1990 Cannes Film Festival

The 43rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 May 1990. The Palme d'Or went to Wild at Heart by David Lynch.

The festival opened with Dreams, directed by Akira Kurosawa and closed with The Comfort of Strangers, directed by Paul Schrader.

Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1990 feature film competition:
 * Bernardo Bertolucci (Italy) - Jury President
 * Fanny Ardant (France)
 * Bertrand Blier (France)
 * Aleksei German (USSR)
 * Françoise Giroud (France)
 * Christopher Hampton (UK)
 * Anjelica Huston (USA)
 * Mira Nair (India)
 * Sven Nykvist (Sweden)
 * Hayao Shibata (Japan)

Camera d'Or
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1990 Camera d'Or:
 * Christine Boisson (actress) - Jury President
 * Richard Billeaud
 * Caroline Huppert (director)
 * Bruno Jaeggi (journalist)
 * Martine Jouando (critic)
 * Catherine Magnan (cinephile)
 * Jan Svoboda (journalist)
 * Vecdi Sayar (cinephile)

In competition - Feature film
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:


 * Captive of the Desert (La captive du désert) by Raymond Depardon
 * Come See the Paradise by Alan Parker
 * Cyrano de Bergerac by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
 * Daddy Nostalgie by Bertrand Tavernier
 * Everybody's Fine (Stanno tutti bene) by Giuseppe Tornatore
 * Hidden Agenda by Ken Loach
 * Interrogation (Przesłuchanie) by Ryszard Bugajski
 * Ju Dou by Zhang Yimou
 * The King's Whore (La putain du roi) by Axel Corti
 * Mother (Mat) by Gleb Panfilov
 * Nouvelle Vague by Jean-Luc Godard
 * Rodrigo D: No Future (Rodrigo D: No futuro) by Víctor Gaviria
 * The Sting of Death (Shi no toge) by Kōhei Oguri
 * Taxi Blues (Taksi-Blyuz) by Pavel Lungin
 * Tilaï by Idrissa Ouedraogo
 * Ucho by Karel Kachyňa
 * White Hunter Black Heart by Clint Eastwood
 * Wild at Heart by David Lynch

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


 * 1871 by Ken McMullen
 * Abrahams Gold by Jörg Graser
 * The Best Hotel on Skid Row by Christine Choy, Renee Tajima-Peña
 * Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love (Chyornaya roza - emblema pechali, krasnaya roza - emblema lyubvi) by Sergei Solovyov
 * Canticle of the Stones (Le cantique des pierres) by Michel Khleifi
 * Le casseur de pierres by Mohamed Zran
 * Freeze Die Come to Life (Zamri, umri, voskresni!) by Vitali Kanevsky
 * How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea (V gorode Sochi tyomnye nochi) by Vasili Pichul
 * The Intended (Hameyu'ad) by Daniel Wachsmann
 * Innisfree by José Luis Guerín
 * The Last Ferry (Ostatni prom) by Waldemar Krzystek
 * Longtime Companion by Norman René
 * Night Out by Lawrence Johnston
 * Pummarò by Michele Placido
 * The Sacrament (Het sacrament) by Hugo Claus
 * Secret Scandal (Scandalo segreto) by Monica Vitti
 * Song of the Exile (Ke tu qiu hen) by Ann Hui
 * The Space Between the Door and the Floor by Pauline Chan
 * Tumultes by Bertrand Van Effenterre
 * On Tour by Gabriele Salvatores

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


 * Artificial Paradise (Umetni raj) by Karpo Godina
 * The Comfort of Strangers by Paul Schrader
 * Cry-Baby by John Waters
 * Dreams by Akira Kurosawa
 * Korczak by Andrzej Wajda
 * The Little Mermaid by John Musker, Ron Clements
 * No, or the Vain Glory of Command (Non, ou a Vã Glória de Mandar) by Manoel de Oliveira
 * The Plot Against Harry by Michael Roemer
 * The Sun Also Shines at Night (Il sole anche di notte) by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
 * The Voice of the Moon (La voce della luna) by Federico Fellini

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


 * Le baiser by Pascale Ferran
 * The Bedroom (De slaapkamer) by Maarten Koopman
 * Jours de plaine by Réal Berard, André Leduc
 * The Lunch Date by Adam Davidson
 * Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy by Tracey Moffatt
 * Les Pediants by Prinzgau
 * Le pinceau à lèvres by Bruno Bauer Chiche
 * Polvo Enamorado by Javier Lopez Izquierdo
 * Portrét by Pavel Koutský
 * Revestriction by Barthelemy Bompard
 * To Be (Etre Ou Ne Pas Être) by John Weldon
 * Yego zhena kuritsa (His wife the chicken) by Igor Kovalyov

