1981 Cannes Film Festival

1981 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 34th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Michel Landi.[1]
Opening filmThree Brothers
Closing filmHoneysuckle Rose
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
Man of Iron[2]
No. of films22 (In Competition)[3]
Festival date13 May 1981 (1981-05-13) – 27 May 1981 (1981-05-27)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 34th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 27 May 1981. French filmmaker Jacques Deray served as jury president for the main competition.

Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the film Man of Iron.[4][5]

The festival opened with Three Brothers by Francesco Rosi,[6][7] and closed with Honeysuckle Rose by Jerry Schatzberg.[8]

Juries

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Official selection

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In Competition

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The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Angels of Iron Engel aus Eisen Thomas Brasch West Germany
Beau Pere Beau-père Bertrand Blier France
Chariots of Fire Hugh Hudson United Kingdom, United States
Cserepek István Gaál Hungary
Excalibur John Boorman United Kingdom, United States
Faktas Факт Almantas Grikevičius Soviet Union
Flame Top Tulipää Pirjo Honkasalo and Pekka Lehto Finland
Heaven's Gate Michael Cimino United States
Light Years Away Les Années lumière Alain Tanner France, Switzerland
Looks and Smiles Ken Loach United Kingdom
Man of Iron Człowiek z żelaza Andrzej Wajda Poland
Mephisto István Szabó Hungary, Austria, West Germany
Montenegro Montenegro eller Pärlor och svin Dušan Makavejev Sweden
National Heritage Patrimonio nacional Luis García Berlanga Spain
Neige Juliet Berto France
The Ones and the Others Les Uns et les Autres Claude Lelouch
Passion of Love Passione d'amore Ettore Scola Italy
Possession Andrzej Żuławski France, West Germany
Quartet James Ivory France, United Kingdom
The Skin La pelle Liliana Cavani Italy
Thief Michael Mann United States
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

Un Certain Regard

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The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:[3]

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
...And God Created Them Díos los Cría... Jacobo Morales Puerto Rico
Arising from the Surface सतह से उठता आदमी Mani Kaul India
The Big Night Bathe Голямото нощно къпане Binka Zhelyazkova Bulgaria
Cerromaior Luís Filipe Rocha Portugal
Eijanaika ええじゃないか Shōhei Imamura Japan
I Love You Eu Te Amo Arnaldo Jabor Brazil
Let There Be Light John Huston United States
Memoirs of a Survivor David Gladwell United Kingdom
Un moment de bonheur Yves Laumet France
Mur Murs Agnès Varda France
A Thousand Little Kisses אלף נשיקות קטנות Mira Recanati Israel
The Witness A tanú Péter Bacsó Hungary
Who's Singin' Over There? Ko to tamo peva Slobodan Šijan Yugoslavia
You Love Only Once Samo jednom se ljubi Rajko Grlić

Out of Competition

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The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Anima – Symphonie phantastique Titus Leber Austria
Blood Wedding Bodas de sangre Carlos Saura Spain
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China Murray Lerner United States, China
Hands Up! Ręce do góry Jerzy Skolimowski Poland
Havoc in Heaven (1961) 大鬧天宮 Wan Laiming China
Honeysuckle Rose (closing film) Jerry Schatzberg United States
The Fly (short) A légy Ferenc Rofusz Hungary
The Postman Always Rings Twice Bob Rafelson United States
Street Angel (1937) 馬路天使 Yuan Muzhi China
This Is Elvis Malcolm Leo and Andrew Solt United States
Three Brothers (opening film) Tre fratelli Francesco Rosi Italy, France
Troubled Laughter 苦惱人的笑 Yang Yanjin and Deng Yimin China

Short Films Competition

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The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]

Parallel sections

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International Critics' Week

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The following feature films were screened for the 20th International Critics' Week (20e Semaine de la Critique):[10]

Directors' Fortnight

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The following films were screened for the 1981 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[11]

Short films
  • Evolution by Sheila Graber
  • Face To Face by Sheila Graber
  • Le Miroir Vivant by Eunice Hutchins, Norbert Barnich
  • Michelangelo by Sheila Graber
  • Music For Film by Jean-Claude Wouters
  • Pour Trois Minutes De Gloire by Jean-Claude Bronckart
  • T.V.O. by Carlos Castillo
  • The Electric Disco Chicken by Bob Goodness
  • Tous Les Garcons by Yves Laberge
  • Tre Per Eccesso by Giampierro Vinciguerra
  • Uno Para Todos, Todos Para Todos by Carlos Castillo

Official Awards

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In Competition

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Caméra d'Or

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Short Film Palme d'Or

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  • Moto Perpetuo by Béla Vajda
  • Jury Prize:
    • Le Rat by Elisabeth Huppert
    • Zea by André Leduc

Independent Awards

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FIPRESCI Prizes

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Commission Supérieure Technique

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Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

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Young Cinema Award

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References

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  1. ^ "Posters 1981". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Awards 1981: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Official Selection 1981: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.
  4. ^ "34ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ^ "1981 - Patrimoine National (National Heritage)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Out of Competition - Opening film - Tre Fratelli". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  7. ^ "The opening films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Juries 1981: Feature film". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.
  10. ^ "20e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1981". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Quinzaine 1981". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  12. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1981". fipresci.org. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1981". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1981". imdb.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

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