The 37th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 23 May 1984. 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.
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.
The festival opened with Fort Saganne by Alain Corneau and closed with The Bounty by Roger Donaldson.
Juries Main competition Dirk Bogarde, British actor - Jury President 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 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: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAnother CountryMarek KanievskaUnited KingdomThe Bounty (closing film)Roger DonaldsonCal Pat O'ConnorIrelandDay Is Longer Than Nightდღეს ღამე უთენებიაLana GogoberidzeSoviet UnionDiary for My ChildrenNapló gyermekeimnekMárta MészárosHungaryThe Element of CrimeForbrydelsens ElementLars von TrierDenmarkGhare BaireSatyajit RayIndiaHenry IVEnrico IVMarco BellocchioItalyThe Holy InnocentsLos santos inocentesMario CamusSpainParis, TexasWim WendersWest Germany, FranceThe PirateLa pirateJacques DoillonFranceQuilomboCarlos DieguesBrazilSuccess Is the Best RevengeLe succès à tout prixJerzy Skolimowski France, United KingdomA Sunday in the CountryUn dimanche à la campagneBertrand TavernierFranceThis Is My CountryBayan ko: Kapit sa patalimLino BrockaPhilippinesUnder the VolcanoJohn HustonMexico, United StatesVigilVincent WardNew ZealandVoyage to CytheraΤαξίδι στα ΚύθηραTheo AngelopoulosGreeceWhere the Green Ants DreamWo die grünen Ameisen träumenWerner HerzogWest Germany
Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAbel Gance et son NapoléonNelly KaplanFranceAndrei Tarkovsky: A Poet in the CinemaUn poeta nel Cinema: Andreij TarkovskijDonatella BaglivoItalyThe BorderDe grensLeon de WinterNetherlandsFeroz Manuel Gutiérrez AragónSpainLe jour S...Jean Pierre LefebvreCanadaKhandhar Mrinal SenIndiaMan of FlowersPaul CoxAustraliaA Man of PrincipleCóndores no entierran todos los díasFrancisco NordenColombiaMaria's DayMária-napJudit ElekHungaryMulleya Mulleya여인 잔혹사 물레야 물레야Lee Doo-yongSouth KoreaEl NorteGregory NavaUnited Kingdom, United StatesThe Road to BressonDe weg naar BressonLeo de Boer and Jurriën RoodNetherlandsLe tartuffeGérard DepardieuFranceWhere Is Parsifal?Henri HelmanUnited Kingdom
Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAfter the RehearsalEfter repetitionenIngmar BergmanSwedenBeat StreetStan LathanUnited StatesBroadway Danny RoseWoody AllenChoose MeAlan RudolphFort Saganne (opening film)Alain CorneauFranceOnce Upon a Time in AmericaC'era una volta in AmericaSergio LeoneItaly, United States
Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
Ajtó by Mária Horváth Bottom's Dream by John Canemaker Le Cheval de fer by Gérald Frydman, Pierre Levie Orpheus and Eurydice by Lesley Keen Points by Dan Collins Ett Rum by Mats Olof Olsson Het Scheppen van een koe by Paul Driessen Le Spectacle by Gilles Chevallier Chiri by David Takaichvili Tip Top by Paul Driessen
Parallel sections International Critics' Week The following feature films were screened for the 23rd International Critics' Week (23e Semaine de la Critique):
Argie by Jorge Blanco (Argentina) Bless Their Little Hearts by Billy Woodberry (United States) Beyond Sorrow, Beyond Pain (Smärtgränsen) by Agneta Elers-Jarleman (Sweden) Boy Meets girl by Léos Carax (France) Dreams of the City (Ahlam el Madina) by Mohammed Malas (Syria) Etienne, le roi (István, a király) by Gábor Koltay (Hungary) (Kanakerbraut) by (West Germany)
Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 1984 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
Atomstodin by Thorsteinn Jonsson The Bostonians by James Ivory Epílogo by Gonzalo Suarez Die Erben by Walter Bannert Everlasting Love by Michael Mak Ezkimo Asszony Fazik by Janos Xantus Flight to Berlin by Christopher Petit The Hit by Stephen Frears The House of Water (La casa de agua) by Jacobo Penzo Memoirs of Prison (Memórias do Cárcere) by Nelson Pereira dos Santos Nunca Fomos Tao Felizes by Murilo Salles Old Enough by Marisa Silver Orinoko – Nuevo Mundo by Diego Risquez Raffl by Christian Berger Revanche by Nicholas Vergitsis Sista Leken by Jon Lindstrom Stranger Than Paradise by Jim Jarmusch Variety by Bette Gordon The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves) by Jean-Claude Labrecque
Official Awards
In Competition Palme d'Or: Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders Grand Prix: Diary for My Children by Márta Mészáros Best Director: Bertrand Tavernier for A Sunday in the Country Best Screenplay: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Tonino Guerra and Thanassis Valtinos for Voyage to Cythera Best Actress: Helen Mirren for Cal Best Actor: Alfredo Landa and Francisco Rabal for The Holy Innocents Best Artistic Contribution: Peter Biziou (cinematographer) for Another Country
Caméra d'Or Stranger Than Paradise by Jim Jarmusch
Short Film Palme d'Or Le Cheval de fer by Gérald Frydman and Pierre Levie Premier Prix: Tchouma by David Takaichvili
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prizes Memoirs of Prison by Nelson Pereira dos Santos (Directors' Fortnight) Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders (In competition) Voyage to Cythera by Theodoros Angelopoulos (In competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique Technical Grand Prize: The Element of Crime by Lars von Trier
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders Special Mention: The Holy Innocents by Mario Camus
Award of the Youth Foreign Film: Epilogue by Gonzalo Suárez French Film: Boy Meets Girl by Leos Carax
References
External links 1984 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 1984 Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1984 at the Internet Movie Database
Media INA: List of winners of the 1984 festival (commentary in French)