The 34th Cannes Film Festival 1981 , held from May 13 to May 27 in Cannes, France.
| Cannes Film Festival 1981 | |
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| the date of the | from May 13 to May 27, 1981 |
| Location |  France , Cannes |
| Chairman of the jury | Jacques Deret |
Content
- 1 jury
- 2 Films in the competition program
- 3 Special look
- 4 Films outside the competition program
- 5 Short films
- 6 Awards
- 7 References
Jury
- Jacques Deret (France) (Chair)
- Ellen Burstyn (USA)
- Jean-Claude Quarrier (France)
- Robert Chazal (France)
- Attilio D'Onofrio (Italy)
- Christian Defaillet (Switzerland) (journalist)
- Carlos Diegisch (Brazil)
- Antonio Gala (Spain)
- Andrei Petrov (USSR)
- Douglas Slokom (UK)
Films in the competition program
| Winners are highlighted in a separate color. |
| Title | original name | Producer | A country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron angels | Engel aus eisen | Thomas Brush | Germany |
| Stepfather | Beau-père | Bertrand Blieu | France |
| Chariots of fire | Chariots of fire | Hugh hudson | United Kingdom |
| Shards | Cserepek | Istvan Gaal | Hungary |
| Excalibur | Excalibur | John burman | United Kingdom |
| Fact | Fact , Faktas | Almantas Grikevičius | the USSR |
| Tulipää | Tulipää | Pirjo Honkasalo , Pekka Lehto | Finland |
| Gates of paradise | Heaven's gate | Michael Cimino | USA |
| At a distance of light years | Les années lumière | Alain Tanner | France Switzerland |
| Looks and smiles | Looks and smiles | Ken Loach | United Kingdom |
| Iron Man | Człowiek z żelaza | Andrzej Wajda | Poland |
| Montenegro | Montenegro | Dushan Makaveev | Sweden |
| Patrimonio nacional | Patrimonio nacional | Luis Garcia Berlanga | Spain |
| Neige | Neige | Juliette Berto , Jean-Henri Roger | France |
| Love passion | Passione d'amore | Ettore Chipping | Italy France |
| Obsessed | Posession | Andrzej Zhulavsky | France Germany |
| Quartet | Quartet | James Ivory | France United Kingdom |
| Leather | La pelle | Liliana Cavani | Italy France |
| Thief | Thief | Michael Mann | USA |
| The tragedy of a funny man | La Tragedia Di Un Uomo Ridicolo | Bernardo Bertolucci | Italy |
| One and others | Les Uns Et Les Autres | Claude Lelouch | France |
Special Look
- Witness
- A thousand little kisses
- Well, to hell with him!
- I love you
- Great night swim
- Who sings there
- Let there be light
- Survivor Memories
- Love only once
- Arising from the surface
- Un moment de bonheur
- Cerromaior
- Dios los cría ...
- Mur murs
Films Out of Competition
- Bloody wedding
- From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China
- Hands up!
- Honeysuckle
- Street angel
- The postman always calls twice
- This is elvis
- Three brothers
- Anima - Symphonie phantastique
- Da nao tian gong
- Ku nao ren de xiao
- La Mouche (known as A Légy or The Fly )
Short films
- Perpetual motion machine
- Rat
- Equilibrium
- Disco jockey
- King and gnome
- Alephah
- André Derain, thèmes et variations
- Dilemma
- Manövergäste
- Maskirani razbojnik
- Ne me parlez plus jamais d'amour
- Trcanje
- Zea
Rewards
- Golden Palm Branch : Man of Iron , directed by Andrzej Wajda
- Grand Prix : Light years away , directed by Alain Tanner
- Award for Best Actor : Hugo Tonyazzi - The Tragedy of a Funny Man
- Best Actress : Isabelle Adjani - Quartet and Obsessed
- Best Supporting Actor: Ian Hill - Chariots of Fire
- Best Supporting Actress: Elena Solovey - Fact
- Prize for the best script : Istvan Szabo - Mephisto
- Prize for Artistic Contribution: Excalibur
- Technical Grand Prix: Bolero
- The Golden Palm Branch for the short film : The Perpetual motion machine , directed by Bela Wajda
- Jury Prize for the short film :
- Rat
- Zea
- Golden Camera : Desperado City
- Youth Film Prize:
- Looks and smiles
- Snow
- Cannes Film Festival Chance Award: Prends 10000 balles et casse-toi
- Prize of the International Association of Film Critics (FIPRESCI):
- Malu
- Mephisto
- Ecumenical (Christian) Jury Prize: Iron Man
- Ecumenical (Christian) Jury Prize - Special mention:
- Chariots of fire
- Looks and smiles