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The 36th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 19 May 1983. The Palme d'Or went to the Narayama Bushiko by Shōhei Imamura.[4][5]
![]() Official poster of the 36th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original drawing by Akira Kurosawa.[1] | |
Opening film | The King of Comedy |
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Closing film | WarGames |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (Narayama Bushiko)[2] |
No. of films | 22 (In Competition)[3] 16 (Un Certain Regard) 13 (Out of Competition) 10 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 7 May 1983 – 19 May 1983 |
Website | festival-cannes |
In 1983, the new building for the main events of the festival, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, was inaugurated.[6] Initially many described it as "a hideous concrete blockhouse", nicknaming it The Bunker.[7] The festival opened with The King of Comedy, directed by Martin Scorsese[8][9] and closed with WarGames, directed by John Badham.[10][11]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1983 feature film competition:[12]
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1983 Camera d'Or:
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[3]
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
The following feature films were screened for the 22nd International Critics' Week (22e Semaine de la Critique):[13]
The following films were screened for the 1983 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[14]
The following films and people received the 1983 Official selection awards:[2][5]
Golden Camera
Short films
Commission Supérieure Technique
Ecumenical Jury[16]
Award of the Youth[17]