1983 Cannes Film Festival
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The 36th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 19 May 1983. The Palme d'Or went to the Narayama Bushiko by Shōhei Imamura.[4][5]
 Official poster of the 36th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original drawing by Akira Kurosawa.[1] | |
| Opening film | The King of Comedy |
|---|---|
| Closing film | WarGames |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (Narayama Bushiko)[2] |
| No. of films | 22 (In Competition)[3] 16 (Un Certain Regard) 13 (Out of Competition) 10 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 7 May 1983 (1983-05-07) – 19 May 1983 (1983-05-19) |
| Website | festival-cannes |
| Cannes Film Festival | |
In 1983, the new building for the main events of the festival, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, was inaugurated.[6] Initially many described it as "a hideous concrete blockhouse", nicknaming it The Bunker.[7] The festival opened with The King of Comedy, directed by Martin Scorsese[8][9] and closed with WarGames, directed by John Badham.[10][11]