1992 Cannes Film Festival

The 45th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 May 1992. The Palme d'Or went to the Den goda viljan by Bille August.

The festival opened with Basic Instinct, directed by Paul Verhoeven and closed with Far and Away, directed by Ron Howard.

Main competition
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1992 feature film competition:
 * Gérard Depardieu (France) - Jury President
 * Pedro Almodóvar (Spain)
 * John Boorman (United Kingdom)
 * René Cleitman (France)
 * Jamie Lee Curtis (United States)
 * Carlo Di Palma (Italy)
 * Nana Djordjadze (Georgia)
 * Lester James Peries (Sri Lanka)
 * Serge Toubiana (France)
 * Joële Van Effenterre (France)

Camera d'Or
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1992 Camera d'Or:
 * André Delvaux (director) (Belgium) - Jury President
 * Olivier Bauer (actor) (France)
 * Gian Piero Brunetta (journalist) (Italy)
 * Pierre Favre (critic) (France)
 * Richard Hasselmann (cinephile) (France)
 * João Lopes (journalist) (Portugal)
 * David Meeker (foreign delegate) (United Kingdom)
 * Gérard Mordillat (director) (France)

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


 * A Stranger Among Us by Sidney Lumet
 * Basic Instinct by Paul Verhoeven
 * The Best Intentions by Bille August
 * Crush by Alison Maclean
 * Dark at Noon by Raúl Ruiz
 * Dream of Light by Víctor Erice
 * In the Country of Juliets by Mehdi Charef
 * An Independent Life by Vitali Kanevsky
 * The Journey by Fernando Solanas
 * Howards End by James Ivory
 * Hyènes by Djibril Diop Mambéty
 * The Sentinel by Arnaud Desplechin
 * The Long Day Closes by Terence Davies
 * Luna Park by Pavel Lungin
 * Léolo by Jean-Claude Lauzon
 * Of Mice and Men by Gary Sinise
 * The Player by Robert Altman
 * The Return of Casanova by Édouard Niermans
 * Simple Men by Hal Hartley
 * The Stolen Children by Gianni Amelio
 * Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me by David Lynch

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


 * American Me by Edward James Olmos
 * Apple Trees (Apfelbäume) by Helma Sanders-Brahms
 * The Arrival of Averill (Averills Ankommen) by Michael Schottenberg
 * Bad Lieutenant by Abel Ferrara
 * Being at Home with Claude by Jean Beaudin
 * The Blue Eyes of Yonta (Udju Azul di Yonta) by Flora Gomes
 * The Chekist (Tchekiste) by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
 * Cousin Bobby by Jonathan Demme
 * Crystal Nights (Krystallines nyhtes) by Tonia Marketaki
 * Happy Days (Schastlivye dni) by Aleksei Balabanov
 * Life, and Nothing More... (Zendegi va digar hich) by Abbas Kiarostami
 * Memory of Water (La memoria del agua) by Héctor Fáver
 * Modern Crimes by Alejandro Agresti
 * Mon Desir by Nicky Marshall
 * The Ox (Oxen) by Sven Nykvist
 * Prague by Ian Sellar
 * Strictly Ballroom by Baz Luhrmann
 * The Summer Guest (A nyaraló) by Can Togay
 * Through an Open Window by Eric Mendelsohn
 * Wedding Night – End of the Song (Hochzaeitsnuecht) by Pol Cruchten

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


 * As in Heaven (Svo á jörðu sem á himni) by Kristín Jóhannesdóttir
 * Le Batteur Du Boléro by Patrice Leconte
 * Beauty and the Beast by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
 * The Boys from St. Petri (Drengene fra Sankt Petri) by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
 * Far and Away by Ron Howard
 * House of Angels (Änglagård) by Colin Nutley
 * Map of the Human Heart by Vincent Ward
 * The Oak (Balanţa) by Lucian Pintilie
 * Opening Night by John Cassavetes
 * Othello by Orson Welles
 * Pather Panchali by Satyajit Ray
 * Patrick Dewaere by Marc Esposito
 * Reservoir Dogs by Quentin Tarantino
 * Sarafina! by Darrell James Roodt
 * The Warrior's Heart (Krigerens hjerte) by Leidulv Risan

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


 * Az út by Nikolai Ivanov Neikov
 * Cheating, Inc. by William Lorton
 * Daumier's Law by Geoff Dunbar
 * L'échange by Vincent Pérez
 * Encolure 42 by Willy Kempeneers
 * Ghalb by Sa'ied Mojaveri
 * Keine besonderen Vorkommnisse by Jürgen Schönhoff
 * Le métro by Catherine Montondo
 * No Problem by Craig Welch
 * Omnibus by Sam Karmann
 * A Passion Play by Tony Twigg
 * La sensation by Manuel Poutte

