The 39th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 19 May 1986. American filmmaker Sydney Pollack served as jury president for the main competition. British filmmaker Roland Joffé won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film The Mission.
The festival opened with Pirates by Roman Polanski, and closed with El amor brujo by Carlos Saura.
Juries
Main competition
- Sydney Pollack, American filmmaker, producer, and actor - Jury President
- Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian musician
- Sônia Braga, Brazilian actress
- Lino Brocka, Filipino filmmaker
- Tonino Delli Colli, Italian cinematographer
- Philip French, English film critic and producer
- Alexandre Mnouchkine, French-Russian producer
- István Szabó, Hungarian filmmaker
- Danièle Thompson, French filmmaker
- Alexandre Trauner, Hungarian-French production designer
Camera d'Or
- Anne Fichelle - Jury President
- Christophe Ghristi, cinephile
- Lawrence Kardish cinephile
- Serge Leroy, French filmmaker
- Pierre Murat, film critic
- Ivan Starcevic, journalist
- Eva Zaoralova, journalist
Official selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section:
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following feature films were screened for the 25th International Critics' Week (25e Semaine de la Critique):
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1986 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
Official Awards
In Competition
- Palme d'Or: The Mission by Roland Joffé
- Grand Prix: The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky
- Best Director: Martin Scorsese for After Hours
- Best Actress:
- Barbara Sukowa for Rosa Luxemburg
- Fernanda Torres for Love Me Forever or Never
- Best Actor:
- Michel Blanc for Evening Dress
- Bob Hoskins for Mona Lisa
- Best Artistic Contribution: Sven Nykvist (cinematography) for The Sacrifice
- Jury Prize: Thérèse by Alain Cavalier
Caméra d'Or
- Noir et Blanc by Claire Devers
Short Film Palme d'Or
- Peel by Jane Campion
- Jury Prize for Fiction: Les Petites Magiciennes by Vincent Mercier and Yves Robert
- Jury Prize for Animation: Heiduque by Y. Katsap, L. Gorokhov
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
- The Decline of the American Empire by Denys Arcand (Directors' Fortnight)
- The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky (In competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique
- Technical Grand Prize: The Mission by Roland Joffé
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
- The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky
- Special Mention: Thérèse by Alain Cavalier
Award of the Youth
- Foreign Film: She's Gotta Have It by Spike Lee
- French Film: High Speed by Monique Dartonne and Michel Kaptur
References
Media
- INA: Roman Polanski presents Pirates at the opening of the 1986 Festival (interview in French)
- INA: List of winners of the 1986 festival (commentary in French)
External links
- 1986 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive)
- Official website Retrospective 1986
- Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1986 at Internet Movie Database
