 Official poster of the 37th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original film set byAlexandre Trauner.[1] | |
| Opening film | Fort Saganne |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Bounty |
| Location | Cannes,France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Paris, Texas[2] |
| No. of films | 19 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 11 May 1984 (1984-05-11) – 23 May 1984 (1984-05-23) |
| Website | festival-cannes |
| Cannes Film Festival | |
The37thCannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 23 May 1984.[4] British actorDirk Bogarde served as jury president for the main competition.
German filmmakerWim Wenders won thePalme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama filmParis, Texas.[5][6]
During this festival, a private group, under the patronage of the festival's authorities held a side event presenting film trailers. A French jury, presided bySaul Bass, awarded its Grand Prize to the trailer forFlashdance.[7]
The festival opened withFort Saganne byAlain Corneau,[8][9] and closed withThe Bounty byRoger Donaldson.[10]
The following feature films competed for thePalme d'Or:[3]
The following films were selected for theUn Certain Regard section:[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abel Gance et son Napoléon | Nelly Kaplan | France | |
| Andrei Tarkovsky: A Poet in the Cinema | Un poeta nel Cinema: Andreij Tarkovskij | Donatella Baglivo | Italy |
| The Border | De grens | Leon de Winter | Netherlands |
| Feroz | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | Spain | |
| Le jour S... | Jean Pierre Lefebvre | Canada | |
| Khandhar | Mrinal Sen | India | |
| Man of Flowers | Paul Cox | Australia | |
| A Man of Principle | Cóndores no entierran todos los días | Francisco Norden | Colombia |
| Maria's Day | Mária-nap | Judit Elek | Hungary |
| Mulleya Mulleya | 여인 잔혹사 물레야 물레야 | Lee Doo-yong | South Korea |
| El Norte | Gregory Nava | United Kingdom, United States | |
| The Road to Bresson | De weg naar Bresson | Leo de Boer and Jurriën Rood | Netherlands |
| Le tartuffe | Gérard Depardieu | France | |
| Where Is Parsifal? | Henri Helman | United Kingdom | |
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| After the Rehearsal | Efter repetitionen | Ingmar Bergman | Sweden |
| Beat Street | Stan Lathan | United States | |
| Broadway Danny Rose | Woody Allen | ||
| Choose Me | Alan Rudolph | ||
| Fort Saganne(opening film) | Alain Corneau | France | |
| Once Upon a Time in America | C'era una volta in America | Sergio Leone | Italy, United States |
The following short films competed for theShort Film Palme d'Or:[3]
The following feature films were screened for the 23rdInternational Critics' Week (23e Semaine de la Critique):[12]
The following films were screened for the 1984Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[13]
