1983 Cannes Film Festival

The 36th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 7–19, 1983.

Jury

• William Styron (USA) (president)
• Henri Alekan (France)
• Yvonne Baby (France) (journalist)
• Sergei Bondarchuk (Soviet Union)
• Youssef Chahine (Egypt)
• Souleymane Cissé (Mali)
• Gilbert de Goldschmidt (France)
• Mariangela Melato (Italy)
• Karel Reisz (UK)
• Lia Van Leer (Israel) (cinematheque official)
• Philippe Carcassonne (France) (Golden Camera)
• Dan Fainaru (Israel) (Golden Camera)
• Monique Gregoire (Golden Camera)
• Alexis Grivas (Mexico) (Golden Camera)
• Adrienne Hancia (USA) (Golden Camera)
• Bernard Jubard (France) (Golden Camera)
• Jean-Daniel Simon (France) (Golden Camera)

Feature film competition

• L'Argent by Robert Bresson
• Carmen by Carlos Saura
• Cross Creek by Martin Ritt
• Duvar by Yılmaz Güney
• El Sur by Víctor Erice
• Eréndira by Ruy Guerra
• L'été meurtrier by Jean Becker
• Heat and Dust by James Ivory
• L'Homme blessé by Patrice Chéreau
• Kharij by Mrinal Sen
• The King of Comedy by Martin Scorsese
• La Lune dans le caniveau by Jean-Jacques Beineix
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence by Nagisa Oshima
• Monty Python's The Meaning of Life by Terry Jones
• La mort de Mario Ricci by Claude Goretta
• Narayama Bushiko by Shōhei Imamura
• Nostalghia by Andrei Tarkovsky
• Storia di Piera by Marco Ferreri
• Tender Mercies by Bruce Beresford
• Visszaesök by Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács
• Vokzal dlya dvoikh by Eldar Ryazanov
• The Year of Living Dangerously by Peter Weir

Un Certain Regard

• Bella Donna by Peter Keglevic
• Caballo salvaje by Joaquín Cortés
• Caméra d'Afrique by Férid Boughedir
• Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? by Henry Jaglom
• Faits divers by Raymond Depardon
• Io, Chiara e lo scuro by Maurizio Ponzi
• La bête lumineuse by Pierre Perrault
• La matiouette ou l'arrière-pays by André Téchiné
• Le certificat d'indigence by Moussa Bathily
• Mu Ma Ren by Xie Jin
• Les Années 80 by Chantal Akerman
• Nešto između by Srdjan Karanovic
• The Haircut by Tamar Simon Hoffs
• Ulysse by Agnès Varda
• Zappa by Bille August

Films out of competition

• Angelo My Love by Robert Duvall
• Boat People by Ann Hui
• Cammina, cammina by Ermanno Olmi
• Équateur by Serge Gainsbourg
• Holtpont by Ferenc Rofusz
• L'homme au chapeau de soie by Maud Linder
• Modori-gawa by Tatsumi Kumashiro
• Streamers by Robert Altman
• The Hunger by Tony Scott
• The Wicked Lady by Michael Winner
• Utu by Geoff Murphy
• WarGames by John Badham

Short film competition

• Ad astra by Ferenc Cakó
• Un Arrivo by Dominique De Fazio
• The Butterfly by Dieter Müller
• Don Kichot by Krzysztof Raynoch
• L'Égout by Maria Eugenia Santos
• La Fonte de Barlaeus by Pierre-Henry Salfati
• Haast een hand by Gerrit van Dijk, Jacques Overtoom and Peter Sweenen
• Je sais que j'ai tort mais demandez à mes copains ils disent la même chose by Pierre Levy
• The Only Forgotten Take of Casablanca by Charly Weller
• Too Much Oregano by Kerry Feltham

Awards

• Palme d'Or: Narayama Bushiko by Shōhei Imamura
• Grand Prix: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life by Terry Jones
• Jury Prize: Kharij by Mrinal Sen
• Best Actor: Gian Maria Volonté for La mort de Mario Ricci
• Best Actress: Hanna Schygulla for Storia di Piera
• Best Director:
  • Robert Bresson for L'Argent
  • Andrei Tarkovsky for Nostalghia
• Best Artistic Contribution: Carmen by Carlos Saura
• Technical Grand Prize: Carmen by Carlos Saura
• Short Film Palme d'Or: Je sais que j'ai tort mais demandez à mes copains ils disent la même chose by Pierre Levy
• Jury Prize - Best Short Film:
  • The Only Forgotten Take of Casablanca by Charly Weller
  • Too Much Oregano by Kerry Feltham
• Caméra d'Or: The Princess by Pál Erdöss
• Perspectives du Cinéma Award: Les trois couronnes du matelot by Raúl Ruiz
• FIPRESCI Prize:
  • Nostalghia by Andrei Tarkovsky
  • Szerencsés Dániel by Pál Sándor
• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Nostalghia by Andrei Tarkovsky
• Award of the Youth:
  • Foreign Film: Miss Lonelyhearts by Michael Dinner

External links

• 1983 Cannes Film Festival
• Cannes Film Festival:1983 at Internet Movie Database