Official poster of the 40th Cannes Film Festival
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Opening film | Pirates |
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Closing film | El Amor brujo |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (The Mission) |
Number of films | 20 (In Competition) 19 (Un Certain Regard) 10 (Out of Competition) 13 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 8 May 1986 | – 19 May 1986
Website | festival-cannes |
The 40th Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 1986. The Palme d'Or went to The Mission by Roland Joffé.
The festival opened with Pirates, directed by Roman Polanski and closed with El Amor brujo, directed by Carlos Saura.