1986 Cannes Film Festival

1986 Cannes Film Festival

Official poster of the 40th Cannes Film Festival
Opening film Pirates
Closing film El Amor brujo
Location Cannes, France
Founded 1946
Awards Palme d'Or (The Mission)
Number of films 20 (In Competition)[1]
19 (Un Certain Regard)
10 (Out of Competition)
13 (Short Film)
Festival date 8 May 1986 (1986-05-08) – 19 May 1986 (1986-05-19)
Website festival-cannes.com/en

The 40th Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 1986. The Palme d'Or went to The Mission by Roland Joffé.[2][3][4][5][6]

The festival opened with Pirates, directed by Roman Polanski and closed with El Amor brujo, directed by Carlos Saura.[7][8][9]

Jury

Sydney Pollack, Jury President

Feature film competition

Un Certain Regard

Films out of competition

Awards

Roland Joffé, winner of the Palme d'Or at the event.

References

  1. "Official Selection 1986 : All the Selection". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. Mathews, Jack (20 May 1986). "'Mission' Successful; Joffe Film Top Winner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  3. "Very Sincerely Yours, Jeremy Irons". Chicago Tribune. 19 November 1986. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  4. "CANNES: IT'S A WRAP". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. "1986 - Formal Wear (required)". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. "1986 Cannes Film Festival". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  7. "4 American Films Make It To Cannes". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  8. Bernstein, Richard (9 May 1986). "AT THE CANNES FESTIVAL, ESCAPISM AND REALITY". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  9. Mathews, Jack (19 May 1986). "A Classic View From Room 360". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 December 2013.

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