1991 with the cinema

Events

Cyrano of Bergerac of Jean-Paul Rappeneau gains 10 César.

Festivals

9 - May 20th: Cannes festival 1991. Barton Fink of Joel and Ethan Coen gains the Palme of Gold to the Cannes festival.

12th edition of the Panafrican Festival of the cinema and the television of Ouagadougou (Fespaco). Tilaï , from Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) obtains the Grand Prix (Étalon of Yennenga).

Principal exits into the room in France

the white Queen, of Jean-Louis Hubert May 8th
Van Gogh of Maurice Pialat October 30th

Principal films of the year

Wives and concubines , a Chinese film of Zhang Yimou
the Family Addams : American comedy of Barry Sonnenfeld with Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman.
the Small Man : American dramatic comedy of and with Jodie Foster, Diane Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Harry Connick Jr.
Your Gave (with fire!) first feature film of Adama Drabo (Mali)

Oscars

Better film and Better realizer: the Silence of the lambs (The Silence off the Lambs) of Jonathan Demme
Better actress: Jodie Foster, the Silence of the lambs
Better actor: Anthony Hopkins, the Silence of the lambs
female Best supporting role: Mercedes Ruehl, the King Pêcheur (The Fisher King)
male Best supporting role: Jack Palance, life, love, the cows (City Slickers)
Better foreign film: Mediterraneo (Italy), Gabriele Salvatores

Césars

Better film: Cyrano of Bergerac of Jean-Paul Rappeneau obtains 10 Césars with Meilleur realizer, Meilleur actor: Gerard Depardieu, male Best supporting role: Jacques Weber, photograph, its, decorations, costumes, assembly, music.
Better actress: Anne Parillaud in Nikita
female Best supporting role: White Dominique in Milou in May
Better foreign film: the Circle of the poets missing from Peter Weir

Boxoffice

France

See also: Boxoffice France 1991

the United States

Terminator 2: The last Judgment ( Terminator 2: Judgment Day ): 204.843.345 $
Robin of Wood: Prince of the robbers ( Robin Hood: Prince off Thieves ): 165.493.908 $
the Beautiful one and the Animal ( Beauty and the Beast ): 145.863.363 $

Births

Principal deaths

First quarter

March 2nd: Serge Gainsbourg, type-setter, singer, realizer and actor French (° April 2nd 1928)

Second quarters

April 16th: David Lean, British realizer (° March 25th 1908)
May 1st: Richard Thorpe, American realizer

Third quarters

September 3rd: Frank Capra, American realizer of Italian origin (° May 18th 1897)
September 25th: Viviane Lovesong, (Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns), 79 years, French actress.

Fourth quarters

November 9th: Yves Montand, singer and actor French (° October 13rd 1921)

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