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- DirectorRobert M. YoungStarsDomingo AmbrizTrinidad SilvaLinda GillenAfter the birth of his first child, Roberto, a young Mexican man slips across the border into the United States. Seeking work to support his family back home, he finds that working hard is not enough.1978 Caméra d'or (Semaine de la critique)
- DirectorJohn HansonRob NilssonStarsRobert BehlingSusan LynchJoe SpanoNORTHERN LIGHTS has the feel of an old black and white photograph discovered in an attic. The bitter-sweet story of young lovers caught up in an political struggle waged by farmers against the grain trade, the banks and the railroads, NORTHERN LIGHTS brings back a forgotten era of American history and evokes the austere beauty of the Northern Plains.1979 Caméra d'or (Semaine de la critique)
- DirectorJean-Pierre DenisStarsBernard SautereauSerge DominiquePierre DienadeIn the Périgord, at the beginning of the century, Adrien, illegitimate child, is adopted by his grandmother. When the First World War ended, he becomes a railway man, and takes part in the strikes of 1920.1980 Caméra d'or (Semaine de la critique)
- DirectorVadim GlownaStarsSiemen RühaakBeate FinckhVera TschechowaSkoda is the son of a wealthy banker. To keep a privileged lifestyle, he has chosen to ditch the relationship and drive a taxi for a living. The film follows his nightly rides through the city, the different characters that come and go.1981 Caméra d'or (Quinzaine des réalisateurs)
- DirectorRomain GoupilStarsAlain BureauPierre GoupilRomain GoupilRomain Goupil records his years of militancy and disappointment as the new world they fought for doesn't come. He praises his missing friend Michel Recanati who committed suicide at 30 years.1982 Caméra d'or (Semaine de la critique)
- DirectorPál ErdössStarsErika OzsdaAndrea SzendreiDénes DiczházyJutka was an innocent 15-year-old peasant when she and her friend Zsuzsa left for the big city to get work in a textile factory and live independently. Their freedom quickly became more than they could handle when Zsuzsa found herself pregnant.1983 Caméra d'or (Semaine de la critique)
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsJohn LurieEszter BalintRichard EdsonA New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.1984 Caméra d'or (Quinzaine des réalisateurs)
- DirectorFina TorresStarsDoris WellsDaniela SilverioRafael BriceñoA young girl is sent to a South American hacienda, where she learns about the life of her reclusive aunt, Oriana1985 Caméra d'or (Un certain regard)
- DirectorClaire DeversStarsFrancis FrappatJacques MartialJoséphine FressonAntoine is an accountant, uptight and withdrawn, married to Edith, who picks out his clothes and shoes. He's assigned to a fitness gymnasium for a month to straighten out their books. The owner, M. Roland, encourages Antoine to use the facilities, including the massages, so Antoine goes to Dominique, a muscular African. In these sessions, Antoine discovers that the pain is comforting, and Dominique finds the accountant ideal for his own sadism. When Dominique breaks Antoine's arm and then goes to the hospital to take Antoine away, Antoine confesses his fascination with and fear of death. With Dominique's help, the accountant breaks all earthly ties to confront his fear.1986 Caméra d'or (Perspectives du cinéma français)
- DirectorNana DzhordzhadzeStarsJanri LolashviliNineli ChankvetadzeGuram PirtskhalavaThe story, in flashback, of the death of a British Telegraph engineer in Georgia, USSR in 1920. Caught up in a civil war, and a war between his girlfriend and the women the Company send as "Christmas presents", he seeks asylum in a small patch of British territory (round one of his telegraph poles.)1987 Caméra d'or (Un certain regard)
- DirectorMira NairStarsShafiq SyedAnjaanAmrit PatelYoung Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys and gutters of India.1988 Caméra d'or (Quinzaine des réalisateurs)
- DirectorIldikó EnyediStarsDorota SegdaOleg YankovskiyPaulus MankerTwo twin sisters, who grew up separately, Dóra, a pseudo-aristocrat, and Lili, an anarchist bomber, are reunited through Z, a mysterious traveller of the luxurious Orient-Express.1989 Caméra d'or (Un certain regard)
- DirectorShaji N. KarunStarsPremjiArchanaLakshmi KrishnamurthyRaghu, the only son of Raghava Chakyar was born late for him. So he poured his entire love and affection on him. Raghu, studying in an engineering college in a far away city has to arrive at his home to attend the engagement ceremony of his only sister. But he doesn't. The father starts his endless wait for his son. He daily waits at the bus stop till the last bus from the town also returns. Raghava Chakyar comes to know from newspapers that Raghu was taken into custody by the Police for political reasons. He reaches the capital and meets the higher Police officials. But they pretended helpless as there is no proof that Raghu was taken into custody. Raghu's sister comes to understand that he probably would have died in police custody after being tortured, but cannot bear to tell this to her father. The old man's grip on reality slowly slips and he starts dreaming that his son is with him.1989 Caméra d'or / Mention spéciale (Un certain regard)
