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The 43rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 10 to 21 May 1990. Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci served as jury president for the main competition.[4][5]
Official poster of the 43rd Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Castella Traquandi.[1] | |
| Opening film | Dreams |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Comfort of Strangers |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or: Wild at Heart[2] |
| No. of films | 18 (In Competition)[3] |
| Festival date | 10 May 1990 – 21 May 1990 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
American filmmaker David Lynch won the Palme d'Or, for the drama film Wild at Heart.[6]
The festival opened with Dreams by Akira Kurosawa,[7][8] and closed with The Comfort of Strangers by Paul Schrader.[9]
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3]
The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | Ken McMullen | United Kingdom, France | |
| Abraham's Gold | Abrahams Gold | Jörg Graser | West Germany |
| The Appointed | המיועד | Daniel Wachsmann | Israel |
| The Best Hotel on Skid Row | Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Peña | United States | |
| Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love | Чёрная роза — эмблема печали, красная роза — эмблема любви | Sergei Solovyov | Soviet Union |
| Canticle of the Stones | Le cantique des pierres | Michel Khleifi | Palestine |
| Le casseur de pierres | Mohamed Zran | Tunisia, France | |
| Freeze Die Come to Life | Замри, умри, воскресни! | Vitali Kanevsky | Soviet Union |
| How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea | В городе Сочи тёмные ночи | Vasili Pichul | |
| Innisfree | José Luis Guerín | Spain | |
| The Last Ferry | Ostatni prom | Waldemar Krzystek | Poland |
| Longtime Companion | Norman René | United States | |
| Night Out | Lawrence Johnston | Australia | |
| Pummarò | Michele Placido | Italy | |
| The Sacrament | Het sacrament | Hugo Claus | Belgium |
| Secret Scandal | Scandalo segreto | Monica Vitti | Italy |
| Song of the Exile | 客途秋恨 | Ann Hui | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| The Space Between the Door and the Floor | Pauline Chan | Australia | |
| Tumultes | Bertrand Van Effenterre | France | |
| On Tour | Turnè | Gabriele Salvatores | Italy |
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Paradise | Umetni raj | Karpo Godina | Yugoslavia |
| The Comfort of Strangers (closing film) | Paul Schrader | Italy, United Kingdom, United States | |
| Cry-Baby | John Waters | United States | |
| Dreams (opening film) | 夢 | Akira Kurosawa | Japan, United States |
| Korczak | Andrzej Wajda | Poland, West Germany, United Kingdom | |
| The Little Mermaid | John Musker and Ron Clements | United States | |
| No, or the Vain Glory of Command | Non, ou a Vã Glória de Mandar | Manoel de Oliveira | Portugal |
| The Plot Against Harry (1971) | Michael Roemer | United States | |
| The Sun Also Shines at Night | Il sole anche di notte | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | Italy, France, Germany |
| The Voice of the Moon | La voce della luna | Federico Fellini | Italy |
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]
The following films were screened for the 29th International Critics' Week (29e Semaine de la Critique):[11]
Feature film competition
Short film competition
The following films were screened for the 1990 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[12]
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