspel'') by Unni Straume * '' Faust'' by Jan Švankmajer * '' I Can't Sleep'' (''J'ai pas sommeil'') by Claire Denis * '' I Like It Like That'' by Darnell Martin * '' Johnnie Waterman'' (''Jańcio Wodnik'') by Jan Jakub Kolski * ''

Picture Bride The term picture bride refers to the practice in the early 20th century of immigrant workers (chiefly Japanese, Okinawan, and Korean) in Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States and Canada, as well as Brazil selecting brides from their nativ ...

'' by

Kayo Hatta Kayo Hatta (March 18, 1958 – July 20, 2005) was an American filmmaker, writer, and community activist. She directed and co-wrote the independent dramatic feature-length film ''Picture Bride (film), Picture Bride'', which won the Sundance Film Fes ...

* '' The Shipwrecked'' (''Los náufragos'') by Miguel Littín * '' Sleep with Me'' by Rory Kelly * '' The Story of Xinghua'' (''Xinghua san yue tian'') by Li Yin * ''

Suture Suture, literally meaning "seam", may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Suture'' (album), a 2000 album by American Industrial rock band Chemlab * ''Suture'' (film), a 1993 film directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel * Suture (ban ...

'' by David Siegel &

Scott McGehee Scott McGehee (born April 20, 1962) is an American filmmaker. He is a Columbia University graduate and did graduate work in the Rhetoric department at UC Berkeley. He was born in California, and currently resides in New York City. McGehee ...

* '' Wild Reeds'' (''Les Roseaux sauvages'') by

André Téchiné André Téchiné (; born 13 March 1943) is a French screenwriter and film director. He has a long and distinguished career that places him among the most accomplished post- New Wave French film directors. Téchiné belongs to a second generation ...

* '' Without Compassion'' (''Sin compasión'') by Francisco José Lombardi * '' Xime'' by Sana Na N'Hada

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: * '' A Game with No Rules'' by Scott Reynolds * ''The Dig'' by Neil Pardington * '' The Dutch Master'' by

Susan Seidelman Susan Seidelman (Born December 11, 1952) is an American film director, producer, and writer. She first came to notice with '' Smithereens'' (1982), the earliest American independent feature to be screened in Competition at the Cannes Film Festiva ...

* '' Eau de la vie'' by Simon Baré * '' I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry'' by Michael Hurst * ''The Model'' (11 mins) by

Jonathan Brough Jonathan Brough is a New Zealand-born film director based in Australia. He is best known for the comedy TV series ''Rosehaven'', ''Aftertaste'' and '' The Family Law''. Early life and education Brough grew up in Hawera, New Zealand, the son o ...

* '' Montand'' by Jean Labib * ''

'' by John Waters * ''

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'' by

Christine Jeffs Christine Jeffs (born 29 January 1963) is a New Zealand-born director, editor, and screenwriter. She is best known for directing the films ''Rain'', '' Sylvia'', and ''Sunshine Cleaning''. Jeffs is also known for her work on television commercia ...

* '' Vanished'' (''Jeungbal'') by Shin Sang-ok * '' Wet'' by Bob Rafelson

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: * ''Book of Dreams: Welcome to Crateland'' by Alex Proyas * ''

El héroe ''El héroe'' (English: ''The Hero'') is a 1994 Mexican animated short film written and directed by Carlos Carrera. It won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. It was the first Mexican film to win the Short Film Palme d'Or a ...

'' by

Carlos Carrera Carlos Carrera (born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed '' El crimen del Padre Amaro'' (2002), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2009, he directed ''Backyard'' abou ...

