 Official poster of the 45th Cannes Film Festival, featuring a portrait of German actressMarlene Dietrich byDon English.[1] | |
| Opening film | Basic Instinct |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Far and Away |
| Location | Cannes,France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: The Best Intentions[2] |
| No. of films | 21 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 7 May 1992 (1992-05-07) – 18 May 1992 (1992-05-18) |
| Website | festival-cannes |
| Cannes Film Festival | |
The45thCannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1992.[4] French actorGérard Depardieu served as jury president for the main competition.[5]
Swedish filmmakerBille August won thePalme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for a second time with the drama-filmThe Best Intentions.[6]
The festival opened withBasic Instinct byPaul Verhoeven,[7] and closed withFar and Away byRon Howard.[8][9]
The following feature films competed for thePalme d'Or:[3]
The following films were selected for theUn Certain Regard section:[3]
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| As in Heaven | Svo á jörðu sem á himni | Kristín Jóhannesdóttir | Iceland |
| Le batteur du Boléro(short) | Patrice Leconte | France | |
| Beauty and the Beast | Gary Trousdale andKirk Wise | United States | |
| The Boys from St. Petri | Drengene fra Sankt Petri | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Denmark |
| Far and Away(closing film) | Ron Howard | United States | |
| House of Angels | Änglagård | Colin Nutley | Sweden, Denmark, Norway |
| Map of the Human Heart | Vincent Ward | Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom | |
| The Oak | Balanța | Lucian Pintilie | Romania |
| Opening Night (1977) | John Cassavetes | United States | |
| Othello (1951) | The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice | Orson Welles | Italy, Morocco |
| Pather Panchali (1955) | Satyajit Ray | India | |
| Patrick Dewaere | Marc Esposito | France | |
| Reservoir Dogs | Quentin Tarantino | United States | |
| Sarafina! | Darrell Roodt | United States, South Africa, United Kingdom, France | |
| The Warrior's Heart | Krigerens hjerte | Leidulv Risan | Norway |
The following short films competed for theShort Film Palme d'Or:[3]
The following films were screened for the 31stInternational Critics' Week (31e Semaine de la Critique):[11]
Feature film competition
Short film competition
The following films were screened for the 1992Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[12]