- DirectorChristian WagnerStarsRolf IlligSibylle CanonicaVolker PrechtelWaller, an old track inspector will be forced out of work, because his railway line will be shut down. In flashbacks he reflects his past while walking for his final inspection.1989 Caméra d'or / Mention spéciale (Semaine de la critique)
- DirectorVitali KanevskyStarsDinara DrukarovaPavel NazarovElena PopovaTwo children living in a remote mining town in the distant wastes of Siberia in 1947, survive poverty and hardship through the warmth of their friendship and a shared sense of humour.1990 Caméra d'or (Un certain regard)
- DirectorIrena PavláskováStarsIvana ChýlkováKarel RodenJitka AsterováDana is young medical student with no self esteem, she can't deal with life, people and even not with herself. After her boyfriend leaves her, she changes to selfish woman, manipulating people and making them to serve her. She plays with her husband, neighbour and friends - for her own good and for fun.1990 Caméra d'or / Mention spéciale (Semaine de la critique)
- DirectorSabine PrenczinaStarsTim RothMarie MatheronMatthias HabichA young man travels with his French girlfriend to Ethiopia. Whilst there he discovers a house in which the French poet Rimbaud once lived and he becomes obsessed with finding out more information about him.1990 Caméra d'or / Mention spéciale (Perspectives du cinéma français)
- DirectorJaco Van DormaelStarsMichel BouquetMireille PerrierJo De BackerThomas believed he was switched at birth with Alfred. Feeling cheated, Thomas spent his life plotting revenge against Alfred, his perceived lifelong adversary who he felt stole the privileged life that should have been his.1991 Caméra d'or (Quinzaine des réalisateurs)
- DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsRanjit ChowdhryPeter BoretskiOm Puri23-year-old Nikhil comes to Canada from India to find his fortune and is convinced by his uncle to work as a companion and care-giver to Sam, an elderly Jewish man. An unlikely friendship ensues, which gives both men new insight into life.1991 Caméra d'or / Mention spéciale (Semaine de la critique)
- DirectorJocelyn MoorhouseStarsHugo WeavingGeneviève PicotRussell CroweThe life of a blind photographer who is looked after by a housekeeper is disrupted by the arrival of an agreeable restaurant worker.1991 Caméra d'or / Mention spéciale (Quinzaine des réalisateurs)
- DirectorJohn TurturroStarsJohn TurturroMichael BadaluccoCarl CapotortoMac is the ambitious, overbearing, irresistible oldest of three brothers who struggle against all odds to scrape together enough money to start their own business in Queens, New York.1992 Caméra d'or (Quinzaine des réalisateurs)
- DirectorAnh Hung TranStarsNu Yên-Khê TranMan San LuThi Loc TruongA Vietnamese servant girl, Mui, observes lives within two different Saigon families: the first, a woman textile seller with three boys and a frequently absent husband; the second, a handsome young pianist with his fiancée.1993 Caméra d'or (Quinzaine des réalisateurs)
- DirectorElaine ProctorStarsKerry FoxDambisa KenteMichele BurgersAt the end of the 1980s, three female friends share a house in Johannesburg, South Africa. Each has her own way to live with apartheid. Thoko is a Black teacher and practices non-violent passive-resistance. Aninka the Afrikaner takes refuge in archaeology to avoid reality. Sophie is a white militant who plants bombs in public places. Each respects the ideas of the other two, but one of Sophie's bombs will change everything.1993 Caméra d'or / Mention spéciale (Compétition)
- DirectorPascale FerranStarsDidier SandreAlexandre ZlotoCatherine FerranIt's summer, on the beach of this little town in Brittany, a man around 40 is building a sand castle. A few people watch him. We will be told the story of three of them : a boy, Jumbo, aged 9 ; Francois, aged 30, and his sister Zaza, around 40. All of them had to deal with the death of somebody they cherished. How to keep on living after this ?1994 Caméra d'or (Quinzaine des réalisateurs)
- DirectorMoufida TlatliStarsHind SabriGhalya LacroixNejia OuerghiAs she grows up, Alia (the daughter of housemaid Khedija) learns the secrets of the peaceful palace where she and her mother live.1994 Caméra d'or / Mention spéciale (Quinzaine des réalisateurs)