* '' Lemming Aid'' by Grant Lahood * ''Parlez Après Le Signal Sonore'' by Olivier Jahan * ''Passage'' by Raimund Krumme * ''Sure To Rise'' by Niki Caro * '' Syrup'' by Paul Unwin * ''Una Strada Diritta Lunga'' by Werther Germondari, Maria Laura Spagnoli

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 33rd International Critics' Week (33e Semaine de la Critique): Feature film competition * '' Clerks'' by Kevin Smith (United States) * '' See How They Fall'' (''Regarde les hommes tomber'') by Jacques Audiard (France) * '' Zinat'' by Ebrahim Mokhtari (Iran) * '' Nightwatch'' (''Nattevagten'') by

Ole Bornedal Ole Bornedal (born 26 May 1959) is a Danish film director, actor and producer. Bornedal was born in Nørresundby, Denmark. He wrote and directed '' Nattevagten'' (''Nightwatch'', 1994), a thriller about a law student who works in a morgue as ...

(Denmark) * '' Hatta Ishaar Akhar'' by

Rashid Masharawi Rashid Masharawi (also: "Rashid Mashrawi") ( ar, رشيد مشهراوي) is a Palestinian film director, born in Gaza in 1962 to a family of refugees from Jaffa. He grew up in the Shati refugee camp. Rashid Masharawi lives and works in Ramall ...

(Palestine, Netherlands) * '' El Dirigible'' by Pablo Dotta (Uruguay) * '' It Will Never Be Spring'' (''Wildgroei'') by Frouke Fokkema (Netherlands) Short film competition * ''Performance Anxiety'' by David Ewing (United States) * ''One Night Stand'' by Bill Britten (United Kingdom) * ''Poubelles'' by Olias Barco (France) * ''Ponchada'' by Alejandra Moya (Mexico) * ''Los Salteadores'' by Abi Feijo (Portugal) * ''Home Away From Home'' by Maureen Blackwood (United Kingdom) * ''Off Key'' by Karethe Linaae (Canada)

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1994

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): * '' 71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls'' by

Michael Haneke Michael Haneke (; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, G ...

* '' A Caixa'' by

Manoel de Oliveira Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira (; 11 December 1908 – 2 April 2015) was a Portuguese film director and screenwriter born in Cedofeita, Porto. He first began making films in 1927, when he and some friends attempted to make a film about ...

* ''

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'' by Hal Hartley * '' Ap’to Hioni'' by Sotiris Goritsas * ' by

Jan Schütte Jan Schütte (born 26 June 1957) is a German film director and screenwriter. He has directed twelve films since 1982. His film '' The Farewell'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. After graduating f ...

* ''

Bandit Queen ''Bandit Queen'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language biographical action-adventure film based on the life of Phoolan Devi as covered in the book ''India's Bandit Queen: The True Story of Phoolan Devi'' by the Indian author Mala Sen. It was written ...

'' by Shekhar Kapur (India) * '' Bei Kao Bei, Lian Dui Lian'' by

Huang Jianxin Huang Jianxin (born 14 June 1954) is a Chinese filmmaker. He also writes film scripts under the pen name Huang Xin. He is normally considered part of the fifth generation of Chinese filmmakers (a group that includes Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and ...

* '' Eat Drink Man Woman'' by Ang Lee * '' Faut pas rire du bonheur'' by Guillaume Nicloux * '' Fresh'' by Boaz Yakin * ''

Katya Ismailova ''Katya Ismailova'' (russian: Подмосковные вечера) is a 1994 Russian drama film directed by Valery Todorovsky. Plot The film tells about a woman who for the first time in her life felt passion and as a result became uncontrolla ...

'' by Valery Todorovsky * '' Les Amoureux'' by Catherine Corsini * '' Man, God, The Monster'' by Collectif * '' Muriel's Wedding'' by

P. J. Hogan Paul John "P. J." Hogan (born 30 November 1962) is an AACTA Award-winning Australian film director and writer. Early life Hogan was born in Brisbane, Queensland. As a teenager, he lived on the North Coast of New South Wales and attended Mt S ...

* '' Petits arrangements avec les morts'' by

Pascale Ferran Pascale Ferran (; born 17 April 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2007, her film '' Lady Chatterley'' won five César Awards including Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Adaptation. Her 2014 film '' Bird People'' was sel ...

* '' Pidä Huivista Kiinni, Tatjana'' by

Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...

