Official poster of the 42nd Cannes Film Festival, featuring an original illustration by Ludovic.
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Opening film | New York Stories |
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Closing film | Old Gringo |
Location | Cannes, France |
Founded | 1946 |
Awards | Palme d'Or (Sex, Lies, and Videotape) |
Number of films | 22 (En Competition) 19 (Un Certain Regard) 10 (Out of Competition) 10 (Short Film) |
Festival date | 11 May 1989 | – 23 May 1989
Website | festival-cannes |
The 42nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 11-23, 1989. The Palme d'Or went to the Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh.
The festival opened with New York Stories, anthology film directed by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and closed with Old Gringo, directed by Luis Puenzo.