1981 Cannes Film Festival

1981 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 34th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Michel Landi.[1]
Opening filmThree Brothers
Closing filmHoneysuckle Rose
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
Man of Iron[2]
No. of films22 (In Competition)[3]
Festival date13 May 1981 (1981-05-13) – 27 May 1981 (1981-05-27)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 34th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 27 May 1981. French filmmaker Jacques Deray served as jury president for the main competition.

Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the film Man of Iron.[4][5]

The festival opened with Three Brothers by Francesco Rosi,[6][7] and closed with Honeysuckle Rose by Jerry Schatzberg.[8]

  1. ^ "Posters 1981". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 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. ^ "34ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ^ "1981 - Patrimoine National (National Heritage)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Out of Competition - Opening film - Tre Fratelli". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  7. ^ "The opening films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "The closing films at Cannes". vodkaster.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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