* '' Senza pelle'' by

Alessandro D'Alatri Alessandro D'Alatri (born 24 February 1955) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and former actor. Born in Rome, as a teenager D'Alatri was active as a stage and film actor and worked with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Vittorio De ...

* '' The Silences of the Palace'' by Moufida Tlatli * '' Três Palmeiras'' by João Botelho * '' Trop de bonheur'' by Cédric Kahn * '' Crows (Wrony)'' 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 ...

:Short films * ''75 centilitres de prières'' by

Jacques Maillot Jacques Maillot (born 12 April 1962) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed nine films since 1993. His film '' Nos vies heureuses'' was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * '' Des fleurs coupées'' (199 ...

* ''Deus ex machina'' by Vincent Mayrand * ''Dimanche ou les fantômes'' by Laurent Achard * ''Eternelles'' by

Erick Zonca Érick Zonca is a French film director and screenwriter. His first films were shorts ''Rives'' (1992), ''Eternelles'' (1995), and '' Seule'' (1997). Zonca is best known for his critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 feature film debut '' ...

* ''Troubles ou la journée d’une femme ordinaire'' by

Laurent Bouhnik Laurent Bouhnik () (born 7 April 1961) is a French director, writer, and actor. Bouhnik began his career in the comic strip and illustration business. From 1988 to 1992, he worked technical image and editing jobs within his production company. ...

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1994 Official selection awards: * Palme d'Or: '' Pulp Fiction'' -

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 ...

: ** '' To Live'' (''Huozhe'') -

Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou (; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer, actor and former cinematographer.Tasker, Yvonne (2002). "Zhang Yimou" i''Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers'' Routledge Publishing, p. 412. . Google Book Search. Retriev ...

** '' Burnt by the Sun'' (''Utomlyonnye solntsem'') - Nikita Mikhalkov * Best Director: Nanni Moretti for '' Caro diario'' *

Best Screenplay Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation, ...

: '' Grosse Fatigue'' -

Michel Blanc Michel Blanc (born 16 April 1952) is a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balask ...

* Best Actress: Virna Lisi for '' Queen Margot'' (''La Reine Margot'') *

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 ...

Ge You Ge You (born April 19, 1957) is a Chinese actor. A native of Beijing, often with a bald shaven pate, he is considered by many to be one of the most recognizable acting personalities in China. He became the first Asian actor to win the Cannes ...

for '' To Live'' (''Huozhe'') * Jury Prize: '' Queen Margot'' (''La Reine Margot'') - Patrice Chéreau Golden Camera * Caméra d'Or: ''

Coming to Terms with the Dead ''Coming to Terms with the Dead'' (french: Petits arrangements avec les morts) is a 1994 French drama film directed by Pascale Ferran. It won the Caméra d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Didier Sandre as Vincent * Alexandre Zloto a ...

'' (''Petits arrangements avec les morts'') by

*Golden Camera - Special Mention: '' The Silences of the Palace'' (''Samt el qusur'') by Moufida Tlatli Short films * Short Film Palme d'Or: ''

'' by

* First Jury Prize: ''Lemming Aid'' by Grant Lahood * Second Jury Prize: ''Syrup'' by Paul Unwin

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes *''

'' by Merzak Allouache (Un Certain Regard) *'' Exotica'' 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 ...

(In competition) Commission Supérieure Technique * Technical Grand Prize: Pitof (special effects) in '' Dead Tired'' (''Grosse Fatigue'') Ecumenical Jury * Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: ** '' To Live'' (''Huozhe'') -

** '' Burnt by the Sun'' (''Utomlyonnye solntsem'') - Nikita Mikhalkov Award of the Youth *Foreign Film: '' Clerks'' by Kevin Smith *French Film: '' Happy, Too Happy'' by Cédric Kahn Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week *Mercedes-Benz Award: '' Clerks'' by Kevin Smith *Canal+ Award: '' Performance Anxiety'' by David Ewing *Kodak Short Film Award: '' Éternelles'' by

References

Media

INA: Opening of the 1994 Festival
(commentary in French)

(commentary in French)

External links

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Official website Retrospective 1994

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