1995 Cannes Film Festival

1995 Cannes Film Festival
The 48th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 1995. The Palme d'Or went to Underground by Emir Kusturica.
The festival opened with La Cité des enfants perdus, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and closed with The Quick and the Dead, directed by Sam Raimi. Carole Bouquet was the mistress of ceremonies.
Juries
Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1995 Official Selection:
Jeanne Moreau (France) Jury President
Gianni Amelio (Italy)
Jean-Claude Brialy (France)
Nadine Gordimer (South Africa)
Gaston Kabore (Burkina Faso)
Michele Ray-Gavras (France)
Emilio Garcia Riera (Mexico)
Philippe Rousselot (France)
John Waters (USA)
Mariya Zvereva (Russia)
Camera d'Or
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1995 Camera d'Or:
Michel Deville (Director) (France) President
Alberto Barbera (Critic) (Italy)
Caroline Million-Rousseau (Cinephile) (France)
Didier Beaudet (France)
Istvan Gaal (Director) (Hungary)
Michel Demopoulos (Critic)
N.T. Binh (Distributor)
Official selection
In competition - Feature film
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
Angels & Insects by Philip Haas
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Marion Hänsel
Beyond Rangoon by John Boorman
Carrington by Christopher Hampton
The City of Lost Children by Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
The Convent by Manoel de Oliveira
Dead Man by Jim Jarmusch
Don't Forget You're Going to Die by Xavier Beauvois
Ed Wood by Tim Burton
Good Men, Good Women by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Historias del Kronen by Montxo Armendáriz
Jefferson in Paris by James Ivory
Kids by Larry Clark
L'amore molesto by Mario Martone
La Haine by Mathieu Kassovitz
Land and Freedom by Ken Loach
The Madness of King George by Nicholas Hytner
The Neon Bible by Terence Davies
Shanghai Triad by Zhang Yimou
Sharaku by Masahiro Shinoda
The Snails' Senator by Mircea Daneliuc
Ulysses' Gaze by Theodoros Angelopoulos
Underground by Emir Kusturica
Waati by Souleymane Cissé
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:
A részleg by Péter Gothár
Augustin by Anne Fontaine
Bye-Bye by Karim Dridi
Canadian Bacon by Michael Moore
Etz Hadomim Tafus by Eli Cohen
Ren yue huang hun by Yi Fei Chen
Georgia by Ulu Grosbard
Haramuya by Drissa Toure
Indradhanura Chhai by Sushant Misra
L'aube à l'envers by Sophie Marceau
Le plus bel âge... by Didier Haudepin
Lessons in the Language of Love by Scott Patterson
Lev s sedoy borodoy by Andrey Khrzhanovskiy
Lisbon Story by Wim Wenders
Muzyka dlya dekabrya by Ivan Dykhovichny
Nobat e Asheghi by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Kaki bakar by U-Wei Haji Saari
Rude by Clement Virgo
Salam Cinema by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Tempo di Viaggio by Tonino Guerra, Andrei Tarkovsky
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain by Christopher Monger
The Monkey Kid by Xiao-Yen Wang
The Poison Tasters by Ulrik Theer
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead by Gary Fleder
Two Nudes Bathing by John Boorman
Unstrung Heroes by Diane Keaton
Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Desperado by Robert Rodriguez
Kiss of Death by Barbet Schroeder
The Quick and the Dead by Sam Raimi
To Die For by Gus Van Sant
The Usual Suspects by Bryan Singer
Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
A Hamok Dala by Ferenc Cako
Despondent Divorcee by Jonathan Ogilvie
Domo by Maurizio Forestieri
Gagarine by Alexij Kharitidi
Cocoon (Koza) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Les Enfants s'ennuient le Dimanche by Sophie Perez, Matthieu Poirot-Delpech
Sortie de Bain by Florence Henrard
Swinger by Gregor Jordan
The Beast by Rhoderyc C. Montgomery
The Pan Loaf by Sean Hinds