International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 29th International Critics' Week (29e Semaine de la Critique):

Feature film competition


 * Beyond the Ocean by Ben Gazzara (Italy)
 * H-2 Worker by Stéphanie Black (United States)
 * Mes cinémas by Füruzan et Gülsün Karamustafa (Turkey)
 * Overseas (Outremer) by Brigitte Roüan (France)
 * Queen of Temple Street by Lawrence Ah Mon (Hong Kong)
 * The Reflecting Skin by Philip Ridley (United Kingdom)
 * Time of the Servants by Irena Pavlaskova (Czechoslovakia)

Short film competition


 * Animathon by Collectif (Canada)
 * Inoi by Sergey Masloboyshchikov (Soviet Union)
 * Les Mains au dos by Patricia Valeix (France)
 * The Mario Lanza Story by John Martins-Manteiga (Canada)
 * Pièce touchée by Martin Arnold (Austria)
 * Sibidou by Jean-Claude Bandé (Burkina Faso)
 * Sostuneto by Eduardo Lamora (Norway)

Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1990 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):


 * Alexandria Again and Forever (Iskindiriah Kaman Oue Kaman) by Youssef Chahine
 * Bagh Bahadur by Buddhadeb Dasgupta
 * Céllövölde by Arpad Sopsits
 * December Bride by Thaddeus O'Sullivan
 * End Of The Night by Keith McNally
 * Halfaouine Child of the Terraces by Ferid Boughedir
 * Inimene, Keda Polnud by Peeter Simm
 * Laguerat by Georgi Djulgerov
 * Margarit i Margarita by Nikolay Volev
 * Metropolitan by Whit Stillman
 * Paper Mask by Christopher Morahan
 * Pervii Etage by Igor Minayev
 * Open Doors (Porte Aperte) by Gianni Amelio
 * Printemps Perdu by Alain Mazars
 * Shimaguni Konjo by Fumiki Watanabe
 * The Guardian Angel (Skyddsängeln) by Suzanne Osten
 * Stille Betrüger by Beat Lottaz
 * Swan Lake: The Zone (Lebedyne ozero. Zona) by Yuri Ilyenko
 * To Sleep with Anger by Charles Burnett
 * Time of Miracles (Vreme čuda) by Goran Paskaljevic
 * Warsaw Bridge (Pont de Varsòvia) by Pere Portabella

Official awards
The following films and people received the 1990 Official selection awards: Golden Camera Short films
 * Palme d'Or: Wild at Heart by David Lynch
 * Grand Prix:
 * Shi no toge by Kōhei Oguri
 * Tilaï by Idrissa Ouedraogo
 * Best Director: Pavel Lungin for Taksi-Blyuz
 * Best Actress: Krystyna Janda for Przesłuchanie
 * Best Actor: Gérard Depardieu for Cyrano de Bergerac
 * Best Artistic Contribution: Gleb Panfilov for Mat
 * Jury Prize: Hidden Agenda by Ken Loach
 * Caméra d'Or: Freeze Die Come to Life (Zamri, umri, voskresni!) by Vitali Kanevsky
 * Golden Camera - Special Mention: Time of the Servants by Irena Pavlásková & Farendj by Sabine Prenczina
 * Short Film Palme d'Or: The Lunch Date by Adam Davidson
 * First Prize of the Jury: The Bedroom (De slaapkamer) by Maarten Koopman
 * Second Prize of the Jury: Revestriction by Barthelemy Bompard

Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes Commission Supérieure Technique Ecumenical Jury Award of the Youth Other awards
 * Swan Lake: The Zone (Lebedyne ozero-zona) by Yuri Ilyenko (Directors' Fortnight)
 * The Sting of Death (Shi no toge) by Kōhei Oguri (In competition)
 * Special award: Manoel de Oliveira
 * Technical Grand Prize: Pierre Lhomme (cinematography) in Cyrano de Bergerac
 * Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Everybody's Fine (Stanno tutti bene) by Giuseppe Tornatore
 * Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention: Hidden Agenda by Ken Loach & Taksi-Blyuz by Pavel Lungin
 * Foreign Film: Swan Lake: The Zone (Lebedyne ozero-zona) by Yuri Ilyenko
 * French Film: Printemps perdu by Alain Mazars
 * Prix de la Critique Internationale: The Sting of Death (Shi no toge) by Kōhei Oguri
 * Audience Award:
 * Abraham's Gold by Jörg Graser
 * Sur by Fernando Solanas

Media

 * INA: Arrival of the stars for the opening of the 1990 Cannes Festival (commentary in French)
 * INA: Presentation of the jury of the 43rd Festival (commentary in French)