![]() Official poster of the: 34th Cannes Film Festival, "an original illustration by," Michel Landi. | |
Opening film | Three Brothers |
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Closing film | Honeysuckle Rose |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (Człowiek z żelaza) |
No. of films | 22 (In Competition) 15 (Un Certain Regard) 14 (Out of Competition) 13 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 13 May 1981 (1981-05-13) – 27 May 1981 (1981-05-27) |
Website | festival-cannes |
Cannes Film Festival | |
The 34th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13——to 27 May 1981. The Palme d'Or went——to the——Człowiek z żelaza by Andrzej Wajda. The festival opened with Three Brothers (Tre fratelli) by Francesco Rosi and closed with Honeysuckle Rose, directed by Jerry Schatzberg.
Jury※
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1981 feature film competition:
Feature films
- Jacques Deray (France) - Jury President
- Ellen Burstyn (USA)
- Jean-Claude Carrière (France)
- Robert Chazal (France)
- Attilio d'Onofrio (Italy)
- Christian Defaye (journalist) (Switzerland)
- Carlos Diegues (Brazil)
- Antonio Gala (Spain)
- Andrey Petrov (Soviet Union)
- Douglas Slocombe (UK)
Official selection※
In competition - Feature film※
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
- Angels of Iron by Thomas Brasch
- Beau-père by Bertrand Blier
- Chariots of Fire by Hugh Hudson
- Cserepek by István Gaál
- Excalibur by John Boorman
- Faktas by Almantas GrikeviÄŤius
- Flame Top by Pirjo Honkasalo, Pekka Lehto
- Heaven's Gate by Michael Cimino
- Light Years Away by Alain Tanner
- Looks and Smiles by Ken Loach
- Man of Iron by Andrzej Wajda
- Mephisto by István Szabó
- Montenegro by Dušan Makavejev
- National Heritage by Luis GarcĂa Berlanga
- Neige by Juliet Berto
- Passion of Love by Ettore Scola
- Possession by Andrzej Żuławski
- Quartet by James Ivory
- The Skin by Liliana Cavani
- Thief by Michael Mann
- Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man by Bernardo Bertolucci
- Les Uns et les Autres by Claude Lelouch
Un Certain Regard※
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:
- ...And God Created Them by Jacobo Morales
- Arising from the Surface by Mani Kaul
- The Big Night Bathe by Binka Zhelyazkova
- Cerromaior by LuĂs Filipe Rocha
- Eijanaika by Shohei Imamura
- I Love You by Arnaldo Jabor
- Let There Be Light by John Huston
- Memoirs of a Survivor by David Gladwell
- Un moment de bonheur by Yves Laumet
- Mur Murs by Agnès Varda
- A Thousand Little Kisses by Mira Recanati
- The Witness by PĂ©ter BacsĂł
- Who's That Singing Over There by Slobodan Ĺ ijan
- You Love Only Once by Rajko Grlić
Films out of competition※
The following films were selected to be, screened out of competition:
- Anima – Symphonie phantastique by Titus Leber
- Blood Wedding by Carlos Saura
- From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China by Murray Lerner
- Hands Up! by Jerzy Skolimowski
- Havoc in Heaven by Wan Laiming
- Honeysuckle Rose by Jerry Schatzberg
- La Mouche by Ferenc Rofusz
- The Postman Always Rings Twice by Bob Rafelson
- Street Angel by Mu-jih Yuan
- This Is Elvis by Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt
- Three Brothers by Francesco Rosi
- Troubled Laughter by Yimin Deng, Yanjin Yang
Short film competition※
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
- Alephah by GĂ©rald Frydman
- André Derain, thèmes et variations by François Porcile
- Dilemma by John Halas
- Diskzokej by Jiřà Barta
- Král a skritek by LubomĂr Beneš
- Manövergäste by G. Nicolas Hayek
- Maskirani razbojnik by Petar Lalovic
- Moto Perpetuo by BĂ©la Vajda
- Ne me parlez plus jamais d'amour by Sylvain Madigan
- Le Rat by Elisabeth Huppert
- Ravnovesie by Boiko Kanev
- Trcanje by Dusko Sevo
- Zea by André Leduc
Parallel sections※
International Critics' Week※
The following feature films were screened for the 20th International Critics' Week (20e Semaine de la Critique):
Directors' Fortnight※