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 34th International Critics' Week (34e Semaine de la Critique):
Feature film competition
Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel (Belgium)
Soul Survivor by Stephen Williams (Canada)
The Daughter-in-law (A ba de qing ren) by Steve Wang Hsieh-Chih (Taiwan)
Mute Witness by Anthony Waller (Germany)
Denise Calls Up by Hal Salwen (United States)
Madagascar skin by Chris Newby (United Kingdom)
Los hijos del viento by Fernando Merinero (Spain)
Short film competition
An Evil Town by Richard Sears (United States)
Movements of the Body by Wayne Traudt (Canada)
Ubu by Manuel Gomez (France, Belgium)
The Last Laugh by Robert Harders (United States)
Adios, toby, adios by Ramón Barea (Spain)
Surprise! by Veit Helmer (Germany)
Le Pendule by Madame Foucault by Jean-Marc Vervoort (Belgium)
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1995 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
3 Steps To Heaven by Constantine Giannaris
An Awfully Big Adventure by Mike Newell
The White Balloon (Badkonake sefid) by Jafar Panahi
Café Society by Raymond DeFelitta
Der Kopf des Mohren by Paulus Manker
Eggs by Bent Hamer
Eldorado by Charles Binamé
Faute de soleil by Christophe Blanc
Heartbreak Island by Hsu Hsiao-Ming
Heavy by James Mangold
The Tale of the Three Lost Jewels (Hikayatul jawahiri thalath) by Michel Khleifi
L'Enfant noir by Laurent Chevallier
The Confessional (Le confessionnal) by Robert Lepage
Le Rocher d'Acapulco by Laurent Tuel
Nella mischia by Gianni Zanasi
Pather Panchali by Satyajit Ray
Revivre by Jean-Luc Raynaud
Safe by Todd Haynes
Someone Else's America (Tuđa Amerika) by Goran Paskaljevic
Sommaren by Kristian Petri
Visiblement je vous aime by Jean-Michel Carré
Short films
Le Bus by Jean-Luc Gaget
Corps inflammables by Jacques Maillot
Rebonds by Marine Place
La Vie à Rebours by Gaël Morel
Une visite by Philippe Harel
Awards
Official awards
The following films and people received the 1995 Official selection awards:
Palme d'Or: Underground by Emir Kusturica
Grand Prize of the Jury: Ulysses' Gaze (To Vlemma tou Odyssea) by Theodoros Angelopoulos
Best Director: Mathieu Kassovitz for La Haine
Best Actress: Helen Mirren for The Madness of King George
Best Actor: Jonathan Pryce for Carrington
Jury Prize: Don't Forget You're Going to Die by Xavier Beauvois
Jury Special Prize: Carrington by Christopher Hampton
Golden Camera
Caméra d'Or: Badkonake sefid by Jafar Panahi
Golden Camera - Special Mention: Denise Calls Up by Hal Salwen
Short films
Short Film Palme d'Or: Gagarin by Alexij Kharitidi
Jury Prize: Swinger by Gregor Jordan
Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
Land and Freedom by Ken Loach (In competition)
Ulysses' Gaze (To Vlemma tou Odyssea) by Theodoros Angelopoulos (In competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique
Technical Grand Prize: Lü Yue (cinematography) in Shanghai Triad (Yáo a yáo, yáo dào wàipó qiáo) by Zhang Yimou
Ecumenical Jury
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Land and Freedom - Ken Loach
Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - Marion Hänsel
Award of the Youth
Foreign Film: Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel
French Film: Bye-Bye by Karim Dridi
Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week
Mercedes-Benz Award: Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel
Canal+ Award: An Evil Town by Richard Sears
Grand Golden Rail: Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel
Special Award
Miracle in Bosnia by Dino Mustafić
References
Media
INA: Opening of the 1995 Festival (commentary in French)
INA: List of winners of the 1995 Festival (commentary in French)
External links
1995 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 1995
Cannes Film Festival:1995 at Internet Movie Database
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