1990 Cannes Film Festival 1990 Cannes Film Festival The 43rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 May 1990. The Palme d'Or went to "Wild at Heart" by David Lynch. The festival opened with "Dreams", directed by Akira Kurosawa and closed with "The Comfort of Strangers", directed by Paul Schrader. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1990 feature film competition: The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1990 Camera d'Or: The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: The following films were
Cannes Film Festival attention the festival receives is journalistic in nature, the festival has been explored from the standpoint of fiction by novelists over the years. J. G. Ballard’s Super-Cannes is about the European elite who live in a closed society by the festival. Michael Grothaus’ Epiphany Jones is a social satire about the festival and film industry and explores sex trafficking that occurs during the festival. The book was named on of the best Hollywood novels of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Iain Johnstone’s "Cannes: The Novel" is a dystopian tale about terrorists holding the festival hostage. In addition to fictional works,