History

1989 • 15th edition

From 1st to 10th Sep­tem­ber 1989.
The fes­ti­val­go­ers put all the pas­sion in their cin­e­ma-lov­ing hearts by wel­com­ing stars receiv­ing trib­ute: Lau­ren Bacall and Kim Novak, along­side Ben Gaz­zara, Robert Mitchum, and George Roy Hill. They gave a tri­umphant recep­tion to Rob Rein­er’s When Har­ry Met Sal­ly. The Audi­ence Prize was award­ed for the first time, going to Paul Bog­a­rt’s Torch Song Tril­o­gy. The insti­tu­tion receiv­ing trib­ute this year was UCLA Film and Tele­vi­sion Archive (Uni­ver­si­ty of Cal­i­for­nia in Los Ange­les). On the ini­tia­tive of Unifrance, a Fran­co-Amer­i­can sym­po­sium was orga­nized on the theme of «What type of Euro­pean Cin­e­ma works in the Unit­ed States?».

Affiche de la 15e édition du Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville

Gallery

  • Marie Laforêt et Robert Mitchum , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
    Marie Laforêt et Robert Mitchum , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
  • Mickey Rourke , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
    Mickey Rourke , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
  • Mickey Rourke , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
    Mickey Rourke , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
  • Mickey Rourke , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
    Mickey Rourke , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
  • Lauren Bacall , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
    Lauren Bacall , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
  • Kim Novak , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
    Kim Novak , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
  • Kim Novak , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
    Kim Novak , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
  • Kim Basinger , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
    Kim Basinger , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
  • 15ème Festival du film Américain de Deauville , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
    15ème Festival du film Américain de Deauville , ©Mario Gurrieri , DR
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