1987 Cannes Film Festival

1987 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 40th Cannes Film Festival, featuring an original illustration by Henri Cueco[1]
Opening filmA Man in Love
Closing filmAria
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
Under the Sun of Satan[2]
No. of films20 (In Competition)[3]
Festival date7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) – 19 May 1987 (1987-05-19)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The 40th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 19 May 1987.[4] French-Italian actor Yves Montand served as jury president for the main competition.[5]

French filmmaker Maurice Pialat won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Under the Sun of Satan,[6] a choice which critics considered "highly controversial" and the prize was given under the jeers of the public. Pialat is quoted to have retorted "You don't like me? Well, let me tell you that I don't like you either!"[7][8]

The festival opened with A Man in Love by Diane Kurys, and closed with Aria by Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden, Jean-Luc Godard, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge and Julien Temple.[9]

  1. ^ "Posters 1987". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference awards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ "40ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. ^ "The History of the Festival / The 80s: The Modern Era". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ^ Canby, Vincent (20 May 1987). "Pialat Film Gets Top Prize At Cannes". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Only Jeers For Cannes Top Winner". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "'Satan' Booed At Cannes Religious Allegory Voted Best Film- Hershey, Mastroianni Best Actors". philly.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Cannes Still Gets That Hollywood Feel From Film". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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