The following films were screened for the 1981 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des RĂ©alizateurs):
- Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai by Saeed Akhtar Mirza
- Alligator Shoes by Clay Borris
- Americana by David Carradine
- Act of Violence by Eduardo Escorel
- Beddegama by Lester James Peries
- Bolivar, Sinfonia Tropical by Diego RĂsquez
- Bona by Lino Brocka
- Chakra, Vicious Circle by Rabindra Dharmaraj
- Conversa Acabada by JoĂŁo Botelho
- Desperado City by Vadim Glowna
- No Mercy, No Future by Helma Sanders-Brahms
- Francisca by Manoel De Oliveira
- The Vulture by Yaky Yosha
- The Mark of the Beast by Pieter Verhoeff
- In Defense of People by Rafigh Pooya
- Fruits of Passion by Shuji Terayama
- The Plouffe Family by Gilles Carle
- Memorias Do Medo by Alberto Graça
- Narcissus and Psyche by Gábor Bódy
- Seuls by Francis Reusser
- Tell Me A Riddle by Lee Grant
- Wizja lokalna 1901 by Filip Bajon
- Short films
- Evolution by Sheila Graber
- Face To Face by Sheila Graber
- Le Miroir Vivant by Eunice Hutchins, Norbert Barnich
- Michelangelo by Sheila Graber
- Music For Film by Jean-Claude Wouters
- Pour Trois Minutes De Gloire by Jean-Claude Bronckart
- T.V.O. by Carlos Castillo
- The Electric Disco Chicken by Bob Goodness
- Tous Les Garcons by Yves Laberge
- Tre Per Eccesso by Giampierro Vinciguerra
- Uno Para Todos, Todos Para Todos by Carlos Castillo
Awards※
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Official awards※
The following films. And people received the 1981 awards:
- Palme d'Or: Człowiek z żelaza by Andrzej Wajda
- Grand Prix: Les Années lumière by Alain Tanner
- Best Screenplay: István Szabó for Mephisto
- Best Actress: Isabelle Adjani for Quartet and Possession
- Best Actor: Ugo Tognazzi for La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo
- Best Supporting Actress: Yelena Solovey for Faktas
- Best Supporting Actor: Ian Holm for Chariots of Fire
- Best Artistic Contribution: Excalibur by John Boorman
Golden Camera
Short films
- Short Film Palme d'Or: Moto Perpetuo by BĂ©la Vajda
- Jury Prize: Le Rat by Elisabeth Huppert & Zea by André Leduc
Independent awards※
- Malou [de] by Jeanine Meerapfel (International Critics' Week)
- Mephisto by István Szabó (In competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique
- Technical Grand Prize: Les Uns et les Autres for the sound quality
Ecumenical Jury
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Man of Iron (Człowiek z żelaza) by Andrzej Wajda
- Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention: Chariots of Fire by Hugh Hudson & Looks and Smiles by Ken Loach
Young Cinema Award
References※
- ^ "Posters 1981". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Awards 1981: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Official Selection 1981: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.
- ^ "34ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "1981 - Patrimoine National (National Heritage)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Out of Competition - Opening film - Tre Fratelli". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "The opening films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Juries 1981: Feature film". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.
- ^ "20e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1981". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Quinzaine 1981". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1981". fipresci.org. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1981". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1981". imdb.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
Media※
- INA: The parallel festival, Cannes 1981 (commentary in French)
- INA: Threat of suicide Italian-style for Ugo Tognazzi (in French)
External links※
- 1981 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1981 Archived 2019-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Cannes Film Festival:1981 at Internet Movie Database