The 37th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 23 May 1984.[ 4] British actor Dirk Bogarde served as jury president for the main competition.
German filmmaker Wim Wenders won the Palme d'Or , the festival's top prize, for the drama film Paris, Texas .[ 5] [ 6]
During this festival, a private group, under the patronage of the festival's authorities held a side event presenting film trailers. A French jury, presided by Saul Bass , awarded its Grand Prize to the trailer for Flashdance .[ 7]
The festival opened with Fort Saganne by Alain Corneau ,[ 8] [ 9] and closed with The Bounty by Roger Donaldson .[ 10]
Juries
Main competition
Dirk Bogarde , British actor - Jury President[ 11]
Franco Cristaldi , Italian producer
Michel Deville , French filmmaker
Stanley Donen , American filmmaker and choreographer
Istvan Dosai, Hungarian cinematographer
Arne Hestenes , Norwegian journalist
Isabelle Huppert , French actress
Ennio Morricone , Italian composer and conductor
Jorge Semprún , Spanish writer
Vadim Yusov , Soviet cinematographer
Camera d'Or
Bernard Jubard,French - Jury President[ 11]
Mehmet Basutcu, Turkish
José Luis Guarner, Spanish
Michel Jullien, French
Samuel Lachize, French film critic
Serge Leroy , French
Fee Vaillant, West-German
Official selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or :[ 3]
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:[ 3]
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[ 3]
Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or :[ 3]
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following feature films were screened for the 23rd International Critics' Week (23e Semaine de la Critique):[ 12]
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1984 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[ 13]
Dirk Bogarde , Jury President
Official Awards
Wim Wenders , Palme d'Or winnerIn
In Competition
Le Cheval de fer by Gérald Frydman and Pierre Levie
Premier Prix : Tchouma by David Takaichvili
Independent Awards
Commission Supérieure Technique
Award of the Youth
References
External links
Awards Awards given by independent entities Parallel events By year