1983 Cannes Film Festival

1983 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 36th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original drawing by Akira Kurosawa.[1]
Opening filmThe King of Comedy
Closing filmWarGames
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (Narayama Bushiko)[2]
No. of films22 (In Competition)[3]
16 (Un Certain Regard)
13 (Out of Competition)
10 (Short Film)
Festival date7 May 1983 (1983-05-07) – 19 May 1983 (1983-05-19)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

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]

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]

  1. ^ "Posters 1983". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference awards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference selection was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "36ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ^ "1983 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "1978-1986: A wind of change". fresques.ina.fr. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Jerry Lewis Is the King at Cannes Film Festival". The New York Times. 9 May 1983. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Great Cannes Openers". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  10. ^ Dionne Jr, E.J. (11 May 1983). "Politics Playing A Part in Cannes Film Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  11. ^ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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