1984 Cannes Film Festival
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The 37th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1984. The Palme d'Or went to the Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders.[4][5][6]
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Opening film | Fort Saganne |
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Closing film | The Bounty |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (Paris, Texas)[2] |
No. of films | 19 (In Competition)[3] 14 (Un Certain Regard) 5 (Out of Competition) 10 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 11 May 1984 (1984-05-11) – 23 May 1984 (1984-05-23) |
Website | festival-cannes |
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The festival opened with Fort Saganne, directed by Alain Corneau[7][8] and closed with The Bounty, directed by Roger Donaldson.[9] 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.[10]