The 35th Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 26 May 1982. Italian opera and theatre director Giorgio Strehler served as jury president for the main competition.
The Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, was jointly awarded to Missing by Costa-Gavras and Yol by Yılmaz Güney and Şerif Gören.
The festival opened with the 1916 film Intolerance by D. W. Griffith, and closed with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial by Steven Spielberg.
Juries
In Competition Giorgio Strehler, Italian opera and theatre director - Jury President Jean-Jacques Annaud, French filmmaker and producer Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Italian writer Geraldine Chaplin, American actress Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian author Florian Hopf, West-German Sidney Lumet, American filmmaker Mrinal Sen, Indian filmmaker Claude Soulé, French CST official René Thévenet, French producer
Official selection In Competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryÀ toute allureRobert KramerFranceAnother WayEgymásra nézveKároly MakkHungaryBritannia HospitalLindsay AndersonUnited KingdomCecilia Humberto SolásCubaDay of the IdiotsTag der IdiotenWerner SchroeterWest GermanyFitzcarraldoWerner HerzogWest Germany, PeruHammett Wim WendersUnited StatesIdentification of a WomanIdentificazione di una donnaMichelangelo AntonioniItalyA Ilha dos Amores恋の浮島Paulo RochaPortugal, JapanInvitation au voyagePeter Del MonteFrance, Italy, West GermanyMissing Costa-GavrasUnited StatesMoonlighting Jerzy SkolimowskiUnited KingdomThe Night of the Shooting Stars La Notte di San LorenzoPaolo and Vittorio TavianiItalyPassion Jean-Luc GodardSwitzerland, FranceThe Return of the SoldierAlan BridgesUnited KingdomSandstorm رياح رمليةMohammed Lakhdar-HaminaAlgeriaShoot the MoonAlan ParkerUnited StatesSmithereens Susan SeidelmanSweet Inquest on ViolenceDouce enquête sur la violenceGérard GuérinFranceThat Night in VarennesLa Nuit de VarennesEttore ScolaFrance, ItalyThe True Story of Ah Q阿Q正传Fan CenChinaYolYılmaz Güney & Şerif GörenTurkey, Switzerland, France
Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the Un Certain Regard section: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryElia Kazan, OutsiderAnnie TresgotFranceElippathayamAdoor GopalakrishnanIndiaFive and the SkinCinq et la peauPierre RissientFranceForty DeucePaul MorrisseyUnited StatesA Girl's TearsO lacrimă de fatăIosif DemianRomaniaHeart and GutsDas Tripas CoraçãoAna CarolinaBrazilA Letter to Freddy BuacheLettre à Freddy BuacheJean-Luc GodardFranceLittle Warsحروب صغيرةMaroun BagdadiFrance, LebanonMonkey GripKen CameronAustraliaRozaHristoforos HristofisGreeceSee You in the Next WarДовиђења у следећем ратуŽivojin PavlovićYugoslaviaTree of KnowledgeKundskabens træNils MalmrosDenmarkThe WindFinyeSouleymane CisséMaliUne villa aux environs de New YorkBenoît JacquotFrance
Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryBonjour Mr. LewisRobert BenayounFranceBrel Frédéric RossifChronopolisPiotr KamlerFrance, PolandE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (closing film)Steven SpielbergUnited StatesThe Evil DeadSam RaimiIntolerance (1916) (opening film)D. W. GriffithThe Mystery of PicassoLe mystère PicassoHenri-Georges ClouzotFranceParsifalHans-Jürgen SyberbergWest Germany, FrancePink Floyd – The WallAlan ParkerUnited Kingdom
Short Films Competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
Bumerang by Zsuzsanna Zsáky The Cooler by Lol Creme and Kevin Godley Elsa by Marja Pensala Meow by Marcos Magalhães Merlin ou le cours de l'or by Arthur Joffé Sans préavis by Michel Gauthier Szarnyaslenyek boltja by Laszlo Halmai Ted Baryluk's Grocery by John Paskievich, Mike Mirus
Parallel sections International Critics' Week The following feature films were screened for the 21st International Critics' Week (21e Semaine de la Critique):
The Angel by Patrick Bokanowski (France) Czułe miejsca (Des points sensibles) by Piotr Andrejew (Poland) Dhil al ardh (L'Ombre de la terre) by Taieb Louhichi (Tunisia, France) Half a Life (Mourir à trente ans) by Romain Goupil (France) Jom by Ababacar Samb-Makharam (Senegal) The Painter by Güran Du Rees and Christina Olofson (Sweden) Parti sans laisser d'adresse by Jacqueline Veuve (Switzerland)
Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 1982 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
Arais Min Kassab by Jillali Ferhati At by Ali Ozgentürk Batch '81 by Mike De Leon Bolivar, Sinfonia Tropical by Diego Risquez Daimler-Benz Limousine (Limuzyna Daimler-Benz) by Filip Bajon Dakhal by Goutam Ghose Falensterul by Savel Stiopul La Familia Orozco by Jorge Reyes Heatwave by Philip Noyce India, Daughter of the Sun (India, A Filha do Sol) by Fabio Barreto Kaliyugaya by Lester James Peries Kisapmata by Mike De Leon Les Papiers d'Aspern by Eduardo de Gregorio The Scarecrow by Sam Pillsbury Sekka Tomurai Zashi by Yoichi Takabayashi The Story Of Woo Viet by Ann Hui Time Stands Still (Megáll az idő) by Peter Gothar Too Far to Go by Fielder Cook La vela incantata by Gianfranco Mingozzi Wild Flowers (Les fleurs sauvages) by Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Short films
Bogus by Ghislain Honoré, Jacques Lizzi Carry On Britannia by Stuart Rumens Coeurs Marins by Carlos Pedro de Andrade Jr Faces by (director not stated) Gratia Plena by (director not stated) Sopa de Pollo de Mama by Carlos Castillo
Official Awards
In Competition Palme d'Or: Missing by Costa Gavras Yol by Yılmaz Güney and Şerif Gören Grand Prix: The Night of the Shooting Stars by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Best Director: Werner Herzog for Fitzcarraldo Best Screenplay: Jerzy Skolimowski for Moonlighting Best Actress: Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak for Another Way Best Actor: Jack Lemmon for Missing Best Artistic Contribution: Bruno Nuytten (cinematographer) for Invitation au voyage 35th Anniversary Prize: Identification of a Woman by Michelangelo Antonioni Honorary Award: Hommage à Satyajit Ray
Caméra d'Or Half a Life by Romain Goupil
Short Film Palme d'Or Merlin ou le cours de l'or by Arthur Joffé Jury Prize: Meow by Marcos Magalhães
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prizes Yol by Yılmaz Güney and Şerif Gören Another Way by Károly Makk Wild Flowers by Jean Pierre Lefebvre (Directors' Fortnight)
Commission Supérieure Technique Technical Grand Prize: Raoul Coutard (cinematographer) for Passion
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury The Night of the Shooting Stars by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Special Mention: Shadow of the Earth by Taieb Louhichi Yol by Yılmaz Güney and Şerif Gören
Award of the Youth Foreign Film: Time Stands Still by Péter Gothár French Film: Half a Life by Romain Goupil References
Media INA: Opening ceremony of the 1982 Festival (commentary in French)
External links 1982 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 1982 Cannes Film Festival Awards for 1982 at Internet Movie Database