International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 31st International Critics' Week (31e Semaine de la Critique):

Feature film competition


 * Adorable Lies (Adorables mentiras) by Gerardo Chijona (Cuba)
 * Anmonaito no sasayaki wo kiita by Isao Yamada (Japan)
 * Archipiélago by Pablo Perelman (Chile)
 * Die flucht by David Rühm (Austria)
 * The Grocer’s Wife by John Pozer (Canada)
 * Ingalo by Asdis Thorrodsen (Iceland)
 * Man Bites Dog (C’est arrivé près de chez vous) by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde (Belgium)

Short film competition


 * Floating by Richard Heslop (United Kingdom)
 * Home Stories by Matthias Müller (Germany)
 * Les Marionnettes by Marc Chevrie (France)
 * Le Petit chat est mort by Fejria Deliba (France)
 * Revolver by Chester Dent (United Kingdom)
 * The Room by Jeff Balsmeyer (United States)
 * Sprickan by Kristian Petri (Sweden)

Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1992 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):


 * Am Ende der Nacht by Christoph Schaub
 * Le Amiche del cuore by Michele Placido
 * Angel of Fire (Angel de fuego) by Dana Rotberg
 * Archipel by Pierre Granier-Deferre
 * Baduk by Majid Majidi
 * Benny’s Video by Michael Haneke
 * Bob Roberts by Tim Robbins
 * Les contes sauvages by Gérald Calderon, Jean-Charles Cuttoli
 * Coupable d’innocence by Marcin Ziębiński
 * Don Quijote by Orson Welles, Jesús Franco
 * Dust of Angels by Hsu Hsiao-ming
 * Eux by Levan Zakareishvili
 * Hay Que Zurrar A Los Pobres by Santiago San Miguel
 * Love at First Sight (1991 film) by Rudolf Thome
 * Love (Lyubov) by Valery Todorovsky
 * Mac by John Turturro
 * My New Gun by Stacy Cochran
 * Otrazheniye v zerkale by Svetlana Proskurina
 * Le Petit Prince a dit by Christine Pascal
 * Quelque part vers Conakry by Françoise Ebrard
 * Sans un cri by Jeanne Labrune
 * Vagabond by Ann Le Monnier
 * Warszawa. Année 5703 by Janusz Kijowski


 * Short films


 * L’autre Célia by Irène Jouannet
 * F.X. Messerschmidt sculpteur (1736-1783) by Marino Vagliano
 * Juliette by Didier Bivel
 * Le Trou de la corneille by François Hanss
 * Léa by Christophe Debuisne
 * Pilotes by Olivier Zagar
 * Versailles Rive Gauche by Bruno Podalydès
 * Voleur d’images by Bruno Victor-Pujebet

Official awards
The following films and people received the 1992 Official selection awards: Golden Camera Short films
 * Palme d'Or: The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan) by Bille August
 * Grand Prize of the Jury: The Stolen Children (Il ladro di bambini) by Gianni Amelio
 * Best Director: Robert Altman for The Player
 * Best Actress: Pernilla August for The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan)
 * Best Actor: Tim Robbins for The Player
 * Jury Prize:
 * Dream of Light (El sol del membrillo) by Víctor Erice
 * An Independent Life (Samostoyatelnaya zhizn) by Vitali Kanevsky
 * 45th Anniversary Prize: Howards End by James Ivory
 * Caméra d'Or: Mac by John Turturro
 * Short Film Palme d'Or: Omnibus by Sam Karmann

Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prize Commission Supérieure Technique Ecumenical Jury Award of the Youth Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week
 * Dream of Light (El sol del membrillo) by Víctor Erice
 * Technical Grand Prize: Fernando Solanas (for technical visual and aural excellence) in The Journey (El viaje)
 * Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: The Stolen Children (Il ladro di bambini) by Gianni Amelio
 * Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention:
 * In the Country of Juliets (Au pays des Juliets) by Mehdi Charef
 * The Journey (El viaje) by Fernando Solanas
 * Foreign Film: Strictly Ballroom by Baz Luhrmann
 * French Film: Sans un cri by Jeanne Labrune
 * Special Award of the Youth: Man Bites Dog (C'est arrivé près de chez vous) by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde
 * SACD Award
 * Best Short: The Room by Jeff Balsmeyer
 * Best Feature: Man Bites Dog (C’est arrivé près de chez vous) by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde
 * Canal+ Award: Floating by Richard Heslop

Media

 * INA: Opening of the 1992 Festival (commentary in French)