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1992 Cannes Film Festival

1992 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 45th Cannes Film Festival, featuring a portrait of German actress Marlene Dietrich by Don English.[1]
Opening filmBasic Instinct
Closing filmFar and Away
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or:
The Best Intentions[2]
No. of films21 (In Competition)[3]
Festival date7 May 1992 (1992-05-07) – 18 May 1992 (1992-05-18)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en

The 45th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1992.[4] French actor Gérard Depardieu served as jury president for the main competition.[5]

Swedish filmmaker Bille August won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for a second time with the drama-film The Best Intentions.[6]

The festival opened with Basic Instinct by Paul Verhoeven,[7] and closed with Far and Away by Ron Howard.[8][9]

  1. ^ "Posters 1992". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference awards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference selection was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "45ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 1992". nicksflickpicks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ "1992 - Les joueurs (The players)". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  7. ^ Maslin, Janet (17 May 1992). "Film View- On the Beach at Cannes With the American Force". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "August Film Tops Cannes". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ "U.S. films will dominate Cannes film festival". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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