1989 Cannes Film Festival
The 42nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1989. The Palme d'Or went to Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh.
Official poster of the 42nd Cannes Film Festival, featuring an original illustration by Ludovic. | |
| Opening film | New York Stories |
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| Closing film | Old Gringo |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (Sex, Lies, and Videotape) |
| No. of films | 22 (En Competition) 19 (Un Certain Regard) 10 (Out of Competition) 10 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 11 May 1989 – 23 May 1989 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The festival opened with New York Stories, anthology film directed by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and closed with Old Gringo, directed by Luis Puenzo.
During the 1989 festival, the first Cinéma & liberté forum was held with the participation of a hundred famous directors from various countries. They discussed about the freedom of expression and signed a declaration protesting against all forms of censorship still existing in the world.
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