What black comedy crime film was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 47th Cannes Film Festival in 1994?
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1994 Cannes Film Festival The 47th Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1994. The Palme d'Or went to the American film "Pulp Fiction" directed by Quentin Tarantino.
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Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American black comedy neo-noir crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, from a story by Tarantino and Roger Avary. Directed in a highly stylized manner, "Pulp Fiction" connects the intersecting storylines of Los Angeles mobsters, fringe players, small-time criminals, and a mysterious briefcase. The film's title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue.
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Pickpocket (film) Pickpocket is a 1959 French film directed by Robert Bresson, generally believed to have been inspired by the novel "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It stars the young Uruguayan Martin LaSalle, who was a nonprofessional actor at the time, in the title role, with Marika Green as the ingénue. It was the first film for which Bresson wrote an original screenplay rather than "adapting it from an existing text."
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Black Sin Black Sin (German: Schwarze Sünde , French: Noir péché ) is a 1989 German-French short drama film directed by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.
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1998 Cannes Film Festival The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1998. American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian Martin Scorsese was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film "Mia aioniotita kai mia mera" by Theo Angelopoulos.
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The Black Robe (film) The Black Robe (German: Die schwarze Robe) is a 1944 German drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Lotte Koch, Richard Haussler and Kirsten Heiberg. An ambitious public prosecutor neglects her husband to pursue her career, but has to change when her husband is caught up in a court case.
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A Heart in Winter A Heart in Winter (French: "Un cœur en hiver" ) is a French film which was released in 1992. It stars Emmanuelle Béart, Daniel Auteuil and André Dussollier. It was chosen to compete at the 49th Venice International Film Festival, where it won four awards, including tying for the Silver Lion. It was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 1994 BAFTA awards.
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La Cité de la peur La Cité de la peur (French: "The City of Fear"), also known as Le film de Les Nuls ("The Les Nuls Movie"), is a 1994 French comedy film written by and starring Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat and Dominique Farrugia of the comedy group Les Nuls, and directed by Alain Berbérian in 1994.
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Bab El-Oued City Bab El-Oued City is a 1994 Algerian drama film directed by Merzak Allouache. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Award.
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The Bloody Hands of the Law The Bloody Hands of the Law (Italian: La mano spietata della legge ) is a 1973 Italian crime film directed by Mario Gariazzo and starring Klaus Kinski.
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The Whores The Whores (Sicilian: Le buttane ) is a 1994 Italian drama film directed by Aurelio Grimaldi. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.
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Madame Édouard Madame Édouard is a French comedy crime directed by Nadine Monfils.
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A Certain Mister A Certain Mister (French: "Un certain monsieur" ), is a French crime film from 1950, directed by Yves Ciampi, written by Yannick Boysivon, and starring Louis de Funès. The script is based on Jean Le Hallier's novel "Prix du Quai des Orfèvres" (1947).
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Brother (1997 film) Brother (Russian: Брат , translit. "Brat") is a 1997 Russian crime film directed by Aleksei Balabanov. The film stars Sergei Bodrov Jr. as Danila Bagrov, a young Russian ex-conscript. The character of Danila is considered by many in Russia to be an icon of the early post-Soviet period. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. After its release on VHS in June 1997, "Brother" unexpectedly became one of the most commercially successful Russian films released in the 1990s and quickly became a cult film throughout Russia. Due to the film's popularity and fan demand, a sequel, "Brother 2", was released in 2000. "Brother 2" is notable for having a significantly higher budget, more emphasis on action sequences, and taking place in Moscow and Chicago.
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Black Fist (film) Black Fist is an obscure 1974 blaxploitation film about a streetfighter who goes to work for a white gangster and a corrupt cop. The film is in public domain.
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Blackjack (1990 film) Blackjack is a Swedish drama comedy film directed by Colin Nutley which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 7 October 1990.
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The Innocent (1994 film) The Innocent is a 1994 American made-for-television drama/crime thriller film directed by Mimi Leder and starring Kelsey Grammer, Polly Draper, and Jeff Kober.
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To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui is a 1994 Hong Kong crime film directed by Andrew Lau and starring Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung, Jacklyn Wu and Power Chan.
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Crimen (film) Crimen (also known as "...And Suddenly It's Murder!" and "Killing in Monte Carlo") is a 1960 Italian whodunit-comedy movie by Mario Camerini.
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List of crime films of the 1990s A list of crime films released in the 1990s.
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1964 Cannes Film Festival The 17th Cannes Film Festival was held from 29 April to 14 May 1964. On this occasion, the Palme d’Or was renamed "Grand Prix du Festival International du Film", a name that remained in use through 1974, after which it became the Palme d'Or again.
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Reflections on a Crime Reflections on a Crime (also known as Reflections in the Dark) is a 1994 American prison thriller written and directed by Jon Purdy. Mimi Rogers stars as a woman in the final hours of Death Row retelling the murder of her husband that she was incarcerated for.