The 40th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 19 May 1987. French-Italian actor Yves Montand served as jury president for the main competition.
French filmmaker Maurice Pialat won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Under the Sun of Satan, a choice which critics considered "highly controversial" and the prize was given under the jeers of the public. Pialat is quoted to have retorted "You don't like me? Well, let me tell you that I don't like you either!"
The festival opened with A Man in Love by Diane Kurys, and closed with Aria by Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden, Jean-Luc Godard, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge and Julien Temple.
Juries Main competition Yves Montand, French-Italian actor and singer - Jury President Theo Angelopoulos, Greek director, screenwriter, and producer Gérald Calderon, French director Danièle Heymann, French film critic and journalist Elem Klimov, Soviet director Norman Mailer, American novelist Nicola Piovani, Italian composer Jerzy Skolimowski, Polish director, screenwriter, and actor Jeremy Thomas, British producer
Camera d'Or Maurice Le Roux, French composer and conductor - Jury President Freddy Buache, journalist Emmanuel Carriau, cinephile Michel Ciment, French film critic M. Hidalgo, journalist Bernard Jubard Michael Kutza, cinephile Claude Weisz, French filmmaker
Official selection In Competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAria (closing film)Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden,Jean-Luc Godard, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam,Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge, Julien TempleUnited KingdomBarfly Barbet SchroederUnited StatesThe Belly of an Architect Peter GreenawayUnited Kingdom, ItalyChronicle of a Death ForetoldCronaca di una morte annunciataFrancesco RosiItaly, France, ColombiaDark EyesОчи чёрныеNikita MikhalkovSoviet Union, ItalyThe FamilyLa famigliaEttore ScolaItalyField of HonorChamp d'honneurJean-Pierre DenisFranceThe Glass MenageriePaul NewmanUnited StatesRepentance მონანიებაTengiz AbuladzeSoviet UnionThe Last ManuscriptAz utolsó kéziratKároly MakkHungaryA Man in Love (opening film)Un homme amoureuxDiane KurysFrance, Italy, United KingdomPierre and DjemilaPierre et DjemilaGérard BlainFrancePrick Up Your EarsStephen FrearsUnited KingdomShinran: Path to Purity親鸞 白い道Rentarō MikuniJapanShy PeopleAndrei KonchalovskyUnited StatesSubway to the StarsUm Trem para as EstrelasCarlos DieguesBrazilUnder the Sun of SatanSous le soleil de SatanMaurice PialatFranceWings of DesireDer Himmel über BerlinWim WendersWest Germany, FranceYeelen Souleymane CisséMali, Burkina Faso, France, West GermanyZegen 女衒Shōhei ImamuraJapan
Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryA Gathering of Old MenVolker SchlöndorffUnited States, West GermanyA Month in the CountryPat O'ConnorUnited KingdomAnd the Pursuit of HappinessLa poursuite du bonheurLouis MalleUnited StatesBabette's FeastBabettes GaestebudGabriel AxelDenmarkBlind ChancePrzypadekKrzysztof KieślowskiPolandThe Distant LandDas weite LandLuc BondyAustria, West Germany, FranceEpidemic Lars von TrierDenmarkA Girl from Hunan湘女萧萧Xie Fei and U LanChinaHôtel de FrancePatrice ChéreauFranceThe House of Bernarda AlbaLa casa de Bernarda AlbaMario CamusSpainHud Vibeke LøkkebergNorwayIron Earth, Copper SkYer demir gök bakirZülfü LivaneliTurkeyItalian PostcardsCartoline italianeMemè PerliniItalyJenatsch Daniel SchmidSwitzerland, FranceRobinsonada or My English Grandfatherრობინზონიადა ანუ ჩემი ინგლისელი პაპაNana JorjadzeSoviet UnionThe Serpent's WayOrmens väg på hällebergetBo WiderbergSwedenA Simple Death Простая смертьAlexander KaidanovskySoviet UnionSofia Alejandro DoriaArgentinaSomeone to LoveHenry JaglomUnited StatesA Successful ManUn hombre de éxitoHumberto SolásCuba
Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAida Clemente FracassiItalyThe Black Cannon Incident黑砲事件Huang JianxinChinaBoris GodunovБорис ГодуновVera StroyevaSoviet UnionCaméra arabeFérid BoughedirTunisiaLe cinéma dans les yeuxLaurent Jacob and Gilles JacobFranceDon Quixote (1933)Don QuichotteG. W. PabstFrance, United KingdomFeathers John RuaneAustraliaIntervista Federico FelliniItalyGood Morning, BabylonBuongiorno BabiloniaPaolo and Vittorio TavianiItaly, FranceHôtel du ParadisJana BokováFranceL'Inhumaine (1924)Marcel L'HerbierLouise (1939)Abel GanceMacbeth Claude d'AnnaThe MediumIl mediumGian Carlo MenottiItalyPagliacci Franco ZeffirelliRadio DaysWoody AllenUnited StatesRaising ArizonaJoel and Ethan CoenReturn of a Citizenعودة مواطنMohamed KhanEgyptSlam DanceWayne WangUnited Kingdom, United StatesSomething WildJonathan DemmeUnited StatesThe Sentimental Bloke (1918)Raymond LongfordAustraliaThe Whales of AugustLindsay AndersonUnited StatesTough Guys Don't DanceNorman MailerWahnfried Richard und CosimaPeter PatzakWest Germany, France
Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
Doigté by Gyula Nagy Imagine by Zbigniew Rybczynski L'homme Qui Plantait des Arbres by Frédéric Back La Mort Soudaine et Prématurée du Colonel K.K. by Milos Radovic The Four Wishes (Les Quatre Vœux) by Michel Ocelot Maestro by Alex Zamm Palisade by Laurie McInnes Pleines de Grâce by Nicole Van Goethem Your Face by Bill Plympton Transatlantique by Bruce Krebs Academy Leader Variations by Martial Wannaz, Krzysztof Kiwerski, Stanislaw Lenartowicz, David Ehrlich, Jane Aaron, Skip Battaglia, Paul Glabicki, George Griffin, Al Jarnow, Piotr Dumala, Daniel Suter, Yan Ding Xian, A. D., Hu Jin Qing, Lin Wen Xiao, He Yu Men, Chang Guang Xi, Georges Schwizgebel, Claude Luyet, Jerzy Kucia
Parallel sections International Critics' Week The following feature films were screened for the 26th International Critics' Week (26e Semaine de la Critique):
Dead Man's Letters (Pisma myortvogo cheloveka) by Konstantin Lopushansky (Soviet Union) Du mich auch by , Dani Levy, (West Germany, Switzerland) Ngati by Barry Barclay (New Zealand) Yam Daabo by Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) The Tree We Hurt (To dendro pou pligoname) by Dimos Avdeliodis (Greece) Angelus novus by Pasquale Misuraca (Italy) Où que tu sois by Alain Bergala (France)
Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 1987 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
Diary of a Mad Old Man by Lili Rademakers Dilan by Erden Kiral Guardian Angel (Andjeo Cuvar) by Goran Paskaljevic Heaven by Diane Keaton Home of the Brave by Laurie Anderson A Hungarian Fairy Tale (Hol Volt, Hol Nem Volt) by Gyula Gazdag I've Heard the Mermaids Singing by Patricia Rozema Made in U.S.A. by Ken Friedman Malom a pokolban by Gyula Maar Mascara by Patrick Conrad Matewan by John Sayles Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit) by Jean-Claude Lauzon Panorama du cinéma sud-africain indépendant (director not stated) The Photograph (I Photographia) by Nicos Papatakis Rita, Sue and Bob Too by Alan Clarke Shadows in Paradise (Varjoja paratiisissa) by Aki Kaurismäki Street Smart by Jerry Schatzberg The Surfer by Frank Shields Wedding in Galilee (Urs al-Jalil) by Michel Khleifi Wish You Were Here by David Leland
Official Awards
In Competition Palme d'Or: Under the Sun of Satan by Maurice Pialat Grand Prix: Repentance by Tengiz Abuladze Best Director: Wim Wenders for Wings of Desire Best Actress: Barbara Hershey for Shy People Best Actor: Marcello Mastroianni for Dark Eyes Best Artistic Contribution: Stanley Myers (composer) for Prick Up Your Ears Jury Prize: Shinran: Path to Purity by Rentarō Mikuni Yeelen by Souleymane Cissé 40th Anniversary Prize: Intervista by Federico Fellini
Caméra d'Or Robinsonada or My English Grandfather by Nana Djordjadze
Short Film Palme d'Or Palisade by Laurie McInnes Second Prize: Academy Leader Variations by David Ehrlich Third Prize: La Mort Soudaine et Prématurée du Colonel K.K. by Milos Radovic
Independent awards
FIPRESCI Prizes Repentance by Tengiz Abuladze (In competition) Wedding in Galilee by Michel Khleifi (Directors' Fortnight) Wish You Were Here by David Leland (Directors' Fortnight)
Commission Supérieure Technique Technical Grand Prize: Le cinéma dans les yeux by Gilles Jacob and Laurent Jacob
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Repentance by Tengiz Abuladze Special Mention: Babette's Feast by Gabriel Axel Yeelen by Souleymane Cissé
Award of the Youth Foreign Film: I've Heard the Mermaids Singing by Patricia Rozema
References
Media INA: Anniversary evening: the Festival is 40 years old (commentary in French) INA: List of winners of the 1987 festival (commentary in French)
External links
1987 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 1987 Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1987 at Internet Movie Database