The 48th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 1995. French actress Jeanne Moreau served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Carole Bouquet hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for a second time with the comedy-drama film Underground.
The festival opened with The City of Lost Children by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and closed with The Quick and the Dead by Sam Raimi.
Juries Main competition Jeanne Moreau, French actress - Jury President Gianni Amelio, Italian filmmaker Jean-Claude Brialy, French actor and director Nadine Gordimer, South African author Gaston Kaboré, Burkinabé filmmaker Michele Ray-Gavras, French producer and journalist Emilio García Riera, Mexican actor, writer and film critic Philippe Rousselot, French cinematographer John Waters, American filmmaker Mariya Zvereva, Russian
Camera d'Or Michel Deville, French filmmaker - Jury President Alberto Barbera, Italian film critic Didier Beaudet, French N.T. Binh, French Distributor Michel Demopoulos, French film critic István Gaál, Hungarian filmmaker Caroline Million-Rousseau, French Cinephile
Official selection In Competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAngels and InsectsPhilip HaasUnited States, United KingdomBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaMarion HänselBelgium, FranceBeyond RangoonJohn BoormanUnited StatesCarrington Christopher HamptonUnited Kingdom, FranceThe City of Lost Children (opening film)Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre JeunetFrance, Spain, GermanyThe ConventManoel de OliveiraPortugal, FranceDead ManJim JarmuschUnited StatesDon't Forget You're Going to DieXavier BeauvoisFranceEd WoodTim BurtonUnited StatesGood Men, Good WomenHou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan, JapanMathieu KassovitzFranceJefferson in ParisJames IvoryFrance, United StatesKids Larry ClarkUnited StatesLand and FreedomKen LoachUnited Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, ItalyThe Madness of King GeorgeNicholas HytnerUnited KingdomNasty LoveMario MartoneItalyThe Neon BibleTerence DaviesUnited KingdomShanghai TriadZhang YimouChinaSharakuMasahiro ShinodaJapanThe Snails' SenatorMircea DaneliucRomaniaStories from the KronenMontxo ArmendárizSpain, France, GermanyUlysses' GazeTheo AngelopoulosGreeceUnderground Emir KusturicaYugoslavia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary Souleymane CisséMali
Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryThe ArsonistU-Wei Haji SaariMalaysiaSophie MarceauFranceAugustin Anne FontaineBye-ByeKarim DridiThe OutpostPéter GothárHungary, RomaniaCanadian BaconMichael MooreUnited States, CanadaThe Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came down a MountainChristopher MongerUnited Kingdom, United StatesEvening LiaisonChen Yifei China, Hong KongGeorgia Ulu GrosbardUnited States Drissa ToureBurkina Faso, FranceLessons in the Language of LoveScott PattersonAustraliaThe Lion with the White BeardAndrei KhrzhanovskyRussiaLisbon StoryWim WendersGermany, Portugal, France, SpainThe Monkey KidXiao-Yen WangChina, United StatesMusic for DecemberIvan DykhovichnyRussiaThe Poison TastersUlrik TheerUnited StatesRude Clement VirgoCanadaHello CinemaMohsen MakhmalbafIranShadows of the RainbowSushant MisraIndiaThings to Do in Denver When You're DeadGary FlederUnited StatesThose Were the DaysDidier HaudepinFranceTime of LoveMohsen MakhmalbafIran, TurkeyTwo Nudes BathingJohn BoormanUnited KingdomUnder the Domim TreeEli CohenIsraelUnstrung HeroesDiane KeatonUnited StatesVoyage in TimeTonino Guerra and Andrei TarkovskyItaly
Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryDesperadoRobert RodriguezUnited StatesKiss of DeathBarbet SchroederThe Quick and the Dead (closing film)Sam RaimiTo Die ForGus Van SantUnited States, United KingdomThe Usual SuspectsBryan SingerUnited States, Germany
Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
by Ferenc Cako Despondent Divorcee by Jonathan Ogilvie by Maurizio Forestieri Gagarine by Alexij Kharitidi Cocoon () by Nuri Bilge Ceylan by Sophie Perez, Matthieu Poirot-Delpech by Florence Henrard Swinger by Gregor Jordan The Beast by Rhoderyc C. Montgomery The Pan Loaf by Sean Hinds
Parallel sections International Critics' Week The following films were screened for the 34th International Critics' Week (34e Semaine de la Critique):
Feature film competition
Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel (Belgium) Soul Survivor by Stephen Williams (Canada) The Daughter-in-law () by Steve Wang Hsieh-Chih (Taiwan) Mute Witness by Anthony Waller (Germany) Denise Calls Up by Hal Salwen (United States) Madagascar skin by Chris Newby (United Kingdom) by Fernando Merinero (Spain)
Short film competition
An Evil Town by Richard Sears (United States) Movements of the Body by Wayne Traudt (Canada) Ubu by Manuel Gomez (France, Belgium) The Last Laugh by Robert Harders (United States) by Ramón Barea (Spain) Surprise! by Veit Helmer (Germany) by Jean-Marc Vervoort (Belgium)
Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 1995 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
3 Steps To Heaven by Constantine Giannaris An Awfully Big Adventure by Mike Newell The White Balloon () by Jafar Panahi Café Society by Raymond DeFelitta by Paulus Manker Eggs by Bent Hamer Eldorado by Charles Binamé by Christophe Blanc Heartbreak Island by Hsu Hsiao-Ming Heavy by James Mangold The Tale of the Three Lost Jewels () by Michel Khleifi by Laurent Chevallier The Confessional () by Robert Lepage by Laurent Tuel by Gianni Zanasi Pather Panchali by Satyajit Ray by Jean-Luc Raynaud Safe by Todd Haynes Someone Else's America () by Goran Paskaljevic by Kristian Petri by Jean-Michel Carré
Short films
by Jean-Luc Gaget by Jacques Maillot by Marine Place by Gaël Morel by Philippe Harel
Official Awards
In Competition Palme d'Or: Underground by Emir Kusturica Grand Prize of the Jury: Ulysses' Gaze by Theo Angelopoulos Best Director: Mathieu Kassovitz for Best Actress: Helen Mirren for The Madness of King George Best Actor: Jonathan Pryce for Carrington Jury Prize: Don't Forget You're Going to Die by Xavier Beauvois Jury Special Prize: Carrington by Christopher Hampton
Caméra d'Or The White Balloon by Jafar Panahi Special Mention: Denise Calls Up by Hal Salwen
Short Film Palme d'Or Gagarin by Alexij Kharitidi Jury Prize: Swinger by Gregor Jordan
Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes Land and Freedom by Ken Loach (In competition) Ulysses' Gaze by Theo Angelopoulos (In competition)
Commission Supérieure Technique Technical Grand Prize: Lü Yue (cinematography) in Shanghai Triad by Zhang Yimou
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Land and Freedom by Ken Loach Special Mention: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Marion Hänsel
Award of the Youth Foreign Film: Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel French Film: Bye-Bye by Karim Dridi
International Critics' Week Mercedes-Benz Award: Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel Canal+ Award: An Evil Town by Richard Sears Grand Golden Rail: Manneken Pis by Frank Van Passel
Special Award Miracle in Bosnia by Dino Mustafić
References
Media INA: Opening of the 1995 Festival (commentary in French) INA: List of winners of the 1995 Festival (commentary in French)
External links
1995 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 1995 Cannes Film Festival:1995 at Internet Movie Database