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] |
Festival date | 11 May 1984 | – 23 May 1984
Website | festival-cannes |
The 37th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 23 May 1984.[4] 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.[5][6]
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.[7]
The festival opened with Fort Saganne by Alain Corneau,[8][9] and closed with The Bounty by Roger Donaldson.[10]
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