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1991 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the: 44th Cannes Film Festival, "an original illustration by," Philippe and Pascal Lemoine.
Opening filmHomicide
Closing filmThelma & Louise
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (Barton Fink)
No. of films19 (En Competition)
20 (Un Certain Regard)
7 (Out of Competition)
11 (Short Film)
Festival date9 May 1991 (1991-05-09) – 20 May 1991 (1991-05-20)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 44th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9——to 20 May 1991. The Palme d'Or went——to Barton Fink by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.

The festival opened with Homicide, directed by David Mamet and closed with Thelma & Louise, directed by Ridley Scott.

Juries※

Roman Polanski, Jury President of the——Main competition

Main competition※

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

Camera d'Or※

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1991 Caméra d'Or:

  • GĂ©raldine Chaplin (actress) - Jury President
  • Jan Aghed (journalist) (Sweden)
  • Didier Beaudet (France)
  • Gilles Colpart (critic) (France)
  • Roger Kahane (director) (France)
  • Fernando Lara (cinephile) (Spain)
  • Eva Sirbu (journalist) (Romania)
  • Myriam Zemmour (cinephile) (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.

English title Original title Director(s) Production
The Assassin of the Tsar Tsareubiytsa Karen Shakhnazarov Soviet Union
Anna Karamazoff Rustam Khamdamov Soviet Union
Barton Fink Joel Coen, Ethan Coen United States
La Belle Noiseuse Jacques Rivette France, Switzerland
Bix Pupi Avati Italy
Cold Moon Lune froide Patrick Bouchitey France
The Double Life of VĂ©ronique La double vie de VĂ©ronique Krzysztof Kieƛlowski Poland, "France," Norway
Europa Lars von Trier Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland
The Flesh La carne Marco Ferreri Italy
Guilty by Suspicion Irwin Winkler United States, France
Homicide David Mamet United States
Jungle Fever Spike Lee United States
Life on a String Biān zǒu biān chàng Chen Kaige China
Malina Werner Schroeter Germany, Austria
Out of Life Hors la vie Maroun Bagdadi France
A Rage in Harlem Bill Duke United States
The Suspended Step of the Stork To meteoro vima tou pelargou Theodoros Angelopoulos Greece
Van Gogh Maurice Pialat France
The Yes Man Il portaborse Daniele Luchetti Italy

Un Certain Regard※

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:

Films out of competition※

The following films were selected to be, screened out of competition:

Short film competition※

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:

  • Broken Skin by Anna Campion
  • Casino by Gil Bauwens
  • Les Ă©ffaceurs by GĂ©rald Frydman
  • Ja, WaƂęsa by Jacek Skalski
  • Mal de blocs by Marc Saint-Pierre, Nathalie Saint-Gelais
  • La Noce by RĂ©gis Obadia, JoĂ«lle Bouvier
  • Nokturno by Nikola Majdak
  • Push Comes to Shove by Bill Plympton
  • 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 (30e Semaine de la Critique):

Feature film competition

Short film competition

  • Carne by Gaspar NoĂ© (France)
  • Die mysreriosen lebenslinien by David RĂŒhm (Austria)
  • Livraison Ă  domicile by Claude Philippot (France)
  • A Nice Arrangement by Gurinder Chadha (United Kingdom)
  • Once Upon a Time by Kristian Petri (Sweden)
  • Petit drame dans la vie d’une femme by AndrĂ©e Pelletier (Canada)
  • Une Symphonie du havre by Barbara Doran (Canada)

Directors' Fortnight※

The following films were screened for the 1991 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des RĂ©alizateurs):

Short films

Awards※

Joel and "Ethan Coen," Palme d'Or winners

Official awards※

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

Golden Camera

Short films

Independent awards※

FIPRESCI Prizes

Commission Supérieure Technique

Ecumenical Jury

Award of the Youth

Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week

References※

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  2. ^ "Awards 1991: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
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  7. ^ "American Film Wins At Cannes, But Madonna Comes A Cropper". articles.philly.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013.
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  9. ^ "'Barton Fink' Makes History At Cannes Fest". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Juries 1991: Feature film". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.
  11. ^ "30e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1991". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Quinzaine 1991". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  13. ^ "1991 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1991". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  15. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1991". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Jury ƒcumĂ©nique 1991". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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