The 45th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1992. French actor Gérard Depardieu served as jury president for the main competition.
Swedish filmmaker Bille August won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for a second time with the drama-film The Best Intentions.
The festival opened with Basic Instinct by Paul Verhoeven, and closed with Far and Away by Ron Howard.
Juries
Main competition Gérard Depardieu, French actor - Jury President Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish filmmaker John Boorman, British filmmaker René Cleitman, French Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress Carlo Di Palma, Italian cinematographer Nana Jorjadze, Georgian filmmaker Lester James Peries, Sri Lankan filmmaker Serge Toubiana, French Joële Van Effenterre, French
Camera d'Or André Delvaux, Belgian filmmaker - Jury President Olivier Bauer, French actor Gian Piero Brunetta, Italian journalist Pierre Favre, French film critic Richard Hasselmann, French cinephile João Lopes, Portuguese journalist David Meeker, British foreign delegate Gérard Mordillat, French director
Official selection In Competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryA Stranger Among UsSidney LumetUnited StatesBasic Instinct (opening film)Paul VerhoevenUnited States, United Kingdom, FranceThe Best IntentionsDen goda viljanBille AugustSwedenCrush Alison MacleanNew ZealandDark at NoonL'Œil qui mentRaúl RuizPortugal, FranceDream of LightEl sol del membrilloVíctor EriceSpainIn the Country of JulietsAu pays des JulietsMehdi CharefFranceAn Independent LifeСамостоятельная жизньVitali KanevskyRussiaThe JourneyEl viajeFernando SolanasArgentinaHowards EndJames IvoryUnited Kingdom, United States, JapanHyenasHyènesDjibril Diop MambétySenegalThe SentinelLa sentinelleArnaud DesplechinFranceThe Long Day ClosesTerence DaviesUnited KingdomLuna ParkЛуна-паркPavel LunginFrance, RussiaLéoloJean-Claude LauzonCanadaOf Mice and MenGary SiniseUnited StatesThe PlayerRobert AltmanThe Return of CasanovaLe Retour de CasanovaÉdouard NiermansFranceSimple MenHal HartleyUnited StatesThe Stolen ChildrenIl ladro di bambiniGianni AmelioItalyTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeDavid LynchFrance, United States
Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAmerican MeEdward James OlmosUnited StatesAnd Life Goes Onزندگی و دیگر هیچAbbas KiarostamiIranApple TreesApfelbäumeHelma Sanders-BrahmsGermanyThe Arrival of AverillAverills AnkommenMichael SchottenbergAustriaBad LieutenantAbel FerraraUnited StatesBeing at Home with ClaudeJean BeaudinCanadaThe Blue Eyes of YontaUdju Azul di YontaFlora GomesPortugal, Guinea-BissauThe ChekistЧекистAleksandr RogozhkinFrance, RussiaCousin BobbyJonathan DemmeUnited StatesCrystal NightsΚρυστάλλινες νύχτεςTonia MarketakiGreeceHappy DaysСчастливые дниAleksei BalabanovSoviet UnionMemory of WaterLa memoria del aguaHéctor FáverSpain, ArgentinaModern CrimesAlejandro AgrestiNetherlands, ArgentinaMon DesirNicky MarshallNew ZealandThe OxOxenSven NykvistSwedenPrague Ian SellarUnited KingdomStrictly BallroomBaz LuhrmannAustraliaThe Summer Guest A nyaralóCan TogayHungaryThrough an Open WindowEric MendelsohnUnited StatesWedding Night – End of the SongHochzaeitsnuechtPol CruchtenLuxembourg
Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAs in HeavenSvo á jörðu sem á himniKristín JóhannesdóttirIcelandLe batteur du Boléro (short)Patrice LeconteFranceBeauty and the BeastGary Trousdale and Kirk WiseUnited StatesThe Boys from St. Petri Drengene fra Sankt PetriSøren Kragh-JacobsenDenmarkFar and Away (closing film)Ron HowardUnited StatesHouse of AngelsÄnglagårdColin NutleySweden, Denmark, NorwayMap of the Human HeartVincent WardAustralia, Canada, France, United KingdomThe OakBalanțaLucian PintilieRomaniaOpening Night (1977)John CassavetesUnited StatesOthello (1951)The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of VeniceOrson WellesItaly, MoroccoPather Panchali (1955)Satyajit RayIndiaPatrick DewaereMarc EspositoFranceReservoir DogsQuentin TarantinoUnited StatesSarafina!Darrell RoodtUnited States, South Africa, United Kingdom, FranceThe Warrior's HeartKrigerens hjerteLeidulv RisanNorway
Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
Az út by Nikolai Ivanov Neikov Cheating, Inc. by William Lorton Daumier's Law by Geoff Dunbar L'échange by Vincent Pérez Encolure 42 by Willy Kempeneers Ghalb by Sa'ied Mojaveri Keine besonderen Vorkommnisse by Jürgen Schönhoff Le métro by Catherine Montondo No Problem by Craig Welch Omnibus by Sam Karmann A Passion Play by Tony Twigg La sensation by Manuel Poutte
Parallel sections International Critics' Week The following films were screened for the 31st International Critics' Week (31e Semaine de la Critique):
Feature film competition
Adorable Lies (Adorables mentiras) by Gerardo Chijona (Cuba) Anmonaito no sasayaki wo kiita by Isao Yamada (Japan) Archipiélago by Pablo Perelman (Chile) Die flucht by David Rühm (Austria) The Grocer’s Wife by John Pozer (Canada) Ingalo by Asdis Thorrodsen (Iceland) Man Bites Dog (C’est arrivé près de chez vous) by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde (Belgium)
Short film competition
Floating by Richard Heslop (United Kingdom) Home Stories by Matthias Müller (Germany) Les Marionnettes by Marc Chevrie (France) Le Petit chat est mort by Fejria Deliba (France) Revolver by Chester Dent (United Kingdom) The Room by Jeff Balsmeyer (United States) Sprickan by Kristian Petri (Sweden)
Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 1992 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
Am Ende der Nacht by Christoph Schaub Le Amiche del cuore by Michele Placido Angel of Fire (Angel de fuego) by Dana Rotberg Archipel by Pierre Granier-Deferre Baduk by Majid Majidi Benny’s Video by Michael Haneke Bob Roberts by Tim Robbins Les contes sauvages by Gérald Calderon, Jean-Charles Cuttoli Coupable d’innocence by Marcin Ziębiński Don Quijote by Orson Welles, Jesús Franco Dust of Angels by Hsu Hsiao-ming Eux by Levan Zakareishvili Hay Que Zurrar A Los Pobres by Santiago San Miguel by Rudolf Thome Love (Lyubov) by Valery Todorovsky Mac by John Turturro My New Gun by Stacy Cochran Otrazheniye v zerkale by Svetlana Proskurina Le Petit Prince a dit by Christine Pascal Quelque part vers Conakry by Françoise Ebrard Sans un cri by Jeanne Labrune Vagabond by Ann Le Monnier Warszawa. Année 5703 by Janusz Kijowski
Short films
L’autre Célia by Irène Jouannet F.X. Messerschmidt sculpteur (1736-1783) by Marino Vagliano Juliette by Didier Bivel Le Trou de la corneille by François Hanss Léa by Christophe Debuisne Pilotes by Olivier Zagar Versailles Rive Gauche by Bruno Podalydès Voleur d’images by Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Official Awards
In Competition Palme d'Or: The Best Intentions by Bille August Grand Prize of the Jury: The Stolen Children by Gianni Amelio Best Director: Robert Altman for The Player Best Actress: Pernilla August for The Best Intentions Best Actor: Tim Robbins for The Player Jury Prize: Dream of Light by Víctor Erice An Independent Life by Vitali Kanevsky 45th Anniversary Prize: Howards End by James Ivory
Caméra d'Or Mac by John Turturro
Short Film Palme d'Or Omnibus by Sam Karmann
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prize Dream of Light by Víctor Erice
Commission Supérieure Technique Technical Grand Prize: Fernando Solanas (for technical visual and aural excellence) for The Journey
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury The Stolen Children by Gianni Amelio Special Mention: In the Country of Juliets by Mehdi Charef The Journey by Fernando Solanas
Award of the Youth Foreign Film: Strictly Ballroom by Baz Luhrmann French Film: Sans un cri by Jeanne Labrune Special Award of the Youth: Man Bites Dog by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde
International Critics' Week SACD Award: Best Short: The Room by Jeff Balsmeyer Best Feature: Man Bites Dog by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde Canal+ Award: Floating by Richard Heslop
References
Media INA: Opening of the 1992 Festival (commentary in French)
External links
1992 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 1992 Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1992 at Internet Movie Database