# 1985 Cannes Film Festival

The 38th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 20 May 1985. Czechoslovakian filmmaker Miloš Forman served as jury president for the main competition. Yugoslavian filmmaker Emir Kusturica won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film When Father Was Away on Business.
The festival paid a tribute to American actor James Stewart and screened a restored version of his 1954 film The Glenn Miller Story, directed by Anthony Mann.
The festival opened with Witness by Peter Weir, and closed with The Emerald Forest by John Boorman.

## Juries
### Main competition

* Miloš Forman, Czechoslovakian filmmaker - Jury President
* Néstor Almendros, Spanish cinematographer
* Jorge Amado, Brazilian author
* Mauro Bolognini, Italian director
* Claude Imbert, French journalist
* Sarah Miles, British actress
* Michel Perez, French
* Mo Rothman, American producer
* Francis Veber, French filmmaker and producer
* Edwin Zbonek, Austrian filmmaker

### Camera d'Or

* Bernard Jubard - Jury President
* Lorenzo Codelli, journalist
* Peter Cowie, British film historian and author
* Joël Magny, film critic
* Bertrand Van Effenterre, French filmmaker
* Jose Vieira Marques, cinephile

## Official selection
### In Competition

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Adieu Bonaparte | وداعا بونابرت | Youssef Chahine | Egypt, France |
| Birdy | Birdy | Alan Parker | United States |
| Bliss | Bliss | Ray Lawrence | Australia |
| The Coca-Cola Kid | The Coca-Cola Kid | Dušan Makavejev | Australia |
| Cop au Vin | Poulet au vinaigre | Claude Chabrol | France |
| Colonel Redl | Oberst Redl | István Szabó | Hungary, West Germany, Austria |
| Derborence | Derborence | Francis Reusser | Switzerland, France |
| Détective | Détective | Jean-Luc Godard | France |
| Farewell to the Ark | さらば箱舟 | Shūji Terayama | Japan |
| Insignificance | Insignificance | Nicolas Roeg | United Kingdom |
| Joshua Then and Now | Joshua Then and Now | Ted Kotcheff | Canada |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman | O Beijo da Mulher Aranha | Héctor Babenco | Brazil, United States |
| The Official Story | La historia oficial | Luis Puenzo | Argentina |
| Madman at War | Scemo di guerra | Dino Risi | Italy, France |
| Mask | Mask | Peter Bogdanovich | United States |
| Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | Paul Schrader | United States, Japan |
| Pale Rider | Pale Rider | Clint Eastwood | United States |
| Rendez-vous | Rendez-vous | André Téchiné | France |
| The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal | Le due vite di Mattia Pascal | Mario Monicelli | Italy |
| When Father Was Away on Business | Отац на службеном путу | Emir Kusturica | Yugoslavia |

### Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| A.K. | A.K. | Chris Marker | France |
| Dear, Dearest, Beloved, Unique... | Милый, дорогой, любимый, единственный | Dinara Asanova | Soviet Union |
| Il diavolo sulle colline | Il diavolo sulle colline | Vittorio Cottafavi | Italy |
| Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa | Une femme en Afrique | Raymond Depardon | France |
| Fire Festival | 火まつり | Mitsuo Yanagimachi | Japan |
| Heritage | Dediščina | Matjaž Klopčič | Yugoslavia |
| Latino | Latino | Haskell Wexler | United States |
| The Malady of Death | Das Mal des Todes | Peter Handke | Austria |
| Monsieur de Pourceaugnac | Monsieur de Pourceaugnac | Michel Mitrani | France |
| The Mystery of Alexina | Le Mystère Alexina | René Féret | France |
| Oriana | Oriana | Fina Torres | Venezuela |
| Padre nuestro | Padre nuestro | Francisco Regueiro | Spain |
| A Private Function | A Private Function | Malcolm Mowbray | United Kingdom |
| Tea in the Harem | Le Thé au harem d'Archimède | Mehdi Charef | France |
| Tokyo-Ga | Tokyo-Ga | Wim Wenders | United States, West Germany |
| When Night Falls | עד סוף הלילה | Eitan Green | Israel |

### Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| The Emerald Forest (closing film) | The Emerald Forest (closing film) | John Boorman | United Kingdom |
| The Glenn Miller Story (1954) | The Glenn Miller Story (1954) | Anthony Mann | United States |
| Jumping | Springen | Jean-Pierre De Decker | Belgium |
| Die Nacht | Die Nacht | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | West Germany |
| Night Magic | Night Magic | Lewis Furey | Canada, France |
| The Purple Rose of Cairo | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Woody Allen | United States |
| The Satin Slipper | Le soulier de Satin | Manoel de Oliveira | Portugal |
| Steaming | Steaming | Joseph Losey | United Kingdom |
| Witness (opening film) | Witness (opening film) | Peter Weir | United States |

### Short Films Competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
* L'anniversaire de Georges by Patrick Traon
* Mariage (Jenitba) by Slav Bakalov and Rumen Petkov
* Stop by Krzysztof Kiwerski
* Tusagi by Bondo Shoshitaishvili

## Parallel sections
### International Critics' Week

The following feature films were screened for the 24th International Critics' Week (24e Semaine de la Critique):
* Le Temps détruit by Pierre Beuchot (France)
* Faces of Women (Visages de femmes) by Desiré Ecaré (Ivory Coast)
* Kolp by Roland Suso Richter (West Germany)
* Vertiges by Christine Laurent (France)
* The Color of Blood by Bill Duke (United States)
* Fucha by Michał Dudziewicz (Poland)
* A Canary Cage by Pavel Chukhray (Soviet Union)
* A Marvada Carne by André Klotzel (Brazil)

### Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1985 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
* A Flash of Green by Victor Nuñez
* Crossover Dreams by Leon Ichaso
* Da Capo by Pekka Lehto, Pirjo Honkasalo
* Dance with a Stranger by Mike Newell
* Desperately Seeking Susan by Susan Seidelman
* Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart by Wayne Wang
* Love on the Pyramids Plateau (Al Hob Fawk Habadet al Haram) by Atef El Tayeb
* A Suspended Life (Ghazal el-Banat) by Jocelyne Saab
* Blue Mountains by Eldar Shengelaia
* Impiegati by Pupi Avati
* The City and the Dogs (La ciudad y los perros) by Francisco J. Lombardi
* La noche más hermosa by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
* Les anges by Ridha Behi
* Lieber Karl by Maria Knilli
* Megfelelo Ember Kenyes Feladatra by János Kovácsi
* O Erotas tou Odyssea by Vassilis Vafeas
* The Funeral (Osōshiki) by Juzo Itami
* The Innocent by John Mackenzie

## Official Awards
### In Competition

* Palme d'Or: When Father Was Away on Business by Emir Kusturica
* Grand Prix: Birdy by Alan Parker
* Best Director: André Téchiné for Rendez-vous
* Best Actress:
** Norma Aleandro for The Official Story
** Cher for Mask
* Best Actor: William Hurt for Kiss of the Spider Woman
* Best Artistic Contribution: Paul Schrader for Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
* Jury Prize: Colonel Redl by István Szabó

### Caméra d'Or

* Oriana by Fina Torres

### Short Film Palme d'Or

* Mariage by Slav Bakalov and Rumen Petkov

## Independent Awards
### FIPRESCI Prizes

* When Father Was Away on Business by Emir Kusturica (In competition)
* The Purple Rose of Cairo by Woody Allen (Out of competition)
* Faces of Women by Desiré Ecaré (International Critics' Week)

### Commission Supérieure Technique

* Technical Grand Prize: Insignificance by Nicolas Roeg

### Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

* The Official Story by Norma Aleandro

### Award of the Youth

* Foreign Film: Dance with a Stranger by Mike Newell
* French Film: Tea in the Harem by Mehdi Charef